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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`gud-print` results in “Text is read-only” message
Whenever I run gud-print (C-xC-aC-p) with my cursor positioned on a variable while debugging with GUD (specifically via the gdb command), I get the message "Text is read-only" in the echo area. I can'...
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pop-to-buffer: Wrong type argument: window-valid-p, #<window 117>PNG warning: Interlace handling should be turned on when using png_read_image
I occasionally run into the following error when opening a new file with projectile:
pop-to-buffer: Wrong type argument: window-valid-p, #<window 117>PNG warning: Interlace handling should be ...
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Figuring out what plugin is messing with my input
This is a more general question so I would like to know how to actually debug something like this. Suppose that I have some plugin that does section completion as code is being written. For example ...
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How to see *Messages* buffer in Spacemacs?
How to see *Messages* buffer as advised in this answer - https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/32069/23367?
Why do I need this?
I am new to Spacemacs and I am trying to understand how it can help me ...
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Need help with `expand-region`: Symbol’s function definition is void: org-outline-overlay-data
If I try to use er/expand-region but it fails with Symbol’s function definition is void: org-outline-overlay-data.
org-version :
Org mode version 9.2.2
In the release notes for the current org (9.2),...
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end of file during parsing during org-mode export to latex
I have a weird thing going on with emacs on Fedora 29.
Once in a blue moon, my Emacs will go HA! you cannot export to LaTeX with the "error": end of file during parsing during. However, if I move ...
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Wrong type argument: symbolp, possible mismatched parenteses in .spacemacs
I am trying to apply a fix to make it easier to change todo status in org mode. The code is the following:
'(
(org :variables org-want-todo-bindings t)
)
from https://github.com/syl20bnr/...
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ansi-term - wrong type argument: characterp, return
When using ansi-term on Emacs a get the following error whenever I press enter in char-mode:
wrong type argument: characterp, return
I used toggle-debug-on-error and get the following:
Debugger ...
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Invalid read syntax “#”
I'm having trouble using:
(add-hook ’before-save-hook #’gofmt-before-save)
This is supposed to format the go code before saving. The error I get is:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (invalid-read-...
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Emacs flashes when changing buffer with `ido-switch-buffer`
When I change buffer via ido-switch-buffer and enter a python buffer my entire Emacs flashes visually for a second. If I handle other files the same way, it does not. What can be the reason for that? ...
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How can I identify all changes to match-data?
I have a sporadic error when running query-replace:
Args out of range: #<buffer lib.rs>, 0, 1
There are similar questions:
Match data clobbered by buffer modification hooks
(RegEx-)Replace: ...
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Ctrl-g will stop Emacs(terminal) and send it to background, ending with core-dump
I'm using Ubuntu server without GUI(ssh into the server), so I use Emacs in terminal, but since the first day I use it, Ctrl-g will stop Emacs and send it to background multiple times one day, it is ...
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Cannot jump to file or location link in grep-mode or compile-mode
I have recently installed emacs on a new system (Manjaro arch-linux), using my usual configuration (available here, if relevant).
However, the jump function never works on this new system: whenever ...
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Valgrind interface for emacs
Is there an interface similar to 'gdb-mi' for using Valgrind in emacs?
What are some ways to use Valgrind inside emacs?
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Invalid function: treemacs-block
I use treemacs for project management. For some reason (even if I don't have treemacs buffer opened) when I try to launch Dired for the first time I get
invalid function: treemacs-block
What is even ...
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how to resolve Symbol's value as variable is void when using ledger-mode
I am trying to setup a workflow wherein I generate Ledger files from different record files. Typically I like to view them in ledger mode after cleaning but if I make a change to the conversion, then ...
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Debugging in Unity3d with emacs?
I develop in Unity, and have been using emacs as my text editor for development. Debugging however has always needed to be done through monodevelop (and it crashes half the time while doing this). My ...
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Spacemacs error when loading `.spacemacs` which uses package `flycheck`
I added the following at the end of my ~/.spacemacs file:
(use-package flycheck
:defer t
:init (global-flycheck-mode))
When I do this, I get Spacemacs encountered an error while loading your '/...
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Why is check-ert output cut at 70 characters column?
Sometimes when packaging emacs packages for Debian, I need to debug test failures. Then the debugging output is cut at 70 characters like in this bug report:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport....
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(RegEx-)Replace: Sporadic Match data clobbered by buffer modification hooks
I know this was asked in other contexts already, but I couldn't find anything related to C++ development with my hooks that could help me.
I am working a lot with replace and query-replace and query-...
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Unknown *emacs* process
I recently realized that every time I lunch emacs, after a minute, a strange buffer appear in buffers list that is linked to an emacs process, infact it also appear in system's process list:
When I ...
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Get asked to confirm safe theme forever
I created a theme which I stored in ~/.emacs.d/themes/, added this
directory to custom-theme-load-path, and put (load-theme
"the-theme.el") in my init.el. Now restarting emacs, I get
prompted whether ...
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Multiple Quit messages in my *Messages* buffer
When I hold C-p or C-n to navigate any page, the movement is jerky and I get multiple Quit messages in my *Messages* buffer.
I checked the C-h l to see the commands ran, it only has the C-n [next-...
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neotree: `all-the-icons-icon-for-dir` raises void-function error
I am getting an error with neotree and i dont know why the arguments from call-interactively are nil.
Edit: The Problem is within neotree and i have an empty init file just with neotree and the ...
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Why do parts of my Emacs buffer turn invisible when I'm writing elisp?
When I'm writing elisp code, parts of the buffer that I press enter on turn invisible (i.e. they get the property invisible set to t). I haven't been able to reproduce this reliably, because it doesn'...
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Slime inspector for emacs lisp
I want to know, if there is some possibility of inspecting an object as slime inspector does.
For example, using libyaml I get the following result, it worked well:
ELISP> (yaml-read-from-string ...
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Gui won't start, throws an “Args out of range: 0, 100”
The only response I got is this:
Weird behavior: GUI won't start, but terminal emacs will
But he doesn't clarify on the solution. I have the same problem, my .Xdefaults and/or .Xresources causes ...
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Adjust end index in selected region
Following the advice given here, I wrote the following code to enclose the text selection in phpbb italics tags :
(defun wrap-in-phpbb-italics-tag (b e)
"does what its name says."
(interactive "...
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M-= shortcut suddenly stops working in Emacs in KDE
I'm trying to run M-= on a region of text, but nothing happens. I think the shortcut is registered (I don't get a message like "M-= is undefined") but the execution stops for some reason and there is ...
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Wrong type argument: stringp, (“~/capture.org”)
I am setting up a few hydras, one of which should open a frequently accessed file. The following command works, if I bind a keyboard sequence to it:
(lambda () (interactive) (find-file "~/capture.org"...
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Emacs/realgud/Python: How to display variables at each step?
Using emacs and realgud one can have a separate buffer that automatically shows where the program is currently stopped (by displaying that line of source code).
Is there an easy way to get realgud to ...
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fault-tolerant `check-parens` resp. `scan-lists`
Looking for a way to have a fault-tolerant navigation. I.e. in case of broken syntax, uncomplete forms etc. --when
check-paren fails--, it should try some heuristics.
Unfortunatly can't use check-...
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Problem debugging in `gud-mode' (M-x `gdb' with `many-windows' enabled)
I'm debugging a large codebase (written in C++).
Everything works perfectly if I run gdb from a regular terminal as follows:
$ gdb <program-name>
Reading symbols from <program-name>......
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Unclear error message from a function call in my init file
With my Emacs 26.1 on my 10.13.6 Mac, I want Emacs to systemically open my file located at /Users/ewandelanoy/Documents/html_files/Printable/latinized_agreda2.txt with the mac-roman-mac encoding, ...
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how to get region start and region end from the whole buffer as variables to call another func
(defun buffer-to-shell()
(let (buffer mark-whole-buffer)))
(shell-command-on-region start end "sed s/foo/bar/") ;; start, end not defined
)
As you might see there are undefined variables start ...
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Read-only text stops working after a while
This is a very strange issue and its cause is hard to determine. I often leave Emacs open for days, or even weeks at a time. My current emacs-uptime is 9 and a half days. That's pretty normal and ...
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Identify which mode is throwing an error
I am attempting to edit a file. Emacs is preventing me from making the edit, and throwing: Args out of range: #<buffer user.action.js>, 4965, 17721. It is completely not obvious to me where this ...
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helm-comint-input-ring - get error: shell-mode-map
windows 10, emacs 26.1, helm 3.0
I use C-c C-l (comint-dynamic-list-input-ring)
I get something like this:
But I don't like this. I want to use helm-comint-input-ring.
I want to get something like ...
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When I start Emacs: Symbol's value as variable is void: shell-mode-map [duplicate]
System: Windows 10, Emacs 26.1, Helm 3.0
In my init.el:
;; Shell commands history
(define-key shell-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-l") 'helm-comint-input-ring)
When I start Emacs I get the following error:
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How to open 3 emacs windows when debugging using gdb
I am debugging a program that outputs 8 or more lines of display and requires input. So my IO window has to be say 10 rows or so in height. But I also want to see the source code AND of course the ...
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How to create a customized translation table when using the command translate-region?
When using the command translate-region, the command asks to use which table. There are already some predefined tables (by pressing TAB) such as
cp51932-decode cp51932-encode eucjp-ms-decode ...
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(wrong-type-argument number-or-marker-p nil) when calling run-python
When I call run-python from the package python.el Emacs displays me the following error:
error in process filter: Wrong type argument: number-or-marker-p, nil
To investigate further I called toggle-...
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How to diagnose emacs hanging and 100% cpu on startup?
How can I diagnose this issue?
I've tried using strace and I see the following that seems to be stuck in a loop:
recvfrom(5, "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., ...
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Halting Clojure debugger after pressing the Continue Command
I use Emacs with Cider to debug Clojure Code. After setting a breakpoint using the default debugging framework, there appears the list of debugging options one might execute shown in this Figure
I ...
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Debugging a recalcitrant eldoc function
I'm using SLIME and common LISP (SBCL) for some weekend hacking. I've just upgraded to emacs 26.1 on Mac OS X 10.13.5. Now I've run into a problem with the setup where I'm suddenly getting:
error ...
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How to fix org-dotemacs broken by latest update?
I'm sorry to have to ask this, but lisp debugging is not one of my strengths. For some time I've been happily using Joe Bloggs's somewhat hoary but useful org-dotemacs.el system to maintain my emacs ...
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Unable to set relative line number as a default
I am trying to setup Emacs to have relative line numbering enabled by default via this plugin.
According to the readme file
Relative line numbering should already be enabled by default (by ...
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Extremely slow startup on Windows - How to debug?
I have a serious problem with an extremely slow spacemacs startup (emacs-init-time = ~200s).
(The server works, but this is so slow I cannot debug some other problems that I am trying to fix)
My ...
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Disabling recentf mode?
I try to disable this via
(recentf-mode -1)
(setq recentf-mode nil) ;; mysteriously switches to t after some time
but it keeps automatically turning on after some time and is causing problems for ...
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Debug missing keystrokes
Something has happened to my Emacs environment that causes keystrokes to be dropped occasionally. It seems to happen more often in isearch, or after a week and a couple hundred buffers open.
The ...
