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31.0.50; definition is void in file-notify

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Al Haji-Ali <abdo.haji.ali <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 78712 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#78712: 31.0.50; definition is void in file-notify
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:47:53 +0200

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Al Haji-Ali <abdo.haji.ali <at> gmail.com> writes:

Hi,

> I got this.
>
> file-notify-handle-event (file-notify (61 (rename attrib delete) "[redacted-dir]/[redacted-filename]") file-notify--callback-kqueue)
> file-notify-callback 61 deleted "[redacted-dir]/[redacted-filename]" nil #s(file-notify--watch "[redacted-dir]" "[redacted-filename]" auto-revert-notify-handler) "[redacted-dir]/[redacted-filename]" "[redacted-dir]"
> file-notify-handle-event (file-notify (61 stopped "[redacted-dir]/[redacted-filename]") auto-revert-notify-handler) [2 times]
> file-notify-callback 61 attribute-changed "[redacted-dir]/[redacted-filename]" nil #s(file-notify--watch "[redacted-dir]" "[redacted-filename]" nil) "[redacted-dir]/[redacted-filename]" "[redacted-dir]"
> file-notify--call-handler: Symbol’s function definition is void: nil
>
> Note that while I tested my artificial code on 31.0.50, showing the error being thrown, the log above is reported from my daily Emacs 29.1.
> For various reasons I cannot update to the latest version for my daily Emacs and as I mentioned the error happens somewhat randomly, so my only real chance to catch it is in this emacsen. 

Well, I haven't seen an action list (rename attrib delete) yet, but it
seems to be legitimate use.

I suppose the appended patch should fix it. It is assembled on top of
Emacs 31, but it should also apply on Emacs 29. Do you have a chance to
test it?

Best regards, Michael.

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