From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#35186: 26.1; confusing error message and location on eager dotted pair evaluation Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:08:19 +0200 Message-ID: <8736jftclo.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> References: <87a7h1qzft.fsf@debian-x1g4.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="230909"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 35186@debbugs.gnu.org To: Ernesto Alfonso Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 09 18:14:12 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hkskt-000xq1-PA for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:14:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51691 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hksjD-00070U-KS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:12:27 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:56554) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hksfw-0004Hh-PX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:09:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hksfu-0003gA-O8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:09:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:53341) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hksfu-0003fm-KT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:09:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hksfu-0005Yw-8L for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:09:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:09:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 35186 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 35186-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B35186.156268850621320 (code B ref 35186); Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:09:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 35186) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Jul 2019 16:08:26 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33926 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hksfK-0005Xo-Cw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:08:26 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]:48760) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hksfI-0005Xf-8x for 35186@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:08:24 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=marnie) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hksfD-0006wa-KV; Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:08:22 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87a7h1qzft.fsf@debian-x1g4.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> (Ernesto Alfonso's message of "Sun, 07 Apr 2019 14:26:46 -0700") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:162506 Archived-At: Ernesto Alfonso writes: > $ cat foo.el > (defun foo () > (some irrelevant form) > (a . b)) > $ emacs -Q --batch -f batch-byte-compile foo.el > In toplevel form: > /tmp/foo.el:1:8:Error: Wrong type argument: sequencep, b That's not an optimal error message; no. I've been trying to find out what part of the byte compiler/reader machinery is outputting it, but I haven't found it -- does anybody else know where this is coming from? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no