Re: Bug: Occasional error with recurring tasks in agenda [9.4 (release_9.4-3-ge6021b @ /home/james/.config/emacs/straight/build/org-plus-contrib/)]

[Ihor Radchenko]

> This doesn't happen with emacs -Q, so presumably there's something in my
> config that's making this happen, but I have no idea what I should be
> looking for. Any suggestions?

I sometimes observe similar behaviour if I delete/refile task in file.
Then, if agenda view is not refreshed, tasks nearby might be messed up.
Presumably, it happens because markers saved in the agenda view (see
'org-hd-marker or 'org-marker text properties in agenda) are outdated
and point to wrong place.

So, you may need to check your config for any code affecting markers or
changing text in buffer. 

Best,
Ihor

James N. V. Cash <james.cash@occasionallycogent.com> writes:

>>>> It seems to always work properly from the org buffer itself, so I assume
>>>> it's something happening in the agenda, but I'm not sure where to look.
>>>> I've tried debugging `org-agenda-todo`, but I can't see anything in
>>>> askance there. Any advice as to what I should be looking for?
>
> Trying to do more work to track this down and I'm perhaps more confused than 
> I was before.
>
> I can consistently make this happen by opening my todo.org file which
> contains two recurring tasks, call them A and B.
>
> I start by putting the cursor on task A, then running org-agenda and
> using that to complete task B. This then results in task A showing twice
> in the agenda list and refreshing the agenda/checking the file shows
> task A completed & rescheduled to the next day and task B marked DONE
> and not repeated.
>
> Trying to track this down, I see in `org-todo`, the point moves from
> where org-agenda-todo positioned it in task B to inside where I had the
> cursor originally in the todo.org buffer, in task A. Strangely, I see
> the point changing when the `next` variable is printed out via
> `message` (I can also see the point changing after logging out org-state).
>
> If I print out either of those variables with the "%S" format string
> instead of "%s", the point doesn't move.
>
> This doesn't happen with emacs -Q, so presumably there's something in my
> config that's making this happen, but I have no idea what I should be
> looking for. Any suggestions?
>
> James