Re: [O] Bug: [8.2.10 (8.2.10-1-g8b63dc-elpa @ /home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/elpa/org-20141027/)]

[Sharon Kimble]

>> Sharon Kimble <address@hidden> writes:

>> Thinking that the problem  was in corruption in my git download, I
>> downloaded a fresh git setup, but the problem still remains. So
>> I've installed org-mode from ELPA, but the problem still remains. I
>> am still unable to send emails through gnus, and the error report is
>> still occurring in many places whilst in daily usage.

> There are a few problems with your bug report[fn:1].

> First, you don't describe the problem or the error at all (maybe you did
> in some earlier post, but please don't assume that anybody is going to
> go back and search the list in order to divine your meaning).  I, for
> one, have no idea what problem and error report you are talking about,
> partially because I'm not keeping up with the mailing list, partially
> because I'm getting old and decrepit and my memory ain't what it used to
> be.

> But in addition, why do you think this is an org-mode problem? Surely, gnus is
> the more likely culprit, no?

> Nick

> Footnotes:

> [fn:1] The orgmode site has some pointers to useful guides: Simon
> Tatham's "How to Send Bug Reports Effectively" and Eric Raymond's
> and Rick Moen's "How to Ask Questions the Smart Way". The former
> is in the "How to contribute to Org" page; the latter is on the
> front page.

Thanks Nick for your reply. This ties in with my bug report of
2014-10-27 06:56 Bug: org-columns-compile-format [8.2.10
(release_8.2.10-1-g8b63dc @ /home/boudiccas/git/org-mode/lisp/)]
which showed the back-trace of the problem. That back-trace is still
valid for this new bug report, as the problem still remains.

It is not a gnus-problem alone as I also get the error report when
opening some org-mode pages. 

"For the last couple of days I have been unable to send any emails through
gnus, or any followups to a newsgroup, because the buffer which should contain
the headers of the message and my signature have been completely blank and
empty, with just "Wrong type argument: stringp, 1" showing in the mini-buffer.
On several of my org-mode files, when opening them I get this error message
showing in the mini-buffer - "org-columns-compile-format: Wrong type argument:
stringp, 1"."

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp 1)
  
string-match("%\\([0-9]+\\)?\\([[:alnum:]_-]+\\)\\(?:(\\([^)]+\\))\\)?\\(?:{\\([^}]+\\)}\\)?\\s-*"
 1 0)
  org-columns-compile-format(1)
  org-columns-get-format(1)
  org-columns(1)
  (lambda nil (org-columns 1))()
  run-hooks(change-major-mode-after-body-hook text-mode-hook outline-mode-hook 
org-mode-hook)
  apply(run-hooks (change-major-mode-after-body-hook text-mode-hook 
outline-mode-hook org-mode-hook))
  run-mode-hooks(org-mode-hook)
  org-mode()
  set-auto-mode-0(org-mode nil)
  #[0 
"address@hidden"\210\202'\301\306\240\210\307
\300\"\204'\310\311\312\"\210
A\266\202\202\207"
 [nil (t) ((org-mode)) functionp message "Ignoring unknown mode `%s'" t 
set-auto-mode-0 throw nop nil] 5 "\n\n(fn)"]()
  funcall(#[0 
"address@hidden"\210\202'\301\306\240\210\307
\300\"\204'\310\311\312\"\210
A\266\202\202\207"
 [nil (t) ((org-mode)) functionp message "Ignoring unknown mode `%s'" t 
set-auto-mode-0 throw nop nil] 5 "\n\n(fn)"])
  set-auto-mode()
  normal-mode(t)
  after-find-file(nil t)
  find-file-noselect-1(#<buffer 2014a.org> "~/.emacs.d/org/2014a.org" nil nil 
"~/.emacs.d/org/2014a.org" (16517036 2049))
  find-file-noselect("/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/org/2014a.org")
  desktop-restore-file-buffer("/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/org/2014a.org" 
"2014a.org" nil)
  byte-code("  \236A\206\305\n\f#\207" [desktop-buffer-major-mode 
desktop-buffer-mode-handlers desktop-buffer-file-name desktop-buffer-name 
desktop-buffer-misc desktop-restore-file-buffer] 4)
  desktop-create-buffer(206 "/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/org/2014a.org" 
"2014a.org" org-mode (auto-fill-mode abbrev-mode visual-line-mode linum-mode 
override-global-mode autopair-mode org-indent-mode flyspell-mode yas-minor-mode 
drag-stuff-mode global-keys-minor-mode org2blog/wp-mode) 71546 (1 nil) nil nil 
((indent-tabs-mode) (buffer-file-coding-system . utf-8-unix) (fill-column . 68) 
(truncate-lines)))
  eval-buffer(#<buffer  *load*> nil 
"/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/desktop/emacs.desktop" nil t)  ; Reading at buffer 
position 3614
  load-with-code-conversion("/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/desktop/emacs.desktop" 
"/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/desktop/emacs.desktop" t t)
  load("/home/boudiccas/.emacs.d/desktop/emacs.desktop" t t t)
  desktop-read()
  #[nil "\304\211      \235\203\305 \"\306)\n\205\307 
\210\310\211\207" [key command-line-args desktop-save-mode 
inhibit-startup-screen "--no-desktop" delete nil desktop-read t] 4]()
  run-hooks(after-init-hook)
  command-line()
  normal-top-level()
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

That is from today’s back-trace.

If I do "F1 f" and enter "org-columns-compile-format" it shows -

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
org-columns-compile-format is a compiled Lisp function in
`org-colview.el'.

(org-columns-compile-format FMT)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

in the *help* buffer, which leads me to believe that it is an org
problem, as "org-colview.el" is provided by "org". Hence the two bug
reports, the first being when I was using "org" from a git clone
which was updated every evening. I am now using the ELPA version,
and the problem has not changed.

I have tried using several versions of emacs, I have reverted to a
previous script of ".gnus.el", and also reverted to a previous
version of "init", but the problem still remains.

I am unable to send any emails through gnus, likewise any follow-ups
to newsgroups, and am only able to send emails through "org", and
have to rebuild each reply by hand, a laborious problem which has
drastically reduced my email output! 

I hope this helps you understand my problem?

Thanks
Sharon.
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