From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/56493 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Robert Epprecht Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: can't get news Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:46:31 +0100 Sender: ding-owner@lists.math.uh.edu Message-ID: <86ad2zw39k.fsf@i3d.home> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-=" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1078249550 12886 80.91.224.253 (2 Mar 2004 17:45:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:45:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ding-owner+M5034@lists.math.uh.edu Tue Mar 02 18:45:44 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from malifon.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.13]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AyDxg-0005GA-00 for ; Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:45:44 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by malifon.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1AyDvy-0004bU-00; Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:43:58 -0600 Original-Received: from justine.libertine.org ([66.139.78.221] ident=postfix) by malifon.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1AyDvs-0004bP-00 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:43:52 -0600 Original-Received: from mail01.solnet.ch (mail01.solnet.ch [212.101.4.135]) by justine.libertine.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48D553A0034 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 11:43:49 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail01.solnet.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FF0F62338 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:43:47 +0000 (GMT) Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail01.solnet.ch [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 15677-07 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:43:44 +0000 (GMT) Original-Received: from i3d.home (212-41-87-45.adsl.solnet.ch [212.41.87.45]) by mail01.solnet.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A34562302 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:43:41 +0000 (GMT) Original-Received: from dada by i3d.home with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AyDyR-0000n8-00; Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:46:31 +0100 Original-To: ding@gnus.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) X-Virus-Scanned: by SolNet Precedence: bulk Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:56493 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:56493 --=-=-= I'm using today's CVS Gnus and GNU Emacs 21.2 Since some days I can't get news. I do 'J j g J s' and get the attached backtrace. --=-=-= Content-Disposition: inline; filename=backtrace2.txt Content-Description: backtrace Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil) set-buffer(nil) (save-excursion (set-buffer (nntp-find-connection-buffer nntp-server-buffer)) (erase-buffer) (if (and ... ... ...) (quote nov) (let ... ... ... ... ... ... ...))) (progn (save-excursion (set-buffer ...) (erase-buffer) (if ... ... ...))) (condition-case nil (progn (save-excursion ... ... ...)) (quit (nntp-close-server) (signal ... nil))) (setq nntp-with-open-group-internal (condition-case nil (progn ...) (quit ... ...))) (unwind-protect (setq nntp-with-open-group-internal (condition-case nil ... ...)) (when timer (nnheader-cancel-timer timer))) (let ((timer ...)) (unwind-protect (setq nntp-with-open-group-internal ...) (when timer ...)) nil) (catch (quote nntp-with-open-group-error) (nntp-possibly-change-group group server nil) (let (...) (unwind-protect ... ...) nil)) (while (catch (quote nntp-with-open-group-error) (nntp-possibly-change-group group server nil) (let ... ... nil)) (setf (symbol-function ...) nntp-report-n)) (progn (set (quote nntp-with-open-group-internal) nil) (while (catch ... ... ...) (setf ... nntp-report-n)) nntp-with-open-group-internal) (unwind-protect (progn (set ... nil) (while ... ...) nntp-with-open-group-internal) (if --letf-bound--75836 (set ... --letf-save--75835) (makunbound ...))) (progn (fset (quote nntp-report) --letf-val--75841) (unwind-protect (progn ... ... nntp-with-open-group-internal) (if --letf-bound--75836 ... ...))) (unwind-protect (progn (fset ... --letf-val--75841) (unwind-protect ... ...)) (if --letf-bound--75840 (fset ... --letf-save--75839) (fmakunbound ...))) (progn (set (quote nntp-report-n) --letf-val--75846) (unwind-protect (progn ... ...) (if --letf-bound--75840 ... ...))) (unwind-protect (progn (set ... --letf-val--75846) (unwind-protect ... ...)) (if --letf-bound--75845 (set ... --letf-save--75844) (makunbound ...))) (let* ((--letf-bound--75845 ...) (--letf-save--75844 ...) (--letf-val--75846 ...) (--letf-bound--75840 ...) (--letf-save--75839 ...) (--letf-val--75841 ...) (--letf-bound--75836 ...) (--letf-save--75835 ...)) (unwind-protect (progn ... ...) (if --letf-bound--75845 ... ...))) (letf ((nntp-report-n ...) (... ...) (nntp-with-open-group-internal nil)) (while (catch ... ... ...) (setf ... nntp-report-n)) nntp-with-open-group-internal) (nntp-with-open-group group server (save-excursion (set-buffer ...) (erase-buffer) (if ... ... ...))) nntp-retrieve-headers((14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 14611 14612 14613 14614 14615 14616 14617 14618 14619 14620 14621 14622 14623 14624 14625 14626 14627 14628 14629 14630 14631 14632 14633 14634 14635 14636 14637 14638 14639 14640 14641 14642 14643 14644 14645 14646 14647 14648 14649 14650 14651 14652 ...) "ch.admin" "news.cis.dfn.de" nil) gnus-retrieve-headers((14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 14611 14612 14613 14614 14615 14616 14617 14618 14619 14620 14621 14622 14623 14624 14625 14626 14627 14628 14629 14630 14631 14632 14633 14634 14635 14636 14637 14638 14639 14640 14641 14642 14643 14644 14645 14646 14647 14648 14649 14650 14651 14652 ...) "ch.admin" nil) (let (gnus-agent) (gnus-retrieve-headers uncached-articles group fetch-old)) (eq (quote nov) (let (gnus-agent) (gnus-retrieve-headers uncached-articles group fetch-old))) (not (eq (quote nov) (let ... ...))) (cond ((not ...) (nnvirtual-convert-headers)) ((eq ... ...) (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (let* ... ... ... ... ... ...))) (progn (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (erase-buffer) (cond (... ...) (... ... ...)) (set-buffer gnus-agent-overview-buffer) (erase-buffer) (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (copy-to-buffer gnus-agent-overview-buffer (point-min) (point-max)) (when (and uncached-articles ...) (gnus-agent-braid-nov group uncached-articles file)) (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (let (...) (gnus-agent-check-overview-buffer) (write-region ... ... file nil ...)) (gnus-agent-load-alist group) (gnus-agent-save-alist group uncached-articles nil)) (if (setq uncached-articles (gnus-agent-uncached-articles articles group t)) (progn (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (erase-buffer) (cond ... ...) (set-buffer gnus-agent-overview-buffer) (erase-buffer) (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (copy-to-buffer gnus-agent-overview-buffer ... ...) (when ... ...) (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (let ... ... ...) (gnus-agent-load-alist group) (gnus-agent-save-alist group uncached-articles nil)) (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (erase-buffer) (insert-buffer-substring gnus-agent-overview-buffer)) (let ((gnus-decode-encoded-word-function ...) (file ...) cached-articles uncached-articles) (gnus-make-directory (nnheader-translate-file-chars ... t)) (when (file-exists-p file) (with-current-buffer gnus-agent-overview-buffer ... ...)) (if (setq uncached-articles ...) (progn ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...) (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (erase-buffer) (insert-buffer-substring gnus-agent-overview-buffer))) (save-excursion (gnus-agent-create-buffer) (let (... ... cached-articles uncached-articles) (gnus-make-directory ...) (when ... ...) (if ... ... ... ... ...)) (if (and fetch-old ...) t (nnheader-nov-delete-outside-range ... ...) t) (quote nov)) gnus-agent-retrieve-headers((14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 14611 14612 14613 14614 14615 14616 14617 14618 14619 14620 14621 14622 14623 14624 14625 14626 14627 14628 14629 14630 14631 14632 14633 14634 14635 14636 14637 14638 14639 14640 14641 14642 14643 14644 14645 14646 14647 14648 14649 14650 14651 14652 ...) "ch.admin" nil) gnus-retrieve-headers((14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 14611 14612 14613 14614 14615 14616 14617 14618 14619 14620 14621 14622 14623 14624 14625 14626 14627 14628 14629 14630 14631 14632 14633 14634 14635 14636 14637 14638 14639 14640 14641 14642 14643 14644 14645 14646 14647 14648 14649 14650 14651 14652 ...) "ch.admin" nil) gnus-cache-retrieve-headers((14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 14611 14612 14613 14614 14615 14616 14617 14618 14619 14620 14621 14622 14623 14624 14625 14626 14627 14628 14629 14630 14631 14632 14633 14634 14635 14636 14637 14638 14639 14640 14641 14642 14643 14644 14645 14646 14647 14648 14649 14650 14651 14652 ...) "ch.admin" nil) gnus-retrieve-headers((14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 14611 14612 14613 14614 14615 14616 14617 14618 14619 14620 14621 14622 14623 14624 14625 14626 14627 14628 14629 14630 14631 14632 14633 14634 14635 14636 14637 14638 14639 14640 14641 14642 14643 14644 14645 14646 14647 14648 14649 14650 14651 14652 ...) "ch.admin") (eq (quote nov) (gnus-retrieve-headers articles group)) (if (eq (quote nov) (gnus-retrieve-headers articles group)) nil (nnvirtual-convert-headers)) (unless (eq (quote nov) (gnus-retrieve-headers articles group)) (nnvirtual-convert-headers)) (progn (gnus-message 7 "Fetching headers for %s..." group) (gnus-make-directory (nnheader-translate-file-chars ... t)) (unless (eq ... ...) (nnvirtual-convert-headers)) (gnus-agent-check-overview-buffer) (copy-to-buffer gnus-agent-overview-buffer (point-min) (point-max)) (when (file-exists-p file) (gnus-agent-braid-nov group articles file)) (let (...) (gnus-agent-check-overview-buffer) (write-region ... ... file nil ...)) (gnus-agent-save-alist group articles nil) articles) (if articles (progn (gnus-message 7 "Fetching headers for %s..." group) (gnus-make-directory ...) (unless ... ...) (gnus-agent-check-overview-buffer) (copy-to-buffer gnus-agent-overview-buffer ... ...) (when ... ...) (let ... ... ...) (gnus-agent-save-alist group articles nil) articles) (ignore-errors (erase-buffer) (nnheader-insert-file-contents file))) (save-excursion (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (if articles (progn ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... articles) (ignore-errors ... ...))) (let ((articles articles)) (when (and ... ...) (if fetch-all ... ...)) (gnus-message 10 "gnus-agent-fetch-headers: undownloaded articles are '%s'" (gnus-compress-sequence articles t)) (save-excursion (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer) (if articles ... ...))) (let* ((fetch-all ...) (articles ...) (gnus-decode-encoded-word-function ...) (file ...)) (unless fetch-all (dolist ... ...) (setq articles ...)) (let (...) (when ... ...) (gnus-message 10 "gnus-agent-fetch-headers: undownloaded articles are '%s'" ...) (save-excursion ... ...)) articles) gnus-agent-fetch-headers("ch.admin") (setq articles (gnus-agent-fetch-headers group)) (let ((marked-articles gnus-newsgroup-downloadable)) (unless gnus-newsgroup-active (dolist ... ...)) (setq marked-articles (sort marked-articles ...)) (setq articles (gnus-agent-fetch-headers group)) (setq articles (sort ... ...)) (when articles (setq gnus-newsgroup-dependencies ...) (setq gnus-newsgroup-headers ...) (gnus-agent-create-buffer) (setq category ...) (setq predicate ...) (unless ... ...) (unless ... ...))) (progn (let (...) (unless gnus-newsgroup-active ...) (setq marked-articles ...) (setq articles ...) (setq articles ...) (when articles ... ... ... ... ... ... ...))) (if (or gnus-newsgroup-active (gnus-active group) (gnus-activate-group group)) (progn (let ... ... ... ... ... ...))) (when (or gnus-newsgroup-active (gnus-active group) (gnus-activate-group group)) (let (...) (unless gnus-newsgroup-active ...) (setq marked-articles ...) (setq articles ...) (setq articles ...) (when articles ... ... ... ... ... ... ...))) (let ((gnus-command-method method) (gnus-newsgroup-name group) (gnus-newsgroup-dependencies gnus-newsgroup-dependencies) (gnus-newsgroup-headers gnus-newsgroup-headers) (gnus-newsgroup-scored gnus-newsgroup-scored) (gnus-use-cache gnus-use-cache) (gnus-summary-expunge-below gnus-summary-expunge-below) (gnus-summary-mark-below gnus-summary-mark-below) (gnus-orphan-score gnus-orphan-score) gnus-headers gnus-score articles arts category predicate info marks score-param) (unless (gnus-check-group group) (error "Can't open server for %s" group)) (when (or gnus-newsgroup-active ... ...) (let ... ... ... ... ... ...))) gnus-agent-fetch-group-1("ch.admin" (nntp "news.cis.dfn.de")) (if (or debug-on-error debug-on-quit) (gnus-agent-fetch-group-1 group gnus-command-method) (condition-case err (gnus-agent-fetch-group-1 group gnus-command-method) (error ...) (quit ...))) (progn (if (or debug-on-error debug-on-quit) (gnus-agent-fetch-group-1 group gnus-command-method) (condition-case err ... ... ...))) (if (<= (gnus-group-level group) gnus-agent-handle-level) (progn (if ... ... ...))) (when (<= (gnus-group-level group) gnus-agent-handle-level) (if (or debug-on-error debug-on-quit) (gnus-agent-fetch-group-1 group gnus-command-method) (condition-case err ... ... ...))) (while (setq group (pop groups)) (when (<= ... gnus-agent-handle-level) (if ... ... ...))) (let ((gnus-agent-fetching t)) (gnus-agent-start-fetch) (while (setq group ...) (when ... ...))) (unwind-protect (let (...) (gnus-agent-start-fetch) (while ... ...)) (gnus-agent-stop-fetch)) (gnus-agent-with-fetch (while (setq group ...) (when ... ...))) (progn (setq groups (gnus-groups-from-server ...)) (gnus-agent-with-fetch (while ... ...))) (if (and (or ... ...) (gnus-online gnus-command-method)) (progn (setq groups ...) (gnus-agent-with-fetch ...))) (when (and (or ... ...) (gnus-online gnus-command-method)) (setq groups (gnus-groups-from-server ...)) (gnus-agent-with-fetch (while ... ...))) (while methods (setq gnus-command-method (car methods)) (when (and ... ...) (setq groups ...) (gnus-agent-with-fetch ...)) (setq methods (cdr methods))) (save-excursion (while methods (setq gnus-command-method ...) (when ... ... ...) (setq methods ...)) (gnus-run-hooks (quote gnus-agent-fetched-hook)) (gnus-message 6 "Finished fetching articles into the Gnus agent")) (let ((methods ...) groups group gnus-command-method) (save-excursion (while methods ... ... ...) (gnus-run-hooks ...) (gnus-message 6 "Finished fetching articles into the Gnus agent"))) gnus-agent-fetch-session() call-interactively(gnus-agent-fetch-session) --=-=-= Robert Epprecht --=-=-=--