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From: suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Scheduling calling debugger
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:37:48 +0200
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To: David Maus <dmaus@ictsoc.de>
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Hi David,

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:44 PM, David Maus <dmaus@ictsoc.de> wrote:
>> That solved it! Just for the sake of understanding, what was most
>> likely the issue here and what is a "macro problem"?
>
> My diagnosis went like this:
>
> (invalid-function org-loop-over-siblings-in-active-region)
> =A0^^^
>
> Invalid function means that Emacs was not able to get a callable
> function for the symbol named
> 'org-loop-over-siblings-in-active-region`
>
> It tried to look up one, but failed[1].
>
> 'org-loop-over-siblings-in-active-region' is a macro (hence "macro
> problem"). A macro is a Lisp structure that expands into Lisp code if
> you compile (or run) a Lisp application.[2]
>

[...]

>
> Best,
> =A0-- David
>
> [1] See Emacs Elisp manual,
> http://www.gnu.org/s/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Function-Indirection.ht=
ml
> [2] http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/macros-defining-your-own.html
>

Thank you for the clear explanation and the pointers to the references.
I will definitely go through them. :)

--=20
Suvayu

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