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28.0.50; [feature/native-comp] (33b8ce8) `M-x report-emacs-bug` error: "Wrong type argument: stringp, nil"

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Message #83 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Justin Schell <justinmschell <at> gmail.com>
To: Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org>
Cc: "Andrea Corallo via Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
 the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>,
 45701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jim Myhrberg <contact <at> jimeh.me>
Subject: Re: bug#45701: 28.0.50; [feature/native-comp] (33b8ce8) `M-x
 report-emacs-bug` error: "Wrong type argument: stringp, nil"
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2021 12:36:50 -0800

> I think the idea would be ~ to:
>
> - compile with debug symbols
>
> - start gdb loading emacs
>
> - source .gdbinit
>
> - add a breakpoint in 'wrong_type_argument'
>
> - run Emacs and let the error happen
>
> - At this point gdb should take control and you should be able to type
>   'bt' to obtain and report the backtrace

Thanks, I'll give that a go soon.

Justin

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