From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: suddenly part of vm not working Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:07 -0400 Message-ID: References: <18677.30166.174791.897863@ccs.covici.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1224047612 28788 80.91.229.12 (15 Oct 2008 05:13:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:13:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: covici@ccs.covici.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Oct 15 07:14:32 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KpyiN-000530-38 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:14:31 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58348 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KpyhI-0006av-DZ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kpyh7-0006ZF-2A for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:13 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kpyh4-0006YK-IA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53275 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kpyh4-0006YE-Dw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:10 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]:57056 helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kpyh4-0002y2-LS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:10 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AqwEAAYY9UhMCpQ6/2dsb2JhbACBcr4+gWuBCQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,414,1220241600"; d="scan'208";a="28405880" Original-Received: from 76-10-148-58.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO ceviche.home) ([76.10.148.58]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 15 Oct 2008 01:13:07 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 92D4AB4096; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:07 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <18677.30166.174791.897863@ccs.covici.com> (John covici's message of "Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:47:18 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:104520 Archived-At: > Hi. This may be a bit off topic, I hope you can help me either fix or > work around this bug. Doesn't seem offtopic. > I have been using vm for years, through many versions ofemacs and even > 23.0.60 -- it did work for a while, now every time I visit a certain > virtual folder I get the following error: > Wrong type argument: sequencep, 40 > How can I trace this out, or is it something which is known so I can > fix it -- I know vm has not been maintained for a while? Try to get a backtrace. E.g. start by setting Options => Enter Debugger on Error. Stefan