From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#23338: 25.0.92; auto-revert-buffers errors Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 20:40:19 +0200 Message-ID: <87futnqfvw.fsf@gmx.de> References: <874mauyzha.fsf@aol.com> <87lh465fde.fsf@gmx.de> <87mvnzzgp8.fsf@gmx.de> <87twi3cqmo.fsf@aol.com> 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 1463424812 3713 80.91.229.3 (16 May 2016 18:53:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 18:53:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 23338-done@debbugs.gnu.org To: Live System User Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 16 20:53:21 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-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 1b2Ndm-0003SU-Ux for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; 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Mon, 16 May 2016 18:53:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 23338-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 May 2016 18:52:13 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54321 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b2Ncj-0005xZ-17 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 16 May 2016 14:52:13 -0400 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]:62505) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b2Nch-0005xK-F7 for 23338-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 16 May 2016 14:52:11 -0400 Original-Received: from detlef.gmx.de ([87.146.60.59]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx003) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0LqALY-1bVba02tNo-00djiZ; Thu, 12 May 2016 20:40:20 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87twi3cqmo.fsf@aol.com> (Live System User's message of "Thu, 12 May 2016 10:11:59 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:IiEfMsyrIbUy1m/LtU51RzlP4Ed3Cn2kHiAxm+224iXwJzCtVYv BfUHUzsWKQJle/oWz47iPOP6UtN7KRgte67OL/Kzdc7DGskrivwM2biWHg8BeVmoJkdGhGB yHtTb/vcgQ3evxb3erSmGrlkgV5/zQrG9AF6PspLHs5seo7ctTuWyNhSMUPTIKoCCOMAupk +kUdI1ULifzIFvTANDNHA== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:cDUxldyBLM8=:tzYy95gQL7cFIxRw5HcCAP T0ma9EW5KU68rwL9xX1ZwYeGrERZD8F0VGxk4dWCoMHQKdrWMwkw+hCHl/pjw7ujdjGkTo9/K yvoaOS3F1k6CfNwbrd3lKQ7EVyzziL7JF2zaK9QcZUB6F9e1LQp9j3/FOwg/DK4KzWI5QruXV wog/+AqxvHUxRV0Ag3KxVEYNmIQZobMkXaJ6Bk3WV2uXPrfMF8gMO8JieVKL95eqft4TX4ksl L+QPnvaGHuWnNu+P4h5iSa4CI7P14KjxyDUTBLFev01QxCnQX+tRWwk8ZoyXM/BECs0ea4ngZ hCkEZxMkz2KZm81asjM3uyoQeO24SR5FKrS6SyWjBkOwcTDxfQxIjtJXUSZz17Tb0nLD3fQN8 Jv4pTbt8zbXyNJ2A05tFno2GkyA19NVd4G2itrFJHtXXRgmBBQaYEO4Vb9lyzj3StpkAdNw2u OATtlD2oxfPrqL8ZKUkBk3TDV/de71g7yKLqWeSJyWnrAEmTs9yKg3YPCUAnVNdfEPqqs+6NX Lue42G/20l5m2dYPNLsimAF2Q5db9TEfs8SaE7rIkXMdve4o6iaSuYnU+Qo1XVkOqHKqw9ns/ G16cTo60WM4UUxyGHxQQ8vVf6dxF3hmYm9BFpExH0yNMEdZWTqVD3xjTr3KDvLuYNhdbIxaGq a1Tn5UVQ3rpW+rIA+brF9qbcpM2KsnAm7fuEq0ZzAUqKoiup4chDtAWFGqmzVYq+w+wOcxJjM FVPoNOzXlSpwjIB46F8yPZfuB3Xqv/kSj5hcPIe2SbVyeJsD7W1vBDO2/xgV7Ra1KkpmBk/R 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: 208.118.235.43 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:118318 Archived-At: Version: 25.1 Live System User writes: > Hi, Hi, >>>> Error running timer =E2=80=98auto-revert-buffers=E2=80=99: (wrong-type= -argument >>>> number-or-marker-p nil) [108 times] >>> >>> First, pls upgrade Emacs 25.0.92. There have been changes in >>> autorevert.el recently, which might be related. >> >> Ping. > > I recently upgraded to GNU Emacs 25.0.93.1 and have not seen this bug. Thanks. So I regard this bug as solved, closing it. > However, when trying to send this message using Gnus, the prompt > briefly showed in the echo area asking me for my email password > but was immediately covered over with: > > Reverting buffer =E2=80=98wpa_supplicant.log=E2=80=99. > > so that I could no longer see the passwoed prompt. I almost missed > seeing the password prompt. Well, this is Emacs behaviour. New messages could hide minibuffer prompts. It isn't specific to auto-revert-mode. > I had to type a key (I typed the "?" key) and then could see the > password prompt. You could use any key, even a key which is not consumed as input. I take the or key in such cases. > Ordinarily, I never see the "Reverting buffer..." message. In > fact, I just turned off my WiFi as an experiment and didn't see the > > Reverting buffer =E2=80=98wpa_supplicant.log=E2=80=99. > > message in the echo area. It depends on your activities. As soon as you type any key, the message disappears. > But when I `switch-to-buffer' to the *Messages* buffer, I could see > the "Revert buffer" message. > > So it appears that this "Revert buffer..." message only appeared > for me because the echo area was engaged in prompting for a password > but, unfortunately, it was occluded by the "Revert buffer..." message. > > Is there a way to prevent this? There is auto-revert-verbose. Set it to nil, and the message does not appears, neither in the echo area, nor in the *Messages* buffer. > Thanks. Best regards, Michael.