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27.0.50; M-x describe-package groovy-mode breaks |
Date: |
Sun, 20 Jan 2019 23:17:38 +0800 |
I've setup Melpa, C-h P groovy-mode breaks, here is the backtrace
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)
#f(compiled-function (pkg) #<bytecode 0x45e6b941>)(groovy-mode)
apply(#f(compiled-function (pkg) #<bytecode 0x45e6b941>) groovy-mode)
describe-package-1(groovy-mode)
describe-package(groovy-mode)
funcall-interactively(describe-package groovy-mode)
call-interactively(describe-package nil nil)
command-execute(describe-package)
By evaluating describe-package-1 to get detailed Backtrace (I didn't
paste it since it is very long), it seems the error is caused by the
"last" expression of describe-package-1:
(insert readme-string)
when readme-string is nil.
I notice Melpa fails to provide the readme file, this URL is 404
https://melpa.org/packages/groovy-mode-readme.txt
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In GNU Emacs 27.0.50
Repository revision: 436c225f1b8ca48fa7c7e769fe6b7055f37af95d
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.1671
System Description: Mac OS X 10.14.2
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Subject: |
Re: bug#34147: 27.0.50; M-x describe-package groovy-mode breaks |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:10:02 -0400 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Version:27.1
> I'm attaching a small patch with the changes I suggested above.
Pushed, but inserting a fall back text.
Thank you very much,
Stefan
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