Re: Bug: clocktable error in org-agenda [9.2.2 (release_9.2.2-245-g9d7b1e @ /home/dortmann/src/git-org-mode/lisp/)]

[Daniel Ortmann <daniel.ortmann@oracle.com>]

Does anyone have an idea of why this problem occurs?
And perhaps how to fix it?

On 3/4/19 7:02 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:
> Actually I think it is a bug.  This weird behaviour has been around for
> a very long time (years probably).
>
> I have noticed similar behaviour with log mode, and clock check mode as
> well.
>
> I can reproduce the issue at with the following recipe:
>
> C-c a a (start org agenda)
> j -3 RET (go back 3 days although any number of days probably works)
> l (turn on log mode) or R for clock report
> . (go to today)
> l (wont' turn off log mode anymore)
>
> Workaround:
>
> j -3 RET (go back 3 days again)
> l (turn log mode off) or R for clock report
> .  (works normally again)
>
> I run into this regularly when I'm checking clock reports in the agenda
> for the past week (jump to the past, turn clock reports or logging on)
> then move forwards again and you can't turn it off.
>
> HTH.
>
> Regards,
> Bernt
>
> Daniel Ortmann <daniel.ortmann@oracle.com> writes:
>
>> This is crazy!  After months of problems, I myself no longer can
>> reproduce this issue!  :-/
>>
>> Comments welcome (Please!) ... but this issue no longer is actually a bug. 
>>
>> On 3/4/19 3:22 PM, Daniel Ortmann wrote:
>>> Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and
>>> what in fact did happen.  You don't know how to make a good report?  See
>>>
>>>      https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__orgmode.org_manual_Feedback.html-23Feedback&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=Dkq-B4wf3U4UeyggH34kSw8HWPy7CqI3u3RwPXz2f5o&m=4fSQsyYOysB0leNb80s58m3u_JCrMhGMzVXrgGispfw&s=_u3sTu0de7IKTb2RsyImTOaTAqX4pl-EiuT_gDXAtXA&e=
>>>
>>> Your bug report will be posted to the Org mailing list.
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Since this problem has been occurring for a few months now, it's got to
>>> be something wrong in my configuration.
>>>
>>> In the org agenda, pressing R activates the clock report but pressing it
>>> again does not turn it off.  The same behavior occurs through the menu;
>>> clicking the view clock report checkbox turns the checkbox on and the
>>> clock report appears in the agenda ... but clicking it again does not
>>> turn the clock report off; it stays visible.
>>>
>>> To log the bug report I started with
>>> emacs -Q -l ~/minimal-org.el
>>> then ran M-x org-agenda followed by a and then R.
>>> The following debug trace immediately occurred.
>>>
>>> Please clue in the clueless.
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
>>>   file-exists-p(nil)
>>>   org-check-agenda-file(nil)
>>>   org-agenda-prepare-buffers((nil))
>>>   org-dblock-write:clocktable((:name "clocktable" :link t :maxlevel 2
>>> :tstart 737122 :tend 737123 :scope agenda :indentation-column 0 :content
>>> "\n"))
>>>   org-update-dblock()
>>>   org-clock-get-clocktable(:link t :maxlevel 2 :tstart 737122 :tend
>>> 737123 :scope agenda)
>>>   apply(org-clock-get-clocktable (:link t :maxlevel 2 :tstart 737122
>>> :tend 737123 :scope agenda))
>>>   org-agenda-list(nil 737122 day nil)
>>>   (let nil (org-agenda-list 'nil 737122 'day nil))
>>>   eval((let nil (org-agenda-list 'nil 737122 'day nil)))
>>>   org-let(nil (org-agenda-list 'nil 737122 'day nil))
>>>   org-agenda-redo()
>>>   org-agenda-clockreport-mode()
>>>   funcall-interactively(org-agenda-clockreport-mode)
>>>   call-interactively(org-agenda-clockreport-mode nil nil)
>>>   command-execute(org-agenda-clockreport-mode)
>>>
>>>
>>> Emacs  : GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 3, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit,
>>> Xaw3d scroll bars)
>>>  of 2019-03-04
>>> Package: Org mode version 9.2.2 (release_9.2.2-245-g9d7b1e @
>>> /home/dortmann/src/git-org-mode/lisp/)
>>>
>>> current state:
>>> ==============
>>> (setq
>>>  org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer
>>>              org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
>>>  org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
>>>  org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer)
>>>  org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
>>>            [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-all append local]
>>>            5]
>>>          #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
>>>            [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all
>>>             append local]
>>>            5]
>>>          org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes)
>>>  org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe)
>>>  org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
>>>  org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
>>>  org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
>>>  org-bibtex-headline-format-function #[257 "\300\236A\207" [:title] 3
>>> "\n\n(fn ENTRY)"]
>>>  org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
>>>  org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe
>>>               org-babel-header-arg-expand)
>>>  org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
>>>  org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees
>>> org-cycle-show-empty-lines
>>>           org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
>>>  org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate
>>>               org-babel-speed-command-activate)
>>>  org-dynamic-block-alist '(("columnview" . org-columns-insert-dblock)
>>>                ("clocktable" . org-clock-report))
>>>  org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
>>>  org-link-parameters '(("id" :follow org-id-open)
>>>                ("eww" :follow eww :store org-eww-store-link)
>>>                ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store
>>>             org-rmail-store-link)
>>>                ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link)
>>>                ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link
>>>             :export org-irc-export)
>>>                ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export
>>>             :store org-info-store-link)
>>>                ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link)
>>>                ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export
>>>             org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link)
>>>                ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store
>>>             org-bibtex-store-link)
>>>                ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export
>>>             :complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store
>>>             org-bbdb-store-link)
>>>                ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("file+sys")
>>>                ("file+emacs") ("doi" :follow org--open-doi-link)
>>>                ("elisp" :follow org--open-elisp-link)
>>>                ("file" :complete org-file-complete-link)
>>>                ("ftp" :follow
>>>             (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "ftp:" path))))
>>>                ("help" :follow org--open-help-link)
>>>                ("http" :follow
>>>             (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "http:" path))))
>>>                ("https" :follow
>>>             (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "https:" path))))
>>>                ("mailto" :follow
>>>             (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "mailto:" path))))
>>>                ("news" :follow
>>>             (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "news:" path))))
>>>                ("shell" :follow org--open-shell-link))
>>>  org-agenda-start-on-weekday nil
>>>  )
>>>
>>>
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