Re: Drafts problem

[ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>]

Alex Schroeder <alex@gnu.org> writes:

> ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
> 
> > > > > Signaling: (error "Couldn't activate group nndraft:drafts: Opened server  using directory ~/News/drafts/")
> > > > Have you changed the values of nnmh-* or nndir-* ?
> > 
> > It is a weird problem, but I don't know why.  Could you set a
> > breakpoint in nnmh-request-group (it IS nnmh), then try `M-g' on
> > nndraft:drafts, and tell me why it returns nil?
> 
> OK, I call debug-on-entry and enter nnmh-request-group, then I hit M-g
> on the drafts group:
> 
>        *: nndraft:drafts
> 
> I get this error:
> 
> nndraft:drafts error: 
> 
> No Backtrace buffer!  nnmh-request-group is not called.

It is weird. nnmh-request-group should be called, because
gnus-request-group is called before gnus-parse-active is called.

> I did some feeble debugging of my own, though.  :)  Dunno wether I'm
> on the correct track or not.  Here goes:  I set debug-on-error to t,
> then hit M-g on the drafts group.  The error happens but no backtrace
> appears.  Then I hit RET on the drafts group and I do get a
> backtrace.
> 
> It happens within gnus-select-newsgroup("nndraft:drafts" nil nil)
> 
> I then try (gnus-activate-group "nndraft:drafts") and yes, it returns
> nil.
> 
> Following this, I try (gnus-find-method-for-group "nndraft:drafts")
> and get (nndraft "").  I proceed to check all elements in the `and'
> call:
> 
> (gnus-check-server '(nndraft "")) -> t
> (gnus-parse-active) -> nil
> 
> That means `active' will be nil, and therefore `gnus-activate-group'
> will return nil.
> 
> (switch-to-buffer nntp-server-buffer) switches me to an empty buffer.
> 
> Maybe that is the source of the problem?

Maybe this is a problem. If gnus-request-group is called without
dont-check argument, it should insert something into
nntp-server-buffer.

ShengHuo