[Orgmode] [Babel] (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil) when shell error

[Sébastien Vauban]

Hi Eric and Dan,

* Getting messages from stderr

#+begin_src sh
ls NoSuchFileOrDirectory.txt
#+end_src

results in

: ls: cannot access NoSuchFileOrDirectory.txt: No such file or directory

in *Org-Babel Error Output*, and

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)
  insert(nil)
  (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (insert results))
  (with-current-buffer temp-buffer (insert results))
  (prog1 (with-current-buffer temp-buffer (insert results)) 
(with-current-buffer temp-buffer (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 0)))
  (unwind-protect (prog1 (with-current-buffer temp-buffer ...) 
(with-current-buffer temp-buffer ...)) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) 
(kill-buffer temp-buffer)))
  (let ((temp-file tmp-file) (temp-buffer ...)) (unwind-protect (prog1 ... ...) 
(and ... ...)))
  (with-temp-file tmp-file (insert results))
  (let ((tmp-file ...)) (with-temp-file tmp-file (insert results)) 
(org-babel-import-elisp-from-file tmp-file))
  (if (or (member "scalar" result-params) (member "output" result-params)) 
results (let (...) (with-temp-file tmp-file ...) 
(org-babel-import-elisp-from-file tmp-file)))
  (lambda (results) (if (or ... ...) results (let ... ... ...)))(nil)
  org-babel-sh-evaluate(nil "ls NoSuchFileOrDirectory.txt\n\n\n" ("replace"))
  (org-babel-reassemble-table (org-babel-sh-evaluate session full-body 
result-params) (org-babel-pick-name (nth 4 processed-params) (cdr ...)) 
(org-babel-pick-name (nth 5 processed-params) (cdr ...)))
  (let* ((processed-params ...) (session ...) (result-params ...) (full-body 
...)) (org-babel-reassemble-table (org-babel-sh-evaluate session full-body 
result-params) (org-babel-pick-name ... ...) (org-babel-pick-name ... ...)))
  org-babel-execute:sh("ls NoSuchFileOrDirectory.txt\n" ((:cache . "no") 
(:comments . "") (:exports . "code") (:hlines . "no") (:noweb . "no") (:results 
. "replace") (:session . "none") (:shebang . "") (:tangle . "no")))
  funcall(org-babel-execute:sh "ls NoSuchFileOrDirectory.txt\n" ((:cache . 
"no") (:comments . "") (:exports . "code") (:hlines . "no") (:noweb . "no") 
(:results . "replace") (:session . "none") (:shebang . "") (:tangle . "no")))
  (setq result (funcall cmd body params))
  (if (and (not arg) new-hash (equal new-hash old-hash)) (save-excursion 
(goto-char ...) (end-of-line 1) (forward-char 1) (setq result ...) (message 
...) result) (message "executing %s code block%s..." (capitalize lang) (if ... 
... "")) (setq result (funcall cmd body params)) (if (eq result-type ...) (setq 
result ...)) (org-babel-insert-result result result-params info new-hash indent 
lang) (run-hooks (quote org-babel-after-execute-hook)) result)
  (progn (fset (quote call-process-region) (function* ...)) (unless (fboundp 
cmd) (error "No org-babel-execute function for %s!" lang)) (if (and ... 
new-hash ...) (save-excursion ... ... ... ... ... result) (message "executing 
%s code block%s..." ... ...) (setq result ...) (if ... ...) 
(org-babel-insert-result result result-params info new-hash indent lang) 
(run-hooks ...) result))
  (unwind-protect (progn (fset ... ...) (unless ... ...) (if ... ... ... ... 
... ... ... result)) (if --cl-letf-bound-- (fset ... --cl-letf-save--) 
(fmakunbound ...)))
  (let* ((--cl-letf-bound-- ...) (--cl-letf-save-- ...)) (unwind-protect (progn 
... ... ...) (if --cl-letf-bound-- ... ...)))
  (letf ((... ...)) (unless (fboundp cmd) (error "No org-babel-execute function 
for %s!" lang)) (if (and ... new-hash ...) (save-excursion ... ... ... ... ... 
result) (message "executing %s code block%s..." ... ...) (setq result ...) (if 
... ...) (org-babel-insert-result result result-params info new-hash indent 
lang) (run-hooks ...) result))
  (letf* ((... ...)) (unless (fboundp cmd) (error "No org-babel-execute 
function for %s!" lang)) (if (and ... new-hash ...) (save-excursion ... ... ... 
... ... result) (message "executing %s code block%s..." ... ...) (setq result 
...) (if ... ...) (org-babel-insert-result result result-params info new-hash 
indent lang) (run-hooks ...) result))
  (flet ((call-process-region ... ...)) (unless (fboundp cmd) (error "No 
org-babel-execute function for %s!" lang)) (if (and ... new-hash ...) 
(save-excursion ... ... ... ... ... result) (message "executing %s code 
block%s..." ... ...) (setq result ...) (if ... ...) (org-babel-insert-result 
result result-params info new-hash indent lang) (run-hooks ...) result))
  (unwind-protect (flet (...) (unless ... ...) (if ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 
result)) (setq call-process-region (quote 
org-babel-call-process-region-original)))
  (let* ((lang ...) (params ...) (new-hash ...) (old-hash ...) (body ...) 
(result-params ...) (result-type ...) (cmd ...) (dir ...) (default-directory 
...) (org-babel-call-process-region-original ...) (indent ...) result) 
(unwind-protect (flet ... ... ...) (setq call-process-region ...)))
  (progn (let* (... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... result) 
(unwind-protect ... ...)))
  (if (org-babel-confirm-evaluate info) (progn (let* ... ...)))
  (when (org-babel-confirm-evaluate info) (let* (... ... ... ... ... ... ... 
... ... ... ... ... result) (unwind-protect ... ...)))
  (let ((info ...)) (when (org-babel-confirm-evaluate info) (let* ... ...)))
  org-babel-execute-src-block(nil ("sh" "ls NoSuchFileOrDirectory.txt\n" 
((:cache . "no") (:comments . "") (:exports . "code") (:hlines . "no") (:noweb 
. "no") (:results . "replace") (:session . "none") (:shebang . "") (:tangle . 
"no")) "" nil nil 0))
  (progn (org-babel-execute-src-block current-prefix-arg info) t)
  (if info (progn (org-babel-execute-src-block current-prefix-arg info) t) nil)
  (let ((info ...)) (if info (progn ... t) nil))
  org-babel-execute-src-block-maybe()
  (or (org-babel-execute-src-block-maybe) (org-babel-lob-execute-maybe))
  org-babel-execute-maybe()
  call-interactively(org-babel-execute-maybe)
  (cond ((commandp org-speed-command) (setq this-command org-speed-command) 
(call-interactively org-speed-command)) ((functionp org-speed-command) (funcall 
org-speed-command)) ((and org-speed-command ...) (eval org-speed-command)) (t 
(let ... ...)))
  (cond ((and org-use-speed-commands ...) (cond ... ... ... ...)) ((and ... ... 
... ...) (let ... ... ... ... ...)) (t (setq org-table-may-need-update t) 
(self-insert-command N) (org-fix-tags-on-the-fly) (if 
org-self-insert-cluster-for-undo ...)))
  org-self-insert-command(1)
  call-interactively(org-self-insert-command nil nil)
#+end_src

Best regards,
  Seb

-- 
Sébastien Vauban