From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail
From: newsspam5REMOVETHIS@robf.de
Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help
Subject: Re: How to debug "Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function nil)"
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:17:15 +0200
Organization: (posted via) M-net Telekommunikations GmbH
Message-ID: <85odlyfwok.fsf@robf.de>
References: <85abygg2j7.fsf@robf.de> <873b485mnw.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au>
	<85zm5tug3k.fsf@robf.de> <87hcs0q31d.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au>
	<85wt0mfxcz.fsf@robf.de>
NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1176064707 22148 80.91.229.12 (8 Apr 2007 20:38:27 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:38:27 +0000 (UTC)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 08 22:37:37 2007
Return-path: <help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
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 1Hae8n-0000NW-40
	for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:37:37 +0200
Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43)
	id 1HaeCW-0003Bn-TM
	for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:41:28 -0400
Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!newsfeed.freenet.de!newsfeed.r-kom.de!news.m-online.net!not-for-mail
Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
Original-Lines: 43
Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-82-135-13-18.dynamic.mnet-online.de
Original-X-Trace: svr7.m-online.net 1176063436 13713 82.135.13.18 (8 Apr 2007 20:17:16
	GMT)
Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@m-online.net
Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:17:16 +0000 (UTC)
User-Agent: Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) XEmacs/21.4.19 (linux)
Cancel-Lock: sha1:uMbbFDCo9YDGleOZEiA74o/Dlcc=
Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:146884
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 <help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-emacs>
List-Post: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=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:42488
Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help/42488>

newsspam5REMOVETHIS@robf.de writes:
[...]
> O.K. here is my current status on this, with Debian
>
>   emacs21/testing uptodate 21.4a+1-3
>   vm/testing uptodate 7.19-11
>
> An the ~/.emacs containing only this single line:
>
>   (setq debug-on-error t)
>
> When I run
>
>   emacs21 -f vm
>
> I get the backtrace
>
>   Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function nil)
>   (nil)
>
> I am really puzzled now ...
>
> I am running emacs under a different account than the X session
> and used .XAuthority to allow it to connect to my X session.
>
> When I run it as
>
>   emacs21 -nw -f vm
>
> the error does not occur.
>
> Gosh, I should have tried the Debian packages earlier ... thanks
> for tip.
>
> Still this is odd and I do not really understand it.

I just verified that it is not related to a .XAuthority / xhost
issue, i.e. it also happens if I run Emacs under the user running
the X session.

I will reboot now ;-/

Robert