[Orgmode] Re: Help: Agenda not working anymore

[Markus Heller]

On 7/12/2010 11:18 AM, Markus Heller wrote:
> On 7/12/2010 10:05 AM, Markus Heller wrote:
> > On 7/12/2010 9:29 AM, Markus Heller wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > today, after starting emacs, the agenda does not work anymore. I type
> > > C-a a to get the daily overview, but org gets stuck at CONTENTS...done
> > > (see message buffer at the end).
> > >
> > > When I try f9-m (see Bernt's set-up), I get the following message in the
> > > mini-buffer: mapcar: Wrong type argument: listp, \.\.\.
> > >
> > > I pulled the latest release, but that didn't help unfortunately.
> >
> > I did some more testing: No matter what agenda command I use, it
> > emacs/org always get stuck at CONTENTS...done. Doesn't matter if it's
> > C-a a, or C-a t ...
> >
> > > My versions:
> > >
> > > Org-mode: Org-mode version 6.36trans (release_6.36.608.gc1ef)
> > > emacs: 23.2.1
> > > Windoze XP
> >
> > The same issue exists when using emacs 23.1.1.
> >
> > ANy ideas? ANyone?
>
> After more testing, I think I've narrowed it down to an issue with my
> agenda files.
>
> I add my agenda files using (C-c [), and all files exist in the
> appropriate directory. But when I uncomment all files except for one in
> my .emacs, I get the following error:
>
> non-existent agenda file GTD.org [R]emove from list or [A]bort?
>
> Then I noticed a whole bunch of messages in the *Messages* buffer after
> typing f9-o (again using Bernt's set-up) as shown below.
>
> So now it seems to me that org is working fine, and that gathering ID
> location data seems to take way longer than usual, which leads me to
> believe that something is wrong with our network ...
>
> I apologize for any confusion and wasted time my postings might have
> caused!

I think I've finally found the problem and the solution!

I've finally started to use git for my .org-files, and I'm still very 
new to git.  But ever since I initialized the repository, emacs loads 
vc-git, which apparently is bundled with emacs.  My suspicion was that 
all those ID locations are in fact related to vc-git, and upon disabling 
vc-git by putting

(setq vc-handled-backends nil)

in my .emacs, the agenda is being build as fast as usual.  :)

Hope that helps ...

Markus

> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (26/65 files): h:/org/R0015.org
> Finding ID locations (27/65 files): h:/org/R0015.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (28/65 files): h:/org/G0865.org
> Finding ID locations (29/65 files): h:/org/G0865.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Quit
> Press key for agenda command:
> Finding ID locations (1/79 files): h:/org/G0580.org
> Finding ID locations (2/79 files): h:/org/G0580.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (3/79 files): h:/org/S0812.org
> Finding ID locations (4/79 files): h:/org/S0812.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (5/79 files): h:/org/S0425.org
> Finding ID locations (6/79 files): h:/org/S0425.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (7/79 files): h:/org/S0424.org
> Finding ID locations (8/79 files): h:/org/S0424.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (9/79 files): h:/org/S0423.org
> Finding ID locations (10/79 files): h:/org/S0423.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (11/79 files): h:/org/C0775.org
> Finding ID locations (12/79 files): h:/org/C0775.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (13/79 files): h:/org/refile.org
> Finding ID locations (14/79 files): h:/org/R0787.org
> Finding ID locations (15/79 files): h:/org/R0787.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (16/79 files): h:/org/R0657.org
> Finding ID locations (17/79 files): h:/org/R0657.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (18/79 files): h:/org/R0279.org
> Finding ID locations (19/79 files): h:/org/R0279.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (20/79 files): h:/org/R0048.org
> Finding ID locations (21/79 files): h:/org/R0048.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (22/79 files): h:/org/R0047.org
> Finding ID locations (23/79 files): h:/org/R0047.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (24/79 files): h:/org/R0029.org
> Finding ID locations (25/79 files): h:/org/R0029.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (26/79 files): h:/org/R0015.org
> Finding ID locations (27/79 files): h:/org/R0015.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (28/79 files): h:/org/G0865.org
> Finding ID locations (29/79 files): h:/org/G0865.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (30/79 files): h:/org/G0749.org
> Finding ID locations (31/79 files): h:/org/G0749.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (32/79 files): h:/org/G0689.org
> Finding ID locations (33/79 files): h:/org/G0689.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (34/79 files): h:/org/G0473.org
> Finding ID locations (35/79 files): h:/org/G0473.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (36/79 files): h:/org/G0439.org
> Finding ID locations (37/79 files): h:/org/G0439.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (38/79 files): h:/org/G0431.org
> Finding ID locations (39/79 files): h:/org/G0431.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (40/79 files): h:/org/GTD.org
> Finding ID locations (41/79 files): h:/org/GTD.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (42/79 files): h:/org/G0630.org
> Finding ID locations (43/79 files): h:/org/G0630.org_archive
> OVERVIEW
> Finding ID locations (44/79 files): h:/org/G0580.org
> Finding ID locations (45/79 files): h:/org/S0812.org
> Finding ID locations (46/79 files): h:/org/S0425.org
> Finding ID locations (47/79 files): h:/org/S0424.org
> Finding ID locations (48/79 files): h:/org/S0423.org
> Finding ID locations (49/79 files): h:/org/C0775.org
> Finding ID locations (50/79 files): h:/org/refile.org
> Finding ID locations (51/79 files): h:/org/R0787.org
> Finding ID locations (52/79 files): h:/org/R0657.org
> Finding ID locations (53/79 files): h:/org/R0279.org
> Finding ID locations (54/79 files): h:/org/R0048.org
> Finding ID locations (55/79 files): h:/org/R0047.org
> Finding ID locations (56/79 files): h:/org/R0029.org
> Finding ID locations (57/79 files): h:/org/R0015.org
> Finding ID locations (58/79 files): h:/org/G0865.org
> Finding ID locations (59/79 files): h:/org/G0749.org
> Finding ID locations (60/79 files): h:/org/G0689.org
> Finding ID locations (61/79 files): h:/org/G0473.org
> Finding ID locations (62/79 files): h:/org/G0439.org
> Finding ID locations (63/79 files): h:/org/G0431.org
> Finding ID locations (64/79 files): h:/org/GTD.org
> Finding ID locations (65/79 files): h:/org/G0630.org
> Finding ID locations (66/79 files): h:/org/G0580.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (67/79 files): h:/org/S0812.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (68/79 files): h:/org/S0425.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (69/79 files): h:/org/S0424.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (70/79 files): h:/org/S0423.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (71/79 files): h:/org/C0775.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (72/79 files): h:/org/R0787.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (73/79 files): h:/org/R0657.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (74/79 files): h:/org/R0279.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (75/79 files): h:/org/R0048.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (76/79 files): h:/org/R0047.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (77/79 files): h:/org/R0029.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (78/79 files): h:/org/R0015.org_archive
> Finding ID locations (79/79 files): h:/org/G0865.org_archive
> 43 unique files scanned for IDs
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