RE: [Orgmode] org-agenda-file-to-front (unbalanced parentheses))))

[Jai Jeffryes]

Bastien,

Thanks for looking at my message. So, here's what I came up with by following the instructions on the Feedback page you suggested.

1. Emacs version: GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON

2. Org version (it came with my Emacs install, I didn't do a separate installation of the mode):

Org-mode version 6.21b

3. (Even though I'm writing to this email list, I was curious to try the command M-x org-submit-bug-report. That command is not defined in my Emacs.)

4. Here are the org-related commands in my init file. I found out how to set up my agenda files there instead of relying on the command that I'm demonstrating now.

;; Org mode

(require 'org)

(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.org$" . org-mode))

(define-key global-map "\C-cl" 'org-store-link)

(define-key global-map "\C-ca" 'org-agenda)

(setq org-log-done t)

(setq org-todo-keywords '("TODO" "WAITING" "DONE"))        

(setq org-agenda-include-diary t)                           

(setq org-agenda-include-all-todo t)                       

(setq org-agenda-files (file-expand-wildcards "J:/MyDocuments/GTD/org/*.org"))

4. Creating a backtrace. The command C-u M-x org-reload RET does not exist on my Emacs.

5. I turned on the option to enter the debugger.

6. I visited a new file called sample.org. I didn't put it in the directory specified for agenda files in my init file (listed above). I wanted to add it interactively for this demo.

7. I saved that file.

8. I selected from the menu: Org --> File List for Agenda --> Add/Move Current File to Front of List

9. Here is the output from the *Backtrace* buffer.

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (scan-error "Unbalanced parentheses" 17301 29246)

  scan-sexps(83 29245)

  forward-sexp(29245)

  custom-save-delete(custom-set-variables)

  custom-save-variables()

  custom-save-all()

  customize-save-variable(org-agenda-files ("j:/MyDocuments/GTD/sample.org" "j:/MyDocuments/GTD/org/GTDSteelWig.org" "j:/MyDocuments/GTD/org/SteelWigSomeday.org"))

  org-store-new-agenda-file-list(("j:/MyDocuments/GTD/sample.org" "j:/MyDocuments/GTD/org/GTDSteelWig.org" "j:/MyDocuments/GTD/org/SteelWigSomeday.org"))

  org-agenda-file-to-front(nil)

  call-interactively(org-agenda-file-to-front nil nil)

I don't know Lisp, but I can count parentheses (or use Emacs to tell me what they match up with by backspacing over a right one and filling it back in again.) I don't see unbalanced parentheses in that output. I did try stepping through the code in the debugger once as an experiment. It went on and on and I finally held down the step key and let it do what seemed like hundreds of steps. It never errored out. I finally used whatever command it is that steps out. Guess what? That time, it added the file to the agenda file list.

I'm trying to be complete about what I did, although I'm just experimenting. Did any of that clarify anything?

Thanks for your help.

Jai

> From: address@hidden
> To: address@hidden
> CC: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Orgmode] org-agenda-file-to-front (unbalanced parentheses))))
> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:16:28 +0800
>
> Hi Jai,
>
> I cannot reproduce this error. Please send a more detailed backtrace by
> following the instructions here:
>
> http://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jai Jeffryes <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > I get a scan error when I try to add my current ORG file to the list of agenda
> > files.
> >
> > I'm using Emacs 23.1.1 on Windows, so it has the Org mode built in.
> >
> > I create a new .ORG file, add some text, and save it.
> >
> > Then I type C-c [
> >
> > and I get this error.
> >
> > Scan error: "Unbalanced parentheses", 17495, 29440
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > The same thing happens if I use the menu:
> >
> > Org --> File list for agenda --> Add/Move current file to front of list
> >
> > Or the full command: org-agenda-file-to-front
> >
> > I tried running the debugger, but that part of Emacs I've never learned. I
> > haven't done my own Lisp programming. I'd provide some more info if someone
> > wanted to prompt me on the next thing to try!
> >
> > Jai Jeffryes
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