bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Pankaj Jangid]

Here is the error message, when I load ebdb using use-package

Error (use-package): Failed to parse package ebdb: Wrong type argument:
listp, require Disable showing Disable logging

My configuration is:

(use-package ebdb
  :ensure t
  :config
  (setq ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
  :hook
  (emacs-startup . (progn
		     (require 'ebdb-gnus)
		     (require 'ebdb-message))))

Instead, I am now using this to prevent this above error:

(add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook
	  (lambda ()
	    (progn
	      (defvar ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
	      (require 'ebdb-gnus)
	      (require 'ebdb-message))))




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bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org> writes:

> Here is the error message, when I load ebdb using use-package
>
> Error (use-package): Failed to parse package ebdb: Wrong type argument:
> listp, require Disable showing Disable logging
>
> My configuration is:
>
> (use-package ebdb
>   :ensure t
>   :config
>   (setq ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
>   :hook
>   (emacs-startup . (progn
> 		     (require 'ebdb-gnus)
> 		     (require 'ebdb-message))))

I've never used use-package so I'm not sure how much help I'm going to
be here. But looking at its documentation, I wonder if it wouldn't make
more sense to do this:

(use-package ebdb-gnus
	     :ensure t
	     :config
	     (setq ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
	     :hook gnus-startup)

(use-package ebdb-message
	     :ensure t
	     :hook gnus-startup)

EBDB is set up to load everything you need if you just require the
relevant MUA packages, so this should do it. All other likely entry
points to EBDB should be autoloaded already. I don't know what :ensure
does, but I left it in there.

Try that and see if it works correctly?

Having these statements on the `emacs-startup-hook' seems like you're
not gaining anything by using use-package. You might as well just
(require 'ebdb-gnus) at the top-level of your init.

HTH,
Eric

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Pankaj Jangid]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

>> Error (use-package): Failed to parse package ebdb: Wrong type argument:
>> listp, require Disable showing Disable logging
>>
>> My configuration is:
>>
>> (use-package ebdb
>>   :ensure t
>>   :config
>>   (setq ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
>>   :hook
>>   (emacs-startup . (progn
>> 		     (require 'ebdb-gnus)
>> 		     (require 'ebdb-message))))
>
> I've never used use-package so I'm not sure how much help I'm going to
> be here. But looking at its documentation, I wonder if it wouldn't make
> more sense to do this:
>
> (use-package ebdb-gnus
> 	     :ensure t
> 	     :config
> 	     (setq ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
> 	     :hook gnus-startup)
>
> (use-package ebdb-message
> 	     :ensure t
> 	     :hook gnus-startup)

Not actually. Basically use-package's argument is the package name that
we usually see in the `M-x package-list-packages'. The `:ensure t'
option is to make sure that the package is installed if it is not
already installed. `:init' is executed before loading and `:config' is
executed after loading of the package. So ideally this should work:

(use-package ebdb
  :ensure t                ; this will make sure ebdb is installed
  :config                  ; this will be executed after ebdb is loaded
  (require 'ebdb-gnus)
  (require 'ebdb-message))

But this increases load time. Hence the startup hook. So I would rather
use this when `use-package' will be part of core emacs:

(use-package ebdb
  :ensure t
  :config
  (use-package 'ebdb-gnus  ; no `:ensure t' here, installed with ebdb
    :hook emacs-startup)
  (use-package 'ebdb-message
    :hook emacs-startup))

> EBDB is set up to load everything you need if you just require the
> relevant MUA packages, so this should do it. All other likely entry
> points to EBDB should be autoloaded already. I don't know what :ensure
> does, but I left it in there.

explained above.

>
> Having these statements on the `emacs-startup-hook' seems like you're
> not gaining anything by using use-package. You might as well just
> (require 'ebdb-gnus) at the top-level of your init.

actually when we use `:hook' in use-package it implies `:defer t'. This
saves some startup time.

Without `use-package', my setup is working perfectly fine. But
eventually, people will report this bug.

(add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook
	  (lambda ()
	    (progn
	      (defvar ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
	      (require 'ebdb-gnus)
	      (require 'ebdb-message))))

BTW your snippet is also giving same error,

;; Error (use-package): Failed to parse package 'ebdb-gnus: Wrong type
   argument: symbolp, 'ebdb-gnus Disable showing Disable logging
;; Error (use-package): Failed to parse package 'ebdb-message: Wrong type
   argument: symbolp, 'ebdb-message Disable showing Disable logging
   

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>>> Error (use-package): Failed to parse package ebdb: Wrong type argument:
>>> listp, require Disable showing Disable logging
>>>
>>> My configuration is:
>>>
>>> (use-package ebdb
>>>   :ensure t
>>>   :config
>>>   (setq ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
>>>   :hook
>>>   (emacs-startup . (progn
>>> 		     (require 'ebdb-gnus)
>>> 		     (require 'ebdb-message))))
>>
>> I've never used use-package so I'm not sure how much help I'm going to
>> be here. But looking at its documentation, I wonder if it wouldn't make
>> more sense to do this:
>>
>> (use-package ebdb-gnus
>> 	     :ensure t
>> 	     :config
>> 	     (setq ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
>> 	     :hook gnus-startup)
>>
>> (use-package ebdb-message
>> 	     :ensure t
>> 	     :hook gnus-startup)
>
> Not actually. Basically use-package's argument is the package name that
> we usually see in the `M-x package-list-packages'. The `:ensure t'
> option is to make sure that the package is installed if it is not
> already installed. `:init' is executed before loading and `:config' is
> executed after loading of the package. So ideally this should work:
>
> (use-package ebdb
>   :ensure t                ; this will make sure ebdb is installed
>   :config                  ; this will be executed after ebdb is loaded
>   (require 'ebdb-gnus)
>   (require 'ebdb-message))
>
> But this increases load time. Hence the startup hook. So I would rather
> use this when `use-package' will be part of core emacs:
>
> (use-package ebdb
>   :ensure t
>   :config
>   (use-package 'ebdb-gnus  ; no `:ensure t' here, installed with ebdb
>     :hook emacs-startup)
>   (use-package 'ebdb-message
>     :hook emacs-startup))

So this is causing the same error?

>> EBDB is set up to load everything you need if you just require the
>> relevant MUA packages, so this should do it. All other likely entry
>> points to EBDB should be autoloaded already. I don't know what :ensure
>> does, but I left it in there.
>
> explained above.
>
>>
>> Having these statements on the `emacs-startup-hook' seems like you're
>> not gaining anything by using use-package. You might as well just
>> (require 'ebdb-gnus) at the top-level of your init.
>
> actually when we use `:hook' in use-package it implies `:defer t'. This
> saves some startup time.
>
> Without `use-package', my setup is working perfectly fine. But
> eventually, people will report this bug.
>
> (add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook
> 	  (lambda ()
> 	    (progn
> 	      (defvar ebdb-mua-pop-up nil)
> 	      (require 'ebdb-gnus)
> 	      (require 'ebdb-message))))
>
> BTW your snippet is also giving same error,
>
> ;; Error (use-package): Failed to parse package 'ebdb-gnus: Wrong type
>    argument: symbolp, 'ebdb-gnus Disable showing Disable logging
> ;; Error (use-package): Failed to parse package 'ebdb-message: Wrong type
>    argument: symbolp, 'ebdb-message Disable showing Disable logging

Can you turn on debug-on-error (or start with --debug-init if it's
blowing up at startup) and see what the actual backtrace is? Your
original error was "Wrong type argument: listp, require", which doesn't
mean very much to me.

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Pankaj Jangid]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

>> use this when `use-package' will be part of core emacs:
>>
>> (use-package ebdb
>>   :ensure t
>>   :config
>>   (use-package 'ebdb-gnus  ; no `:ensure t' here, installed with ebdb
>>     :hook emacs-startup)
>>   (use-package 'ebdb-message
>>     :hook emacs-startup))
>
> So this is causing the same error?

Yes. This produces same error and two more for `edbd-gnus' and
`edbd-message'.

>> ;; Error (use-package): Failed to parse package 'ebdb-gnus: Wrong type
>>    argument: symbolp, 'ebdb-gnus Disable showing Disable logging
>> ;; Error (use-package): Failed to parse package 'ebdb-message: Wrong type
>>    argument: symbolp, 'ebdb-message Disable showing Disable logging
>
> Can you turn on debug-on-error (or start with --debug-init if it's
> blowing up at startup) and see what the actual backtrace is? Your
> original error was "Wrong type argument: listp, require", which doesn't
> mean very much to me.

The above configuration with debug-on-error produces this long output:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument symbolp 'ebdb-gnus)
  symbol-name('ebdb-gnus)
  use-package-normalize-keywords('ebdb-gnus (:hook emacs-startup))
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  #f(compiled-function (form) #<bytecode -0x12004d08290ce1d1>)((use-package 'ebdb-gnus :hook emacs-startup))
  mapcar(#f(compiled-function (form) #<bytecode -0x12004d08290ce1d1>) ((use-package 'ebdb-gnus :hook emacs-startup) (use-package 'ebdb-message :hook emacs-startup)))
  use-package-normalize-form(":config" ((use-package 'ebdb-gnus :hook emacs-startup) (use-package 'ebdb-message :hook emacs-startup)))
  use-package-normalize/:config(ebdb :config ((use-package 'ebdb-gnus :hook emacs-startup) (use-package 'ebdb-message :hook emacs-startup)))
  use-package-normalize-plist(ebdb (:config (use-package 'ebdb-gnus :hook emacs-startup) (use-package 'ebdb-message :hook emacs-startup)) nil use-package-merge-keys)
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  use-package-normalize-keywords(ebdb (:ensure t :config (use-package 'ebdb-gnus :hook emacs-startup) (use-package 'ebdb-message :hook emacs-startup)))
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--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>>> use this when `use-package' will be part of core emacs:
>>>
>>> (use-package ebdb
>>>   :ensure t
>>>   :config
>>>   (use-package 'ebdb-gnus  ; no `:ensure t' here, installed with ebdb
>>>     :hook emacs-startup)
>>>   (use-package 'ebdb-message
>>>     :hook emacs-startup))

Don't quote ebdb-gnus and ebdb-message above -- see if that works.

> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument symbolp 'ebdb-gnus)
> symbol-name('ebdb-gnus)

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Pankaj Jangid]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

>>>> (use-package ebdb
>>>>   :ensure t
>>>>   :config
>>>>   (use-package 'ebdb-gnus  ; no `:ensure t' here, installed with ebdb
>>>>     :hook emacs-startup)
>>>>   (use-package 'ebdb-message
>>>>     :hook emacs-startup))
>
> Don't quote ebdb-gnus and ebdb-message above -- see if that works.
>
>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument symbolp 'ebdb-gnus)
>> symbol-name('ebdb-gnus)

With this code:

(use-package ebdb
  :ensure t
  :config
  (use-package ebdb-gnus  ; no `:ensure t' here, installed with ebdb
    :hook emacs-startup)
  (use-package ebdb-message
    :hook emacs-startup))

I get this error:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Autoloading file /Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/elpa/...")
  ebdb-message()
  run-hooks(emacs-startup-hook term-setup-hook)
  #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode -0x19af99888059321b>)()
  normal-top-level()
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

And, with this code:

(use-package ebdb
  :ensure t
  :config
  (require 'edbd-gnus)
  (require 'ebdb-message))

I get this:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "Cannot open load file" "No such file or directory" "edbd-gnus")
  require(edbd-gnus)
  (progn (require 'edbd-gnus) (require 'ebdb-message) t)
  (condition-case err (progn (require 'edbd-gnus) (require 'ebdb-message) t) ((debug error) (funcall use-package--warning18 :config err)))
  (if (not (require 'ebdb nil t)) (display-warning 'use-package (format "Cannot load %s" 'ebdb) :error) (condition-case err (progn (require 'edbd-gnus) (require 'ebdb-message) t) ((debug error) (funcall use-package--warning18 :config err))))
  (condition-case err (if (not (require 'ebdb nil t)) (display-warning 'use-package (format "Cannot load %s" 'ebdb) :error) (condition-case err (progn (require 'edbd-gnus) (require 'ebdb-message) t) ((debug error) (funcall use-package--warning18 :config err)))) ((debug error) (funcall use-package--warning18 :catch err)))
  eval-buffer(#<buffer  *load*-709725> nil "/Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/lisp/init-ebdb.el" nil t)  ; Reading at buffer position 469
  load-with-code-conversion("/Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/lisp/init-ebdb.el" "/Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/lisp/init-ebdb.el" nil t)
  require(init-ebdb)
  eval-buffer(#<buffer  *load*> nil "/Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/init.el" nil t)  ; Reading at buffer position 1876
  load-with-code-conversion("/Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/init.el" "/Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/init.el" t t)
  load("/Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/init" noerror nomessage)
  startup--load-user-init-file(#f(compiled-function () #<bytecode -0x1f1ee872bab7efa1>) #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x2eac4b2ad19c19f>) t)
  command-line()
  normal-top-level()
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>>>>> (use-package ebdb
>>>>>   :ensure t
>>>>>   :config
>>>>>   (use-package 'ebdb-gnus  ; no `:ensure t' here, installed with ebdb
>>>>>     :hook emacs-startup)
>>>>>   (use-package 'ebdb-message
>>>>>     :hook emacs-startup))
>>
>> Don't quote ebdb-gnus and ebdb-message above -- see if that works.
>>
>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument symbolp 'ebdb-gnus)
>>> symbol-name('ebdb-gnus)
>
> With this code:
>
> (use-package ebdb
>   :ensure t
>   :config
>   (use-package ebdb-gnus  ; no `:ensure t' here, installed with ebdb
>     :hook emacs-startup)
>   (use-package ebdb-message
>     :hook emacs-startup))
>
> I get this error:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Autoloading file /Users/pankaj/.config/emacs/elpa/...")
>   ebdb-message()
>   run-hooks(emacs-startup-hook term-setup-hook)
>   #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode -0x19af99888059321b>)()
>   normal-top-level()

This seems to be trying to call `ebdb-message' as a function, not
loading it.

>
> And, with this code:
>
> (use-package ebdb
>   :ensure t
>   :config
>   (require 'edbd-gnus)
>   (require 'ebdb-message))
>
> I get this:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "Cannot open load file" "No such file or directory" "edbd-gnus")
>   require(edbd-gnus)

This is just a typo for "ebdb".

None of these errors look like actual EBDB errors, just confusions about
how the use-package macro works. I can't really help with these.

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "Cannot open load file"
>> "No such file or directory" "edbd-gnus")
>>   require(edbd-gnus)
>
> This is just a typo for "ebdb".
>
> None of these errors look like actual EBDB errors, just confusions about
> how the use-package macro works. I can't really help with these.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
at the time.)

Skimming this bug report, it's not clear to me whether there's any
problems here in ebdb, or whether this is a usage error.

Is there anything to be done on the Emacs side here?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Eric Abrahamsen]

On 01/28/22 16:08 PM, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "Cannot open load file"
>>> "No such file or directory" "edbd-gnus")
>>>   require(edbd-gnus)
>>
>> This is just a typo for "ebdb".
>>
>> None of these errors look like actual EBDB errors, just confusions about
>> how the use-package macro works. I can't really help with these.
>
> (I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
> at the time.)
>
> Skimming this bug report, it's not clear to me whether there's any
> problems here in ebdb, or whether this is a usage error.
>
> Is there anything to be done on the Emacs side here?

Beats me! If there's something easy I can do on the EBDB side to make it
work better with use-package, I'd be happy to do that, but I don't
currently know how.

bug#44804: 28.0.50; loading EBDB using use-package is throwing error

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

>> Skimming this bug report, it's not clear to me whether there's any
>> problems here in ebdb, or whether this is a usage error.
>>
>> Is there anything to be done on the Emacs side here?
>
> Beats me! If there's something easy I can do on the EBDB side to make it
> work better with use-package, I'd be happy to do that, but I don't
> currently know how.

But I guess that means that there's nothing more to be done here
(skimming this thread again, it seems like there was some syntax errors
in the use-package incantations), so I'm closing this bug report.  If
there's more that should be done here, please respond to the debbugs
address and we'll reopen.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no