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31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, nil

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#77701: closed (Re: bug#77701: 31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh
 --- Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, nil)
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:48:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#77701: 31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, nil

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 77701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 77701-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77701: 31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type
 argument: char-or-string-p, nil
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:46:43 +0300

> From: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 77701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:25:44 -0300
> 
> Hello Eli,
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Thanks, should be fixed now.
> 
> I pulled and recompiled: problem solved! Thank you very much!

Thanks for testing; closing.

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From: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type argument:
 char-or-string-p, nil
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:51:48 -0300

To reproduce, which is possible with `emacs -Q', please evaluate the
following snippet:

(progn
  (package-initialize)
  (package-quickstart-refresh))

Results in:

  - An error is raised and in the `*Messages*' buffer is possible to see
    the message:

  "(setq package--quickstart-dir
        (file-name-directory (expand-file-name load-file-name)))

  save-current-buffer: Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, nil"


In GNU Emacs 31.0.50 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
 3.24.49, cairo version 1.18.4) of 2025-04-09 built on sekai
Repository revision: 99a2cb05a41c66565d417e11e60f4324aaa5c5b5
Repository branch: makepkg
System Description: Arch Linux

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Memory information:
((conses 16 1821359 472715) (symbols 48 51658 14) (strings 32 327218 63723)
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-- 
Regards,
Fernando de Morais.

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