From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Marcin Borkowski Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: better error messages in my *Messages* buffer? Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:04:49 +0100 Organization: WMI UAM Message-ID: <20140320030449.625bf227@aga-netbook> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1395281104 11619 80.91.229.3 (20 Mar 2014 02:05:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 02:05:04 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 20 03:05:14 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-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 1WQSM5-0006W6-DF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:05:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:44797 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WQSM4-0007yq-RC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:05:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:34545) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WQSLp-0007n0-Mh for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:05:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WQSLl-0000I0-2f for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:04:57 -0400 Original-Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([2001:808:114:2::50]:56024) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WQSLk-0000Hu-S0 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:04:52 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A79542068 for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:04:51 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id diZNeN8rfZcw for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:04:50 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from aga-netbook (99-234.echostar.pl [213.156.99.234]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CBE9B42061 for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:04:50 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.20; i686-pc-linux-gnu) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:808:114:2::50 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:96640 Archived-At: Dnia 2014-03-19, o godz. 19:25:03 Joost Kremers napisa=C5=82(a): > kleinerdrache@gmx.at wrote: > > error in process filter: Wrong type argument: listp, [...]=20 > > > > What do you do in that case to find out which line of your code > > creates that error? >=20 > `M-x toggle-debug-on-error is the first thing that comes to mind. Or > do `M-x debug-on-entry RET RET'. Make sure the > relevant functions are not byte-compiled. And read up on the debugger: >=20 > (info "(elisp) Debugging") > (info "(elisp) Debugger") >=20 Also, Edebug comes to mind. Best, --=20 Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University