From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: error in process filter: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:19:54 -0800 Message-ID: <0503C7C2065949798EC32D98CDB7651D@us.oracle.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1259335310 17900 80.91.229.12 (27 Nov 2009 15:21:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:21:50 +0000 (UTC) To: "'Joost Kremers'" , Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 27 16:21:42 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NE2dh-0000Hz-Lx for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:21:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48865 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NE2dg-00046R-RQ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:21:40 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NE2d9-00044p-Hr for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:21:07 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NE2d5-00042U-GX for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:21:07 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50067 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NE2d4-00042N-HO for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:21:02 -0500 Original-Received: from acsinet11.oracle.com ([141.146.126.233]:47519) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NE2d4-0001Rd-1F for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:21:02 -0500 Original-Received: from rgminet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by acsinet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id nARFLxc0018540 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:22:00 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt355.oracle.com (acsmt355.oracle.com [141.146.40.155]) by rgminet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id nARAO1h8024337; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:59 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt001.oracle.com by acsmt354.oracle.com with ESMTP id 652342841259335175; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:19:35 -0800 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/24.5.185.59) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:19:34 -0800 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Thread-Index: AcpvadY8+hAnXomuRdyNpb3wy6LfLgACvr7A X-Source-IP: acsmt355.oracle.com [141.146.40.155] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090207.4B0FEE56.017C:SCFMA4539814,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:70190 Archived-At: > > error in process filter: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil > > Can you help he understand its cause, please? > a function somewhere expects a string as argument but is getting nil. > > check the *Messages* buffer, it might contain a bit more info > on where the error occurs. The error is in a process filter. Look for a function that starts a process and defines a filter to receive output from the process. `M-x set-variable debug-on-error t' will give you a backtrace, showing where the error occurs. Load source files (not *.elc) first, to get a clearer backtrace.