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31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, nil

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From: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type argument:
 char-or-string-p, nil
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:51:48 -0300

To reproduce, which is possible with `emacs -Q', please evaluate the
following snippet:

(progn
  (package-initialize)
  (package-quickstart-refresh))

Results in:

  - An error is raised and in the `*Messages*' buffer is possible to see
    the message:

  "(setq package--quickstart-dir
        (file-name-directory (expand-file-name load-file-name)))

  save-current-buffer: Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, nil"


In GNU Emacs 31.0.50 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
 3.24.49, cairo version 1.18.4) of 2025-04-09 built on sekai
Repository revision: 99a2cb05a41c66565d417e11e60f4324aaa5c5b5
Repository branch: makepkg
System Description: Arch Linux

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 --libexecdir=/usr/lib --localstatedir=/var 'CFLAGS=-march=x86-64
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 -ffile-prefix-map=/home/fernando/Documentos/Projetos/emacs/src=/usr/src/debug/emacs-git
 -flto=auto' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--sort-common -Wl,--as-needed
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-- 
Regards,
Fernando de Morais.

Message #8 received at 77701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 77701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77701: 31.0.50;
 package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p,
 nil
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:47:44 +0300

> From: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:51:48 -0300
> 
> To reproduce, which is possible with `emacs -Q', please evaluate the
> following snippet:
> 
> (progn
>   (package-initialize)
>   (package-quickstart-refresh))
> 
> Results in:
> 
>   - An error is raised and in the `*Messages*' buffer is possible to see
>     the message:
> 
>   "(setq package--quickstart-dir
>         (file-name-directory (expand-file-name load-file-name)))
> 
>   save-current-buffer: Wrong type argument: char-or-string-p, nil"

Thanks, should be fixed now.

Message #11 received at 77701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 77701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77701: 31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type
 argument: char-or-string-p, nil
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:25:44 -0300

Hello Eli,

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Thanks, should be fixed now.

I pulled and recompiled: problem solved! Thank you very much!

-- 
Regards,
Fernando de Morais.

Message #16 received at 77701-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 77701-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77701: 31.0.50; package-quickstart-refresh --- Wrong type
 argument: char-or-string-p, nil
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:46:43 +0300

> From: Fernando de Morais <fernandodemorais.jf <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 77701 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:25:44 -0300
> 
> Hello Eli,
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Thanks, should be fixed now.
> 
> I pulled and recompiled: problem solved! Thank you very much!

Thanks for testing; closing.

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