Questions tagged [debugging]
Debugging is a methodical process of finding and reducing the number of bugs, or defects, in a computer program.
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How does one access the actual arguments to an Emacs Lisp function from the `*Backtrace*`?
I am trying to debug a problem in some elisp and don't understand how to access the information I want from the Emacs Debugger.
Specifically, my backtrace looks like:
⋮
#f(compiled-function (hover) #...
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C-h v gives " Symbol’s value as variable is void: default
I'm running 26.1, I don't believe I have anything weird help-related in my .emacs.
When I try to get help on a variable, C-h v, it tells me Symbol’s value as variable is void: default.
Any hints of ...
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Magit deprecates `magit-popup`. Which of my packages depend on it?
How do I get Emacs to report which packages in my running Emacs depend on magit-popup?
Soon Magit will stop supporting magit-popup because it has transitioned to the replacement transient. Somehow ...
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How to stop Emacs from using LaTeX mode key bindings for `*.tex` files?
It seems that Emacs tries to autodetect the type of file and changes some of its behaviors accordingly. I don't want any of this behavior. I just want Emacs to treat every file as if it were some ...
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emacs debugging -interpreter-exec being displayed when should see string returned from function
This is a problem I am seeing running emacs v26.1 on Windows 7, but the problem does not appear to be present when running on ubuntu.
Code below:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
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How to diagnose emacs running at 100% cpu
I'm having a problem where occassionally emacs will run at 100% cpu, and just hang forever.
I've attached gdb to the process, and this is the stacktrace:
#0 0x00007fc210e5c5bb in pthread_sigmask () ...
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Thumbnails not displaying with image-dired
Background: I recently found out about image-dired, so I'm playing around with it and trying to get it to work. It seems to mostly work, but when I image-dired into a directory (we'll call it ~/...
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Examine function arguments after debug-on-error
Here's a common debugging scenario: I am investigating a failure and for whatever reason I cannot instrument the relevant code with edebug. I can, however, in most cases get a backtrace via toggle-...
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Unable to send email through my second account
I have set up email in emacs using mu4e for both my personal and university account (both use gmail).
However I am unable to send email from my university account. Personal account works totally fine....
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“Symbol’s value as variable is void: org-priority-highest” using org-agenda
While I'm trying to access any of the org-agenda options or commands! I always get this error Symbol’s value as variable is void: org-priority-highest
and the list shows nothing even though I've set ...
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What tools can help make the emacs debug output more readable?
I was expecting to find tools I can use to to e.g. prettify the stack trace, or e.g. show all variables that are bound at each level of the stack trace as you navigate, but haven't found anything. Do ...
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Spacemacs: “Wrong type argument: stringp, nil” Auctex error when building tex file
following a recent update, Auctex now refuses to build. Throwing a wrong type argument: stringp, nil error. The full debug text:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
string-...
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How to print to the stdout / stderr from an emacs graphical session?
I'd like to print into the terminal that started emacs, instead of using Emacs message, whats the most convenient way to do this in emacs that uses the terminal?
(printf "some number %d some string %...
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How do I debug `Package cl is deprecated`?
While compiling an Elisp package from github, I get the
Warning: Package cl is deprecated
How do I find out what triggers it?
The specific file that triggers this is tiny and has no CL code.
I ...
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How to debug org-caldav-sync?
I'm trying to sync Google Calendar over OAuth2 using org-caldav. However, when I execute M-x org-caldav-sync, the following error occurs:
*Messages*:
Contacting host: www.googleapis.com:443
json-...
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Error in newly installed magit -head branch header wrong type argument
I just installed the magit package in emacs 26.3 (using CentOS 7 OS). When I start it with M-x magit, I get the error below. It works fine for me in an older installation, and the only difference I ...
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Debugging huge memory allocation occurring before identified problematic function
I identified a particular situation which causes emacs allocates infinitely memory (and then freezes my PC).
To be specific, I have an external link [[file:article.djvu::5][problematic djvu file]] ...
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Possible to name closures for easier reading of backtrace?
Let's say I write the following code:
(let* ((f (lambda () (debug))))
(funcall f))
This will produce the following backtrace:
Debugger entered: nil
(closure (bootstrap-version t) nil (debug))()
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rgrep: string-match(“<C>”, nil) error
I found a weird behaviour with rgrep. The following is tested under emacs 26.3 with emacs -Q.
Evaluate (rgrep "test" "*.org" "~/Org/wiki") gives me a string-match("<C>" nil) error:
Debugger ...
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Troubleshooting “Match data clobbered by buffer modification hooks”
When running bibtex-reformat I get Match data clobbered by buffer modification hooks. I know according to the post here that one of my change hooks is clobbering the match data. In fact, when I set ...
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How can I trace source of “No catch for tag: --cl-block-nil--, t” error when trying to run “rtags-start-process-unless-running”
I've just found out a way to add "peek definition" functionality to Emacs by installing rtags. I installed rtags through Emacs, and everything seemed to go fine. However, I've run into some trouble: ...
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How do I debug a flask application from within emacs?
I want to use something like pdbpp or ipdb to debug a flask application. I've tried but not understood how to set a breakpoint in a python file that's part of a wider application and see it hit. There ...
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Can't run emacs from terminal.Cannot open load file: No such file or directory
Emacs 26.1
Linux Mint 19
Open terminal, write emacs, but I get error:
Warning: Could not find simple.el or simple.elc.
Cannot open load file: No such file or directory
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How to find what is creating and killing so many buffers?
A bunch of creating and killing buffers in my setup and I can't track down what is it. Here is my debug code:
(add-hook 'kill-buffer-hook
(lambda() (message "Killed: %s / %s" major-mode (...
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Can not install vue-mode on Emacs 25
I have emacs 25.2.2 on Ubuntu 18.04
I want to install vue-mode package. But I am getting this error message:
vue-mode is an incompatible package. ...
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Python debug mode in Emacs
I'm looking for a python debug debug mode in Emacs that allows me to start flask apps in debug mode and interact with them. Is there something that does this and and a step through on how to use it? I'...
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How to print a stack trace into the stderr from elisp?
There are cases Emacs wont print stack traces on error
How can I make elisp print a stack trace from my own code? (into the stdout/stderr for example)
Something like Python's traceback:
import ...
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Emacs (ipython) inferior python shows strange input numbers
In emacs, I use ipython in the inferior python mode with config:
(setq python-shell-interpreter "ipython"
python-shell-interpreter-args "--simple-prompt -i")
When I edit my .py file, without any ...
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AucTex and PDF Tools Not Working
For the past few days I have been trying to get Emacs to update and display my PDF when I press C-c C-a, once saved. I save with C-x C-s.
But everything I have tried fails, including every other ...
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pandoc: getCurrentDirectory:getWorkingDirectory: permission denied (Operation not permitted)
I'm trying to render the output of a markdown file using C-c C-c p. On doing so, a webpage opens on my browser displaying pandoc: getCurrentDirectory:getWorkingDirectory: permission denied (Operation ...
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How can I open URLs from within Emacs?
When I ran GNOME, I used to be able to click on any link in Emacs, and it would open in my default web browser.
But now that I'm using i3, it doesn't work any more, even though I haven't changed any ...
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Enable trace-function from org-mode
I test the following procedure from org-mode
#+name: case-2.1.1-factorial.el
#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
(defun factorial(n)
(if (= n 1)
1
(* n (factorial (- n 1)))))
(trace-function #'factorial)
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symbol's value as variable is void: command, when using ibuffer-sidebar
I installed ibuffer-sidebar (https://github.com/jojojames/ibuffer-sidebar) and added the following to my ~/.emacs.d/init.el:
(use-package "ibuffer-sidebar.el")
(require 'ibuffer-sidebar)
(setq ...
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Emacs freezes when using split-string in recursive function
I'm trying to figure out why my emacs keeps freezing when running this set of functions to split a string into a list of pairs. Is there some significant overhead happening when using string-split? Is ...
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Error `(wrong-type-argument stringp nil)` on helm-swoop
I am trying to run helm-swoop (using a keybinding) and I am getting the following error.
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
regexp-quote(nil)
helm-swoop-pre-input-...
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Why is Emacs hanging or seeming like it isin an infinite loop?
In my current Emacs major-mode for Tecplot macro development, I have a few functions defined:
(defconst tecplot-macro-mode-syntax-table
(let ((table (make-syntax-table)))
;; ' is a string ...
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Passing arguments to dap-mode (c++)
everyone. I am new to debugging with dap-mode and i can't figure out
how to pass arguments.
I tried by creating a template
(dap-register-debug-template
"GDB::Mine"
(list :type "gdb"
:...
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Annoying Error on Quit
Emacs throws an error every time I use C-g to cancel a process. This is getting annoying.
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (quit)
read-from-minibuffer("Switch to buffer: " nil (keymap (keymap (11 . ...
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Why does `narrow-to-region` complain that its args are not `integer-or-marker-p`?
I have some functions that depend on smart-parens code.
(defun outer-paren ()
"Move point to the outermost parenthesis."
(interactive)
(ignore-errors
(while t
(up-list)))
(sp-...
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The call stack result of profile-report doesn't match the real function codes
I'm trying to figure out why my emacs was slow tonight and found:
- command-execute 82796 87%
- call-interactively ...
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I got an error: Package 'tabbar-20160524' is a system package,not deleting
I installed spacemacs using "git clone https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs.git ~/spacemacs/.emacs.d"
but I got an error: Package 'tabbar-20160524' is a system package,not deleting....
When I ...
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Matlab-shell autocompletion error
For some reason emacs matlab-shell is returning an error when running autocompletion. The debugging output for a completion of "load Da[TAB]" is shown below. The closest thread that I've ...
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Newsticker failure: (wrong-type-argument listp \.\.\.)
Suddenly newsticker is failing to load. I get the following stack trace on error. I have made no recent upgrades.
Debugger entered: Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument listp \.\.\.)
newsticker--stat-num-...
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Why am I getting `max-specpdl-size` error on one markdown file when opening via projectile but not dired?
I am getting a max-specdl-size error on only one .markdown file. I have increased the size via (setq max-specpdl-size 50000) to test, and I still get the error. This does not happen on any other ....
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Debugging with dap-mode for python and taking user input
I am trying to make dap-mode for python working on spacemacs.
For the most part I was able to get it working, but I am having issues taking in input on the CLI
def main():
a = input(">")
The ...
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Don't restore previous window configuration on debugger commands
When using the emacs lisp debugger, if I
invoke it
change the window configuration
invoke it again (most likely by hitting a breakpoint through the d command)
my changed window configuration ...
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Segmentation Fault with Desktop Save Mode (emacs 26.3.50)
When I try to run emacs 26.3.50 (built from source), it gives me the following warning: "Warning: desktop file appears to be in use by PID .... Using it may cause conflicts. Use it anyway? (y or n)". ...
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How to use `next-error` and `previous-error` without the compilation buffer visible
I want to be able to use grep to find matching lines and to be able to jump through them using next-error and previous-error however I don't feel the need to have the match list on screen and it takes ...
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Wrong type argument: arrayp, nil in X mode
I'm getting a strange error on Emacs 27. Only in GUI mode (not in terminal mode), typing / to open the Evil search functionality results in the error wrong type argument: arrayp, nil being displayed ...
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How to get a stack trace for “Eager macro-expansion failure:”
On startup I'm getting this message:
Eager macro-expansion failure: (wrong-number-of-arguments (3 . 3) 2)
How can I find whats causing the warning? --debug-init doesn't do anything in this case as ...
