From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#21994: Possible calendar mode bug Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:40:42 +0200 Message-ID: <834mfudxf9.fsf@gnu.org> References: <834mgc1w6y.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1449506486 22846 80.91.229.3 (7 Dec 2015 16:41:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 16:41:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 21994@debbugs.gnu.org To: jan Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 07 17:41:15 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1a5yqa-0003Ma-Nv for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:41:08 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55428 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5yqa-0003uV-4s for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:41:08 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55868) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5yqW-0003uJ-JY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:41:05 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5yqT-0007rM-SH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:41:04 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:52184) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5yqT-0007rI-Oe for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:41:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a5yqT-0007ED-JB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:41:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:41:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 21994 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 21994-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B21994.144950645127756 (code B ref 21994); Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:41:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 21994) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2015 16:40:51 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41892 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a5yqI-0007Da-NO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:40:51 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout29.012.net.il ([80.179.55.185]:47594) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a5yqG-0007DS-Ty for 21994@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:40:49 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.mtaout29.012.net.il by mtaout29.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0NYZ00C00Y9K6V00@mtaout29.012.net.il> for 21994@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:40:46 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.94.185.246]) by mtaout29.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0NYZ0050DYBYLX60@mtaout29.012.net.il>; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:40:46 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:109712 Archived-At: Resending to the bug address: > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 13:46:49 +0000 > From: jan > > Hi Eli, > found the problem. > Not to do with permissions but it was giving a hint that the calendar > was trying to look at the diary (see original email), when I was > trying to dump it out with > > H y > > Trying to look at the diary: > > M-x diary > > *messages* says: > > Preparing diary... > diary-list-entries: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil > > Turns out you have to manually create the 'diary' file (and then > possibly look at the diary by pressing 'd' in Calendar mode, but not > sure this is necessary). > > Seems a bit naff that 'd' and 'H y' should both bomb miserably if the > diary file isn't present. > > Bug, or just me being a bit of an emacs n00b in this area? > > The manual says: > "Although you probably will start by creating a diary manually, Emacs > provides a number of commands to let you view, add, and change diary > entries." > > This does not say that you must create it manually. I dunno... > > More info if requested. Thanks.