Re: How to debug Error during redisplay

[Stefan Monnier]

> I have just noticed this (using 24.2.92) in the *message* buffer which I
> cannot reproduce in emacs 24.2. Any idea how to debug this problem?

> Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 1) signaled (wrong-type-argument 
> stringp nil)
> Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 561) signaled (wrong-type-argument 
> stringp nil)
> Error during redisplay: (jit-lock-function 1) signaled (wrong-type-argument 
> stringp nil) [2 times]

You can try (setq font-lock-support-mode nil) then turn font-lock-mode off
and then back on, so as to make it not use jit-lock.  If you're lucky,
the same problem will occur, but this time it'll be in a context where
debug-on-error works.


        Stefan