I agree this idea, this could unify the reproduce steps and help some user save time and help org-mode maintainer get information they want. Ihor Radchenko writes: > Hi, > > In the Feedback section of the manual, we provide instructions on how to > create reproducers: https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html > > The instructions are nice, but I was thinking to simplify things for the > users further. > > I propose a new make target: make repro > It will run the commands we already suggest, but without a need to > create minimal file, pass all that arguments to emacs, etc > > WDYT? > > Best, > Ihor > > From 8d5f9f023af18828656df85a0ce4069e004dbf5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > Message-Id: <8d5f9f023af18828656df85a0ce4069e004dbf5d.1651373896.git.yantar92@gmail.com> > From: Ihor Radchenko > Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 10:44:10 +0800 > Subject: [PATCH] mk: Add make target "repro" for easy bug testing > > * mk/default.mk (REPRO_DEBUG): New custom variable enabling extra > debugging facilities in Emacs instance open by make repro. > (REPRO_ARGS): Extra arguments passed to Emacs by make repro. > (REPRO_INIT): > (REPRO): Define Emacs cmd for testing. > * mk/targets.mk (.PHONY): > (repro): Add new target. > * doc/org-manual.org (Feedback): Describe the new make target. > --- > doc/org-manual.org | 8 ++++++++ > mk/default.mk | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ > mk/targets.mk | 5 ++++- > 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org > index c0bd853ca..6a574977e 100644 > --- a/doc/org-manual.org > +++ b/doc/org-manual.org > @@ -269,6 +269,14 @@ ** Feedback > (add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "/path/to/org-mode/lisp")) > #+end_src > > +If you are using Org mode version from Git repository, you can start > +minimal session using make. > + > +: # Bare Emacs > +: make repro > +: # or pass extra arguments > +: make repro REPRO_ARGS="-l /path/to/minimal/config.el /tmp/bug.org" > + > If an error occurs, a "backtrace" can be very useful---see below on > how to create one. Often a small example file helps, along with clear > information about: > diff --git a/mk/default.mk b/mk/default.mk > index 804089280..33e737da3 100644 > --- a/mk/default.mk > +++ b/mk/default.mk > @@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ BTEST_OB_LANGUAGES = awk C fortran maxima lilypond octave perl python > # extra packages to require for testing > BTEST_EXTRA = > # ess-site # load ESS for R tests > +# Whether to activate extra debugging facilities for make repro. > +REPRO_DEBUG ?= yes > +# Extra arguments passed to Emacs for make repro. > +# e.g. -l config.el /tmp/bug.org > +REPRO_ARGS ?= > ##->8------------------------------------------------------------------- > ## YOU MAY NEED TO ADAPT THESE DEFINITIONS > ##---------------------------------------------------------------------- > @@ -93,6 +98,22 @@ BTEST = $(BATCH) $(BTEST_INIT) \ > # should be useful for manual testing and verification of problems. > NOBATCH = $(EMACSQ) $(BTEST_INIT) -l org -f org-version > > +ifeq ($(REPRO_DEBUG), yes) > +REPRO_INIT = --eval "(setq \ > + debug-on-error t\ > + debug-on-signal nil\ > + debug-on-quit nil\ > + org-element--cache-self-verify 'backtrace\ > + org-element--cache-self-verify-frequency 1.0\ > + org-element--cache-map-statistics t)" > +else > +REPRO_INIT = > +endif > + > +# Running a plain emacs with no config, this Org mode loaded, and > +# debugging facilities activated. > +REPRO = $(NOBATCH) $(REPRO_INIT) $(REPRO_ARGS) > + > # start Emacs with no user and site configuration > # EMACSQ = -vanilla # XEmacs > EMACSQ = $(EMACS) -Q > diff --git a/mk/targets.mk b/mk/targets.mk > index 6de77b1e6..5cba63e21 100644 > --- a/mk/targets.mk > +++ b/mk/targets.mk > @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif > cleanlisp cleandoc cleandocs cleantest \ > compile compile-dirty uncompiled \ > config config-test config-exe config-all config-eol config-version \ > - vanilla > + vanilla repro > > CONF_BASE = EMACS DESTDIR ORGCM ORG_MAKE_DOC > CONF_DEST = lispdir infodir datadir testdir > @@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ $(INSTSUB): > autoloads: lisp > $(MAKE) -C $< $@ > > +repro: cleanall autoloads > + -@$(REPRO) & > + > cleandirs: > $(foreach dir, $(SUBDIRS), $(MAKE) -C $(dir) cleanall;) -- [ stardiviner ] I try to make every word tell the meaning that I want to express. Blog: https://stardiviner.github.io/ IRC(freenode): stardiviner, Matrix: stardiviner GPG: F09F650D7D674819892591401B5DF1C95AE89AC3