From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Live System User Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#23338: 25.0.92; auto-revert-buffers errors Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 10:11:59 -0400 Message-ID: <87twi3cqmo.fsf@aol.com> References: <874mauyzha.fsf@aol.com> <87lh465fde.fsf@gmx.de> <87mvnzzgp8.fsf@gmx.de> 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 1463062503 25447 80.91.229.3 (12 May 2016 14:15:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 14:15:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 23338@debbugs.gnu.org To: Michael Albinus Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 12 16:14:53 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 1b0rO5-0001cx-V1 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 May 2016 16:14:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57704 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0rO0-0003qP-6J for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:14:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45628) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0rMT-0001QV-Ks for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:13:13 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0rMM-0006VW-Su for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:13:08 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:36775) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b0rMM-0006VR-Lh for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:13:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b0rMM-0004f2-Ak for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:13:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Live System User Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 14:13:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 23338 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo Original-Received: via spool by 23338-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B23338.146306235517880 (code B ref 23338); Thu, 12 May 2016 14:13:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 23338) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 May 2016 14:12:35 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49112 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b0rLv-0004eK-6y for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:12:35 -0400 Original-Received: from omr-m001e.mx.aol.com ([204.29.186.1]:56605) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1b0rLs-0004e7-UU for 23338@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:12:33 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout-mbc02.mx.aol.com (mtaout-mbc02.mx.aol.com [172.26.221.142]) by omr-m001e.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id 115A8380004E; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:12:27 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from localhost.localdomain (c-50-163-96-131.hsd1.ma.comcast.net [50.163.96.131]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-mbc02.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id B1B1338000083; Thu, 12 May 2016 10:12:26 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87mvnzzgp8.fsf@gmx.de> (Michael Albinus's message of "Mon, 09 May 2016 12:08:51 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.93 (gnu/linux) x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20150623; t=1463062347; bh=1Dc9CdvGroXTQQs9MRDwMak5xYumphxXoOKfU2od3Fc=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=g1HBgzeYpDfm7U5HldI0mlBzyZUP4meF5+lOSRRAL3RK8D3t10dX+2QJfgYt1HAFB u6j5cCcuVDAO9z5zCIBJMHMxi4mGhMnjOhMGVi9kvX81wnwZBosOj0OguYsYJn+3cj ZkTndG8+5t2lM/GrONnoY7TA4uFF71w/r6oT7gkw= x-aol-sid: 3039ac1add8e57348f4a008b X-AOL-IP: 50.163.96.131 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:118167 Archived-At: Michael Albinus writes: Hi, > Michael Albinus writes: > >> 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] >>> >>> How does one go about debugging this? >>> >>> In GNU Emacs 25.0.92.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.18.7) >>> of 2016-03-03 built on copr-builder-919644472.novalocal >> >> 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. 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. I had to type a key (I typed the "?" key) and then could see the password prompt. 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. 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? Thanks. > > Best regards, Michael.