[Orgmode] Bug: [PATCH] org-store-link not working for Gnus articles on gmane.emacs.orgmode [6.36trans (release_6.36.3.gd087.dirty)]

[Gregory J. Grubbs]

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org-store-link is not working for Gnus articles, due to the 'To' field
being set to nil in org-gnus-store-link (actually, the relevant field
comes back as nil from gnus-summary-article-header).  M-x org-store-link
calls the debugger with the following backtrace:

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Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
  string-match("%-?[0-9.]*c" nil)
  (if (string-match re (cdr e)) (progn (let ... ... ...)))
  (when (string-match re (cdr e)) (let (... ...) (add-text-properties 0 3 ... 
safe) (setcdr e ...)))
  (while (setq e (pop tbl)) (setq re (concat "%-?[0-9.]*" ...)) (when 
(string-match re ...) (let ... ... ...)) (while (string-match re string) (setq 
rpl ...) (setq string ...)))
  (let ((tbl ...) (case-fold-search nil) (pchg 0) e re rpl) (while (setq e ...) 
(setq re ...) (when ... ...) (while ... ... ...)) (while (setq pchg ...) (let 
... ...)) string)
  org-replace-escapes("Email from %f: %.30s" (("%c") ("%F" . "\"Sven Bretfeld\" 
<address@hidden>") ("%f" . "Sven Bretfeld") ("%T") ("%t" . "?") ("%s" . "Re: 
suggestions of Android smartphones") ("%m" . "address@hidden")))
  org-email-link-description()
  (setq desc (org-email-link-description) link (org-gnus-article-link group 
newsgroups message-id x-no-archive))
  (let* ((group gnus-newsgroup-name) (header ...) (from ...) (message-id ...) 
(date ...) (subject ...) (to ...) newsgroups x-no-archive desc link) (when 
(org-xor current-prefix-arg org-gnus-prefer-web-links) (save-window-excursion 
...) (setq to ... newsgroups ... x-no-archive ...)) (org-store-link-props :type 
"gnus" :from from :subject subject :message-id message-id :group group :to to) 
(setq desc (org-email-link-description) link (org-gnus-article-link group 
newsgroups message-id x-no-archive)) (org-add-link-props :link link 
:description desc) link)
  (cond ((eq major-mode ...) (let* ... ...)) ((memq major-mode ...) (let* ... 
... ... ... ... link)))
  org-gnus-store-link()
  run-hook-with-args-until-success(org-gnus-store-link)
  org-store-link(nil)
  call-interactively(org-store-link t nil)
  execute-extended-command(nil)
  call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)

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The error is occuring when the cdr is taken of '("%T")  -- a patch
follows ... it seems correct to me that the code be made robust in the
presence of a non-cons cell.

I have tested the links generated; they work for the article links I
have tested.

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diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8f9e16c..85c79ee
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -17700,7 +17700,7 @@ so values can contain further %-escapes if they are 
define later in TABLE."
         e re rpl)
     (while (setq e (pop tbl))
       (setq re (concat "%-?[0-9.]*" (substring (car e) 1)))
-      (when (string-match re (cdr e))
+      (when (and (cdr e) (string-match re (cdr e)))
         (let ((sref (substring (cdr e) (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)))
               (safe "SREF"))
           (add-text-properties 0 3 (list 'sref sref) safe)
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Emacs  : GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2010-05-08 on G41R2F1
Package: Org-mode version 6.36trans (release_6.36.3.gd087.dirty)

current state:
==============
(setq
 org-clock-in-switch-to-state "STARTED"
 org-export-latex-after-initial-vars-hook '(org-beamer-after-initial-vars)
 org-special-ctrl-a/e t
 org-agenda-clockreport-parameter-plist '(:link t :maxlevel 99)
 org-agenda-custom-commands '(("P" "Projects" tags "Project|project|PROJECT" 
((org-use-tag-inheritance nil)))
                              ("o" "Open Scan" agenda ""
                               ((org-agenda-ndays 1) (org-clock-modeline-total 
(quote today)) (tags "-noagenda") (org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks nil)
                                (org-agenda-overriding-columns-format 
"%CATEGORY %ALLTAGS %30ITEM %CLOCKSUM") (org-agenda-start-with-clockreport-mode 
t)
                                (org-agenda-files (quote 
("~/work/openscan/openscan.org" "~/projects/misc.org" 
"~/projects/habits.org"))) (org-refile-targets (quote ((nil :maxlevel . 3))))
                                (org-clock-clocktable-default-properties (quote 
(:maxlevel 1 :step day))))
                               )
                              ("S" "Started Tasks" todo "STARTED" 
((org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date nil))) ("w" "Tasks waiting on something" 
tags "WAITING" ((org-use-tag-inheritance nil)))
                              ("dc" "Clock report" agenda ""
                               ((org-agenda-ndays 1) 
(org-agenda-start-with-clockreport-mode t) (org-agenda-time-grid nil)
                                (org-agenda-skip-function (quote 
(org-agenda-skip-entry-if (quote notscheduled) (quote deadline) (quote 
scheduled)))))
                               )
                              ("dw" "Weekly clock report" agenda ""
                               ((org-agenda-ndays 7) 
(org-agenda-start-with-clockreport-mode t) (org-agenda-time-grid nil)
                                (org-agenda-skip-function (quote 
(org-agenda-skip-entry-if (quote notscheduled) (quote deadline) (quote 
scheduled)))))
                               )
                              ("da" "GORT Agenda" ((agenda "") (todo 
"STARTED"))))
 org-agenda-files '("~/work/openscan/openscan.org" "~/projects/misc.org" 
"~/projects/habits.org" "~/projects/notes.org" "~/projects/next-work.org" 
"~/projects/diary.org")
 org-agenda-include-diary t
 org-blocker-hook '(org-block-todo-from-children-or-siblings-or-parent)
 org-export-latex-tables-centered nil
 org-agenda-show-inherited-tags nil
 org-agenda-window-setup 'other-window
 org-clock-into-drawer nil
 org-agenda-exporter-settings '((ps-number-of-columns 1) (ps-landscape-mode t) 
(org-agenda-add-entry-text-maxlines 10) (htmlize-output-type (quote css)))
 org-completion-use-ido t
 org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
 org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current)
 org-read-date-prefer-future 'time
 org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled t
 org-clock-history-length 12
 org-babel-interpreters '("emacs-lisp" "sh")
 org-agenda-hide-tags-regexp "noagenda"
 org-speed-commands-user '(("[" ded/org-show-previous-heading-tidily) ("]" 
ded/org-show-next-heading-tidily) ("," . org-columns) ("q" . bury-buffer))
 org-goto-interface 'outline-path-completion
 org-todo-state-tags-triggers '(("CANCELLED" ("CANCELLED" . t)) ("WAITING" 
("WAITING" . t) ("NEXT")) ("SOMEDAY" ("WAITING" . t)) (done ("NEXT") 
("WAITING")) ("TODO" ("WAITING") ("CANCELLED"))
                                ("STARTED" ("WAITING") ("NEXT" . t)))
 org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit t
 org-export-latex-format-toc-function 'org-export-latex-format-toc-default
 org-stuck-projects '("Project|project/-DONE" nil ("NEXT") "")
 org-export-preprocess-hook '((lambda nil (org-dblock-update 2)) 
org-export-blocks-preprocess)
 org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance '("Project" "project")
 org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe 
org-hide-block-toggle-maybe)
 org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
 org-finalize-agenda-hook '(org-agenda-to-appt)
 org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-reveal-start-hook '(org-decrypt-entry)
 org-export-first-hook '(org-beamer-initialize-open-trackers)
 org-clock-persist 'history
 org-clock-sound "~/projects/c136.wav"
 org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO(t)" "STARTED(s!)" "|" "DONE(d!/!)") 
(sequence "PROPOSED(p)" "WAITING(w@/!)" "MAYBE(m!)" "OPEN(O@)" "|" 
"CANCELLED(c@/!)")
                     (sequence "QUOTE(q!)" "QUOTED(Q!)" "|" "APPROVED(A@)" 
"EXPIRED(E@)" "REJECTED(R@)"))
 org-agenda-before-write-hook nil
 org-default-notes-file "~/projects//inbox.org"
 org-directory "~/projects/"
 org-tag-alist '(("Project" . 112) ("car" . 99) ("NEXT" . 110) ("noexport" . 
120) ("customer") ("curascript"))
 org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers 
org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
 org-export-preprocess-before-normalizing-links-hook 
'(org-remove-file-link-modifiers)
 org-refile-target-verify-function '(lambda nil (not (member "ARCHIVE" 
(org-get-tags))))
 org-use-speed-commands t
 org-mode-hook '(org-clock-load
                 (lambda nil (org-defkey org-mode-map [(control tab)] (quote 
org-next-link)) (org-defkey org-mode-map [C-S-iso-lefttab] (quote 
org-previous-link))
                  (org-defkey org-mode-map [C-c C-/] (quote 
org-decrypt-entries)) (org-defkey org-mode-map [home] (quote 
beginning-of-buffer)) (org-defkey org-mode-map [end] (quote end-of-buffer)))
                 #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook before-save-hook 
org-encrypt-entries nil t] 5]
                 (lambda nil (org-add-hook (quote change-major-mode-hook) 
(quote org-babel-show-result-all) (quote append) (quote local))) 
org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes
                 #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [org-add-hook 
change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all append local] 5])
 org-indirect-buffer-display 'current-window
 org-cycle-include-plain-lists nil
 org-agenda-entry-text-maxlines 10
 org-agenda-ndays 1
 org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 3))
 org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-lob-execute-maybe org-babel-hash-at-point 
org-babel-execute-src-block-maybe)
 org-cycle-separator-lines 1
 org-return-follows-link t
 org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-refile-use-outline-path 'file
 org-log-into-drawer t
 org-clock-modeline-total 'today
 org-agenda-mode-hook '((lambda nil (hl-line-mode 1) (org-defkey 
org-agenda-mode-map "o" (quote org-agenda-show)) (local-unset-key "a")))
 org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date t
 org-export-interblocks '((lob org-babel-exp-lob-one-liners) (src 
org-babel-exp-inline-src-blocks))
 org-enforce-todo-dependencies t
 org-reverse-note-order t
 org-insert-heading-respect-content t
 org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
 org-from-is-user-regexp nil
 org-yank-adjusted-subtrees t
 org-outline-path-complete-in-steps nil
 org-export-preprocess-before-selecting-backend-code-hook 
'(org-beamer-select-beamer-code)
 org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines t
 org-modules '(org-bbdb org-bibtex org-docview org-gnus org-info org-jsinfo 
org-habit org-irc org-mew org-mhe org-rmail org-vm org-wl org-w3m)
 org-columns-default-format "%TODO %CATEGORY %60ITEM(Task)%5Effort(Estim){:} 
%5CLOCKSUM(Clock) %SCHEDULED(Time) %DEADLINE"
 org-remember-templates '(("Regular todo" 114 "* TODO 
%?\n:LOGBOOK:\n:CREATED:%U\n:END:\n%i\n " "~/projects/notes.org" "Tasks")
                          ("Open Scan todo" 111 "* TODO 
%?\n:LOGBOOK:\n:CREATED:%U\n:END:\n%i\n " "~/work/openscan/openscan.org" 
"Miscellaneous non-project tasks")
                          ("todo With clip" 119 "* TODO 
%?%c\n:LOGBOOK:\n:CREATED:%U\n:END:\n\n%i\n" "~/projects/notes.org" "Tasks") 
("bookmarks" 98 "* %c\n%i\n %u" "~/projects/notes.org" "Bookmarks"))
 org-export-latex-final-hook '(org-beamer-amend-header org-beamer-fix-toc 
org-beamer-auto-fragile-frames org-beamer-place-default-actions-for-lists)
 org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
 org-export-blocks '((src org-babel-exp-src-blocks nil) (comment 
org-export-blocks-format-comment t) (ditaa org-export-blocks-format-ditaa nil) 
(dot org-export-blocks-format-dot nil))
 )