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Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:30:49 +0000 Original-Received: from c-73-16-70-190.hsd1.ma.comcast.net (EHLO localhost.localdomain) ([73.16.70.190]) by smtp421.mail.ir2.yahoo.com (Oath Hermes SMTP Server) with ESMTPA ID ef2da5ac9fe1cc1127f94d614af28c26; Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:30:48 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <5BF13006.8030300@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Sun, 18 Nov 2018 10:25:26 +0100") 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:152503 Archived-At: martin rudalics writes: >> In my setup (.e.g not emacs -Q): >> >> While viewing the *Help* buffer which was the only window >> on the frame, I typed "M-x list-timers" >> >> split-window: Window # too small for splitting >> >> window-normalize-window: # is not a valid window >> >> split-window: Window # too small for splitting >> >> And again: >> >> Features: >> Typing the command again, I got: >> >> Each time the buffer where the "M-x list-timers" command was >> executed was *Help* and was a single window on the frame. >> >> g--text follows this line-- >> >> "C-x 2" (split-window-below) works fine. >> >> Hi, >> >> >> I then saw: >> >> >> How can I debug this? >> >> Thanks. > > Doesn't (setq debug-on-error t) give you a backtrace of the > 'split-window' error? No. I actually typed "M-x toggle-debug-on-error" which amounts to the same thing: debug-on-error is a variable defined in =E2=80=98C source code=E2=80=99. Its value is t Original value was nil There was no additional information and no *Backtrace*. =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 > > Note that 'list-timers' usually pops up the *Disabled Command* buffer > > > You have invoked the disabled command list-timers. > Beware: manually canceling timers can ruin your Emacs session. > > Do you want to use this command anyway? > > You can now type > y to try it and enable it (no questions if you use it again). > n to cancel--don=E2=80=99t try the command, and it remains disabled. > SPC to try the command just this once, but leave it disabled. > ! to try it, and enable all disabled commands for this session only. > > > dialog which might be creating the problem you see. Yes, I type "SPC" to temporarily enable the command. Thanks. > > martin