bug#23241: 24.5; Gnus startup error

bug#23241: 24.5; Gnus startup error

[B.V. Raghav]

I have used gnus successfully in the recent past. But there is an error
now. Here is the backtrace from `emacs -Q' and subsequently `M-x
eval-buffer' on `~/.gnus.el', and `M-x gnus':

> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument number-or-marker-p nil)
>   gnus-range-difference((nil . 52) nil)
>   nnimap-update-info(("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.debian-enterprise" 3 ((1 . 52)) ((reply 1 12) (unexist 11)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022918") (active 1 . 52) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk unknown-0 %*))) (nil nil nil nil 53 nil not-scanned "1288022918" nil nil))
>   nnimap-update-infos((("INBOX.debian-enterprise" nil nil nil nil 53 nil not-scanned "1288022918" nil nil) ("INBOX.Trash" nil nil nil nil 4 nil not-scanned "1288022913" nil nil) ("INBOX.StatCounter" nil nil nil nil 1 nil not-scanned "1288022919" nil nil) ("INBOX.Spam" nil nil nil nil 1 nil not-scanned "1288022924" nil nil) ("INBOX.old-messages" nil nil nil nil 762 nil not-scanned "1288022917" nil nil) ("INBOX.StatCounter.ICS Careers" nil nil nil nil 74 nil not-scanned "1288022920" nil nil) ("INBOX.Sent" (108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 ...) ((gnus-forward 167 173 181 197 200) (%Answered 137 203) (%Seen 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 ...)) 208 108 209 108 not-scanned "1288022916" nil nil) ("INBOX.Junk" nil nil nil nil 220 nil not-scanned "1288022914" nil "5") ("INBOX.Drafts" nil nil nil nil 67 nil not-scanned "1288022915" nil nil) ("INBOX.Archives.2013" nil nil nil nil 2 nil not-scanned "1288022923" nil nil) ("INBOX.Archives.2011" nil nil nil nil 17 nil not-scanned "1288022921" nil nil) ("INBOX.Archives" nil nil nil nil 1 nil not-scanned "1288022922" nil nil) ("INBOX" nil nil nil nil 1029 nil not-scanned "1288022912" nil nil)) (("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.debian-enterprise" 3 ((1 . 52)) ((reply 1 12) (unexist 11)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022918") (active 1 . 52) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk unknown-0 %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Trash" 3 ((1 . 3)) ((unexist (1 . 2))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "2") (uidvalidity . "1288022913") (active 1 . 3) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.StatCounter" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022919") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Spam" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022924") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.old-messages" 3 ((1 . 761)) ((reply (30 . 31) 33 37 41 47 56 59 (66 . 68) 76 78 88 (92 . 93) 96 101 103 106 110 117 132 138 169 189 192 (200 . 203) (205 . 206) 218 304 433 (581 . 583) 694 741 751 758) (unexist 17 19 22 (233 . 234) (238 . 242) 257 260 263 (276 . 279) (281 . 284) 286 (288 . 295) (297 . 300) (329 . 335) (356 . 357) 399 (401 . 405) 420 (435 . 437) (472 . 473) 523)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "7") (uidvalidity . "1288022917") (active 1 . 761) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft unknown-0 unknown-2 unknown-3 NonJunk Junk %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.StatCounter.ICS Careers" 3 ((1 . 73)) ((unexist 16)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022920") (active 1 . 73) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk $MDNSent %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Sent" 3 ((1 . 208)) ((unexist 12 187) (seen 208) (forward 167 173 181 197 200) (reply 5 51 101 103 137 203)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq) (uidvalidity . "1288022916") (active 1 . 208) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft $MDNSent $Forwarded gnus-forward %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Junk" 3 ((1 . 219)) ((unexist (1 . 219))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022914") (active 1 . 219) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Drafts" 3 ((1 . 66)) ((unexist (1 . 66))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022915") (active 1 . 66) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives.2013" 3 (1) ((unexist 1)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022923") (active 1 . 1) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives.2011" 3 ((1 . 16)) ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "3") (uidvalidity . "1288022921") (active 1 . 16) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022922") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX" 3 ((1 . 1028)) ((reply 1014 1016 1020) (unexist (1 . 999) 1019)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "2") (uidvalidity . "1288022912") (active 1 . 1028) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*)))))
>   nnimap-finish-retrieve-group-infos("r-bvr" (("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.debian-enterprise" 3 ((1 . 52)) ((reply 1 12) (unexist 11)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022918") (active 1 . 52) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk unknown-0 %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Trash" 3 ((1 . 3)) ((unexist (1 . 2))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "2") (uidvalidity . "1288022913") (active 1 . 3) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.StatCounter" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022919") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Spam" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022924") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.old-messages" 3 ((1 . 761)) ((reply (30 . 31) 33 37 41 47 56 59 (66 . 68) 76 78 88 (92 . 93) 96 101 103 106 110 117 132 138 169 189 192 (200 . 203) (205 . 206) 218 304 433 (581 . 583) 694 741 751 758) (unexist 17 19 22 (233 . 234) (238 . 242) 257 260 263 (276 . 279) (281 . 284) 286 (288 . 295) (297 . 300) (329 . 335) (356 . 357) 399 (401 . 405) 420 (435 . 437) (472 . 473) 523)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "7") (uidvalidity . "1288022917") (active 1 . 761) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft unknown-0 unknown-2 unknown-3 NonJunk Junk %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.StatCounter.ICS Careers" 3 ((1 . 73)) ((unexist 16)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022920") (active 1 . 73) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk $MDNSent %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Sent" 3 ((1 . 208)) ((unexist 12 187) (seen 208) (forward 167 173 181 197 200) (reply 5 51 101 103 137 203)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq) (uidvalidity . "1288022916") (active 1 . 208) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft $MDNSent $Forwarded gnus-forward %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Junk" 3 ((1 . 219)) ((unexist (1 . 219))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022914") (active 1 . 219) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Drafts" 3 ((1 . 66)) ((unexist (1 . 66))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022915") (active 1 . 66) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives.2013" 3 (1) ((unexist 1)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022923") (active 1 . 1) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives.2011" 3 ((1 . 16)) ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "3") (uidvalidity . "1288022921") (active 1 . 16) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022922") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX" 3 ((1 . 1028)) ((reply 1014 1016 1020) (unexist (1 . 999) 1019)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "2") (uidvalidity . "1288022912") (active 1 . 1028) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*)))) ((52 qresync nil "INBOX" qresync)))
>   gnus-finish-retrieve-group-infos((nnimap "r-bvr" (nnimap-address "mail.bvraghav.com")) (("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.debian-enterprise" 3 ((1 . 52)) ((reply 1 12) (unexist 11)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022918") (active 1 . 52) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk unknown-0 %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Trash" 3 ((1 . 3)) ((unexist (1 . 2))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "2") (uidvalidity . "1288022913") (active 1 . 3) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.StatCounter" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022919") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Spam" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022924") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.old-messages" 3 ((1 . 761)) ((reply (30 . 31) 33 37 41 47 56 59 (66 . 68) 76 78 88 (92 . 93) 96 101 103 106 110 117 132 138 169 189 192 (200 . 203) (205 . 206) 218 304 433 (581 . 583) 694 741 751 758) (unexist 17 19 22 (233 . 234) (238 . 242) 257 260 263 (276 . 279) (281 . 284) 286 (288 . 295) (297 . 300) (329 . 335) (356 . 357) 399 (401 . 405) 420 (435 . 437) (472 . 473) 523)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "7") (uidvalidity . "1288022917") (active 1 . 761) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft unknown-0 unknown-2 unknown-3 NonJunk Junk %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.StatCounter.ICS Careers" 3 ((1 . 73)) ((unexist 16)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022920") (active 1 . 73) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk $MDNSent %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Sent" 3 ((1 . 208)) ((unexist 12 187) (seen 208) (forward 167 173 181 197 200) (reply 5 51 101 103 137 203)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq) (uidvalidity . "1288022916") (active 1 . 208) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft $MDNSent $Forwarded gnus-forward %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Junk" 3 ((1 . 219)) ((unexist (1 . 219))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022914") (active 1 . 219) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Drafts" 3 ((1 . 66)) ((unexist (1 . 66))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022915") (active 1 . 66) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives.2013" 3 (1) ((unexist 1)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022923") (active 1 . 1) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives.2011" 3 ((1 . 16)) ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "3") (uidvalidity . "1288022921") (active 1 . 16) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022922") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX" 3 ((1 . 1028)) ((reply 1014 1016 1020) (unexist (1 . 999) 1019)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "2") (uidvalidity . "1288022912") (active 1 . 1028) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*)))) ((52 qresync nil "INBOX" qresync)))
>   gnus-read-active-for-groups((nnimap "r-bvr" (nnimap-address "mail.bvraghav.com")) (("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.debian-enterprise" 3 ((1 . 52)) ((reply 1 12) (unexist 11)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022918") (active 1 . 52) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk unknown-0 %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Trash" 3 ((1 . 3)) ((unexist (1 . 2))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "2") (uidvalidity . "1288022913") (active 1 . 3) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.StatCounter" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022919") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Spam" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022924") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.old-messages" 3 ((1 . 761)) ((reply (30 . 31) 33 37 41 47 56 59 (66 . 68) 76 78 88 (92 . 93) 96 101 103 106 110 117 132 138 169 189 192 (200 . 203) (205 . 206) 218 304 433 (581 . 583) 694 741 751 758) (unexist 17 19 22 (233 . 234) (238 . 242) 257 260 263 (276 . 279) (281 . 284) 286 (288 . 295) (297 . 300) (329 . 335) (356 . 357) 399 (401 . 405) 420 (435 . 437) (472 . 473) 523)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "7") (uidvalidity . "1288022917") (active 1 . 761) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft unknown-0 unknown-2 unknown-3 NonJunk Junk %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.StatCounter.ICS Careers" 3 ((1 . 73)) ((unexist 16)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022920") (active 1 . 73) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk $MDNSent %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Sent" 3 ((1 . 208)) ((unexist 12 187) (seen 208) (forward 167 173 181 197 200) (reply 5 51 101 103 137 203)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq) (uidvalidity . "1288022916") (active 1 . 208) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft $MDNSent $Forwarded gnus-forward %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Junk" 3 ((1 . 219)) ((unexist (1 . 219))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022914") (active 1 . 219) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Drafts" 3 ((1 . 66)) ((unexist (1 . 66))) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022915") (active 1 . 66) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives.2013" 3 (1) ((unexist 1)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022923") (active 1 . 1) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives.2011" 3 ((1 . 16)) ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "3") (uidvalidity . "1288022921") (active 1 . 16) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.Archives" 3 nil ((unexist)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "1") (uidvalidity . "1288022922") (active 1 . 0) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*))) ("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX" 3 ((1 . 1028)) ((reply 1014 1016 1020) (unexist (1 . 999) 1019)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "2") (uidvalidity . "1288022912") (active 1 . 1028) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft %*)))) ((52 qresync nil "INBOX" qresync)))
>   gnus-get-unread-articles(nil nil)
>   gnus-setup-news(nil nil nil)
>   byte-code("\b\204..	\204..\306 \210\202L.\307\310!\210\311\n!.\f\204...\203!.\312 \210\313\314..\b#\210\307\315!\210..\2036.\316\317\320\"\210\321 \210\322..!\210\323 \210\324\325!\210\326 \210\307\327!\210\314\207" [dont-connect did-connect gnus-startup-file gnus-current-startup-file gnus-slave gnus-use-dribble-file gnus-group-quit gnus-run-hooks gnus-startup-hook gnus-make-newsrc-file gnus-dribble-read-file gnus-setup-news nil gnus-setup-news-hook gnus-request-create-group "queue" (nndraft "") gnus-start-draft-setup gnus-group-list-groups gnus-group-first-unread-group gnus-configure-windows group gnus-group-set-mode-line gnus-started-hook level gnus-agent] 4)
>   gnus-1(nil nil nil)
>   gnus(nil)
>   call-interactively(gnus record nil)
>   command-execute(gnus record)
>   execute-extended-command(nil "gnus")
>   call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
>   command-execute(execute-extended-command)

Here is the gnus config that I had used:

> (setq user-main-address "bvraghav@iitk.ac.in")
> (setq user-full-name "B.V. Raghav")
> (setq mail-from-style 'angles)

> (setq gnus-select-method
>       '(nntp "gnus.user"
> 	     (nntp-address
> 	      "news.gmane.org")
> 	     ))
> (setq gnus-secondary-select-methods
> 	     '((nnimap "r-bvr"
> 		      (nnimap-address "mail.bvraghav.com"))))

> (add-to-list 'gnus-secondary-select-methods
> 	     '(nnimap "i" ; primary email
> 		      (nnimap-address "newmailhost.cc.iitk.ac.in")
> 		      ))

> (setq gnus-fetch-old-headers nil)

> (setq send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
> (setq message-send-mail-function 'smtpmail-send-it)
> (setq smtpmail-default-smtp-server "smtp.cc.iitk.ac.in")
> (setq smtpmail-local-domain "iitk.ac.in")
> (setq smtpmail-sendto-domain "iitk.ac.in")

> (setq gnus-posting-styles
>       '((".*"
>          (name "B.V. Raghav")
>          (address "<USERNAME>@iitk.ac.in")
>          (organization "Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur")
>          (signature-file "~/.signature.gnus")
>          ("Gcc" "nnimap+i:INBOX.Sent")
>          )))

Does any of this make sense?

Thanks,

-- 



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emacs)

Memory information:
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(B.V. Raghav)

bug#23241: Acknowledgement (24.5; Gnus startup error)

[B.V. Raghav]

Few more crude observations:

The error does not pop up, if I have a clean slate .newsrc and dribble.

Thanks,

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(B.V. Raghav)

bug#23241: Same issue

[nicolas lamirault]

Hi
I ve got a similar issue with my INBOX folder. If i've got unread
messages i can open the folder but if folder contains only read
messages, i've got this error :

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument number-or-marker-p nil)
  gnus-sorted-difference((1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 58 61) (1 2 3 4 5 6 nil 8 58 61))
  gnus-select-newsgroup("INBOX" t nil)
  gnus-summary-read-group-1("INBOX" t t nil nil nil)
  gnus-summary-read-group("INBOX" t t nil nil nil nil)
  gnus-group-read-group(nil t)
  gnus-group-select-group(nil)
  gnus-topic-select-group(nil)
  funcall-interactively(gnus-topic-select-group nil)
  call-interactively(gnus-topic-select-group nil nil)
  command-execute(gnus-topic-select-group)



-- 
Nicolas Lamirault

bug#23241: 24.5; Gnus startup error

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

"B.V. Raghav" <bvraghav@iitk.ac.in> writes:

>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument number-or-marker-p nil)
>>   gnus-range-difference((nil . 52) nil)
>>   nnimap-update-info(("nnimap+r-bvr:INBOX.debian-enterprise" 3 ((1 . 52)) ((reply 1 12) (unexist 11)) "nnimap:r-bvr" ((modseq . "4") (uidvalidity . "1288022918") (active 1 . 52) (permanent-flags %Answered %Flagged %Deleted %Seen %Draft NonJunk unknown-0 %*))) (nil nil nil nil 53 nil not-scanned "1288022918" nil nil))

I think I've now fixed this corner case in Emacs 27.1.

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