Re: wrong type error in local variables

[Douglas Lewan]

On 7/2/20 11:06 AM, Joost Kremers wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 02 2020, Douglas Lewan wrote:
> > I have a TeX file with the following local variables:
> >
> >      Local Variables:
> >      eval: (ab-new-buffer (prog1 (find-file "chapter16.tex")      
> > (message "After find file.")))
> >      End:
> >
> > The (find-file) succeeds. (There's a buffer with that file and I see 
> > the message.) However, overall I get this error:
> >
> >      File local-variables error: (wrong-type-argument stringp      nil)
> >
> > I assume the call to (ab-new-buffer) gets the error, but as far as I 
> > can tell that call never happens. (ab-new-buffer) has the following 
> > definition:
> >
> >      (defun ab-new-buffer (buffer-or-name)
> >        (error "Now in (ab-new-buffer)."))
> >
> > I never see that error.
> > What am I missing?
> >
> > FYI The data above are obviously reduced to a minimal case. With the 
> > correct definition of (ab-new-buffer) a full battery of tests passes.
>
> Seems to work fine for me. Are you sure you have nothing else in your 
> local variables block? And what about the local variables block of the 
> file you're finding in your local variables block (i.e., 
> "chapter16.tex")?

I do have other things in the local variables, but that suggestion 
prompted me to try this in emacs -Q where I do see the above error.  
I'll try again in a clean emacs.

Now I have to wonder just how dirty I've made emacs....

Thanks for the prompt.

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,Doug
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