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Hi!

> I'm getting this error using the CEDET package customizations in my .emacs
> file:
> 
> Idle Work Including Error: "#<buffer .emacs> - Wrong type argument:
> number-or-marker-p, (512 39 . 8739)"
> 
> What do the numbers at the end of the error message indicate? 
  
A function was expecting a number or a marker (an object describing a
position in a buffer), but it got the list (512 39 . 8739) instead. I
have no idea where these numbers come from. 
                                                              
> How do I find out what exactly is causing the problem?

You start emacs with the --debug-init option.

HTH, 

Anselm


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