(wrong-type-argument stringp nil)

(wrong-type-argument stringp nil)

[Roland Mas]

Hello people,

I think I'm coming across an error.  Sometimes when pressing 'g' in
the Group buffer I get the error mentioned in subject.  Re-pressing
'g' usually fixes the situation, but yet I don't like the problem.

  I'm running a recent Oort Gnus (thanks to Manoj), but the problem
has been occurring for quite some time now.  I've just overcome my
laziness to report it.

  Backtrace follows.  Sorry for the long lines, what should I do about
them next time?  Send the backtrace as an attachment?  M-q them?  Keep
them as is (as are?)?

Signaling: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
  format(nil)
  apply(format nil)
  error(nil)
  nntp-retrieve-groups(("fr.lettres.langue.chinoise" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.divers" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.auteurs" "fr.misc.bavardages.dinosaures" "fr.comp.applications.emacs" "comp.object.corba" "comp.text.xml" "comp.text.sgml" "alt.fan.elite" "comp.lang.lisp" "fr.comp.lang.lisp" "fr.bienvenue" "fr.usenet.logiciels" "fr.usenet.reponses" "fr.usenet.distribution" "fr.usenet.8bits" "fr.test" "test" "gnu.emacs.sources" "gnu.emacs.bug" "gnu.emacs.announce" "comp.emacs" "alt.japanese.misc" "alt.japanese" "fr.usenet.forums.evolution" "fr.usenet.forums.annonces" "fr.comp.text.tex" "comp.text.tex" "alt.japanese.text" "fr.lettres.langue.francaise" "fr.lettres.langue.anglaise" "fr.lettres.ecriture" "fr.comp.securite" "comp.security.unix" "comp.security.ssh" "comp.security.pgp.test" "comp.security.pgp.tech" "comp.security.pgp.resources" "comp.security.pgp.discuss" "comp.security.pgp.announce" "comp.security.misc" "comp.security.announce" "fr.misc.cryptologie" "fr.comp.os.linux.moderated" "fr.comp.os.linux.annonces" "fr.comp.lang.tcl" "fr.comp.lang.perl" "fr.comp.lang.ada" "comp.lang.tcl.announce" "comp.lang.tcl" ... . ("comp.lang.python.announce" "comp.lang.python" "comp.lang.perl.tk" "comp.lang.perl.modules" "comp.lang.perl.moderated" "comp.lang.perl.misc" "comp.lang.perl.announce" "comp.lang.awk" "comp.lang.ada" "alt.sysadmin.recovery" "gnu.emacs.gnus" "fr.lettres.langue.japonaise")) "news.echo.fr")
  gnus-retrieve-groups(("fr.lettres.langue.chinoise" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.divers" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.auteurs" "fr.misc.bavardages.dinosaures" "fr.comp.applications.emacs" "comp.object.corba" "comp.text.xml" "comp.text.sgml" "alt.fan.elite" "comp.lang.lisp" "fr.comp.lang.lisp" "fr.bienvenue" "fr.usenet.logiciels" "fr.usenet.reponses" "fr.usenet.distribution" "fr.usenet.8bits" "fr.test" "test" "gnu.emacs.sources" "gnu.emacs.bug" "gnu.emacs.announce" "comp.emacs" "alt.japanese.misc" "alt.japanese" "fr.usenet.forums.evolution" "fr.usenet.forums.annonces" "fr.comp.text.tex" "comp.text.tex" "alt.japanese.text" "fr.lettres.langue.francaise" "fr.lettres.langue.anglaise" "fr.lettres.ecriture" "fr.comp.securite" "comp.security.unix" "comp.security.ssh" "comp.security.pgp.test" "comp.security.pgp.tech" "comp.security.pgp.resources" "comp.security.pgp.discuss" "comp.security.pgp.announce" "comp.security.misc" "comp.security.announce" "fr.misc.cryptologie" "fr.comp.os.linux.moderated" "fr.comp.os.linux.annonces" "fr.comp.lang.tcl" "fr.comp.lang.perl" "fr.comp.lang.ada" "comp.lang.tcl.announce" "comp.lang.tcl" ... . ("comp.lang.python.announce" "comp.lang.python" "comp.lang.perl.tk" "comp.lang.perl.modules" "comp.lang.perl.moderated" "comp.lang.perl.misc" "comp.lang.perl.announce" "comp.lang.awk" "comp.lang.ada" "alt.sysadmin.recovery" "gnu.emacs.gnus" "fr.lettres.langue.japonaise")) (nntp "news.echo.fr"))
  gnus-read-active-file-2(("fr.lettres.langue.chinoise" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.divers" "fr.comp.infosystemes.www.auteurs" "fr.misc.bavardages.dinosaures" "fr.comp.applications.emacs" "comp.object.corba" "comp.text.xml" "comp.text.sgml" "alt.fan.elite" "comp.lang.lisp" "fr.comp.lang.lisp" "fr.bienvenue" "fr.usenet.logiciels" "fr.usenet.reponses" "fr.usenet.distribution" "fr.usenet.8bits" "fr.test" "test" "gnu.emacs.sources" "gnu.emacs.bug" "gnu.emacs.announce" "comp.emacs" "alt.japanese.misc" "alt.japanese" "fr.usenet.forums.evolution" "fr.usenet.forums.annonces" "fr.comp.text.tex" "comp.text.tex" "alt.japanese.text" "fr.lettres.langue.francaise" "fr.lettres.langue.anglaise" "fr.lettres.ecriture" "fr.comp.securite" "comp.security.unix" "comp.security.ssh" "comp.security.pgp.test" "comp.security.pgp.tech" "comp.security.pgp.resources" "comp.security.pgp.discuss" "comp.security.pgp.announce" "comp.security.misc" "comp.security.announce" "fr.misc.cryptologie" "fr.comp.os.linux.moderated" "fr.comp.os.linux.annonces" "fr.comp.lang.tcl" "fr.comp.lang.perl" "fr.comp.lang.ada" "comp.lang.tcl.announce" "comp.lang.tcl" ... . ("comp.lang.python.announce" "comp.lang.python" "comp.lang.perl.tk" "comp.lang.perl.modules" "comp.lang.perl.moderated" "comp.lang.perl.misc" "comp.lang.perl.announce" "comp.lang.awk" "comp.lang.ada" "alt.sysadmin.recovery" "gnu.emacs.gnus" "fr.lettres.langue.japonaise")) (nntp "news.echo.fr"))
  gnus-read-active-file-1((nntp "news.echo.fr") nil)
  gnus-read-active-file()
  gnus-group-get-new-news(nil)
  call-interactively(gnus-group-get-new-news)

Roland.
-- 
Roland Mas

Just a little bit of you every day will surely keep the doctors away.
  -- Just a little bit of you (The Jackson Five)

Re: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)

[Han Pilmeyer]

>>>>> "Roland" == Roland Mas <mas@echo.fr> writes:

Roland> Hello people,
Roland> I think I'm coming across an error.  Sometimes when pressing 'g' in
Roland> the Group buffer I get the error mentioned in subject.  Re-pressing
Roland> 'g' usually fixes the situation, but yet I don't like the problem.

Roland>   I'm running a recent Oort Gnus (thanks to Manoj), but the problem
Roland> has been occurring for quite some time now.  I've just overcome my
Roland> laziness to report it.

I have no answer unfortunately, but I do have the same problem. But
only when I'm working from home. At home I use dial-up on demand
(through WinRoute) and I have a feeling that I only get this error
when Gnus initiates the dialing.

I'm still on 5.8.8.

Cheers.
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