Can't start emacs (spacemacs) anymore: Invalid read syntax: Invalid byte-code object - emacs

Can someone tell me how I can recover from this error? I runs emacs 28.0.50 with spacemacs 0.300.0#28.0.50 on Ubuntu 19.10.
Here is the backtrace from emacs --debug-init
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (invalid-read-syntax "Invalid byte-code object")
read(get-file-char)
require(use-package-core)
byte-code("\300\301!\210\300\302!\210\300\303!\210\300\304!\210\300\305!\210\306\307\310\311\312$\210\313\314!\207" [require use-package-core use-package-bind-key use-package-diminish use-package-delight use-package-ensure autoload use-package-jump-to-package-form "use-package-jump" nil t provide use-package] 5)
require(use-package)
spacemacs-bootstrap/init-use-package()
funcall(spacemacs-bootstrap/init-use-package)
(let* ((pkg-name (eieio-oref pkg ':name)) (owner (car (eieio-oref pkg ':owners)))) (spacemacs-buffer/message (format "%S -> init (%S)..." pkg-name owner)) (funcall (intern (format "%S/init-%S" owner pkg-name))))
configuration-layer//configure-package(#<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ced90d0>)
mapc(configuration-layer//configure-package (#<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ced6330> #<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ced7678> #<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ceccf10> #<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ced78e4> #<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ced7b48> #<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ced7db0> #<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ced90d0> #<cfgl-package cfgl-package-15636ced9340>))
(let (packages-to-configure) (let ((--dolist-tail-- packages) pkg-name) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq pkg-name (car --dolist-tail--)) (let ((pkg (configuration-layer/get-package pkg-name))) (cond ((eieio-oref pkg ':lazy-install) (spacemacs-buffer/message (format "%S ignored since it can be lazily installed." pkg-name))) ((and (eieio-oref pkg ...) (not ...)) (spacemacs-buffer/message (format "%S ignored since it has been excluded." pkg-name))) ((null (eieio-oref pkg ...)) (spacemacs-buffer/message (format "%S ignored since it has no owner layer." pkg-name))) ((not (configuration-layer//package-reqs-used-p pkg)) (spacemacs-buffer/message (format ... pkg-name))) ((not (cfgl-package-enabled-p pkg)) (spacemacs-buffer/message (format "%S is disabled." pkg-name))) (t (let (...) (if dir ...)) (if (memq ... ...) nil (configuration-layer//activate-package pkg-name)) (cond (... ...) (t ... ...))))) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))) (setq packages-to-configure (reverse packages-to-configure)) (mapc 'configuration-layer//configure-package packages-to-configure) (mapc 'configuration-layer//post-configure-package packages-to-configure))
configuration-layer//configure-packages-2((async bind-key bind-map diminish evil hydra use-package which-key))
configuration-layer//configure-packages((abbrev ac-ispell academic-phrases ace-jump-helm-line ace-link ace-window add-node-modules-path aggressive-indent all-the-icons all-the-icons-dired amx anaconda-mode anki-editor ansi-colors archive-mode async attrap auctex auctex-latexmk auto-compile auto-complete auto-correct auto-dim-other-buffers auto-highlight-symbol auto-yasnippet avy beacon biblio biblio-core bibtex bind-key bind-map blacken bnf-mode bookmark bracketed-paste bug-hunter calendar calibre-mode camcorder centered-cursor-mode cheat-sh chronometer clean-aindent-mode cloc cmm-mode color-identifiers-mode column-enforce-mode comint command-log-mode ...))
configuration-layer//load()
(cond (changed-since-last-dump-p (configuration-layer//load) (if (spacemacs/emacs-with-pdumper-set-p) (progn (configuration-layer/message "Layer list has changed since last dump.") (configuration-layer//dump-emacs)))) (spacemacs-force-dump (configuration-layer//load) (if (spacemacs/emacs-with-pdumper-set-p) (progn (configuration-layer/message (concat "--force-dump passed on the command line, " "forcing a redump.")) (configuration-layer//dump-emacs)))) ((spacemacs-is-dumping-p) (configuration-layer//load)) ((and (spacemacs/emacs-with-pdumper-set-p) (spacemacs-run-from-dump-p)) (configuration-layer/message "Running from a dumped file. Skipping the loading p...")) (t (configuration-layer//load) (if (spacemacs/emacs-with-pdumper-set-p) (progn (configuration-layer/message (concat "Layer list has not changed since last time. " "Skipping dumping process!"))))))
configuration-layer/load()
(let ((file-name-handler-alist nil)) (require 'core-spacemacs) (spacemacs/dump-restore-load-path) (configuration-layer/load-lock-file) (spacemacs/init) (configuration-layer/stable-elpa-init) (configuration-layer/load) (spacemacs-buffer/display-startup-note) (spacemacs/setup-startup-hook) (spacemacs/dump-eval-delayed-functions) (if (and dotspacemacs-enable-server (not (spacemacs-is-dumping-p))) (progn (require 'server) (if dotspacemacs-server-socket-dir (progn (setq server-socket-dir dotspacemacs-server-socket-dir))) (if (server-running-p) nil (message "Starting a server...") (server-start)))))
(if (not (version<= spacemacs-emacs-min-version emacs-version)) (error (concat "Your version of Emacs (%s) is too old. " "Spacemacs requires Emacs version %s or above.") emacs-version spacemacs-emacs-min-version) (let ((file-name-handler-alist nil)) (require 'core-spacemacs) (spacemacs/dump-restore-load-path) (configuration-layer/load-lock-file) (spacemacs/init) (configuration-layer/stable-elpa-init) (configuration-layer/load) (spacemacs-buffer/display-startup-note) (spacemacs/setup-startup-hook) (spacemacs/dump-eval-delayed-functions) (if (and dotspacemacs-enable-server (not (spacemacs-is-dumping-p))) (progn (require 'server) (if dotspacemacs-server-socket-dir (progn (setq server-socket-dir dotspacemacs-server-socket-dir))) (if (server-running-p) nil (message "Starting a server...") (server-start))))))
eval-buffer(#<buffer *load*-45090> nil "/home/chriad/.dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el" nil t) ; Reading at buffer position 1880
load-with-code-conversion("/home/chriad/.dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el" "/home/chriad/.dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el" nil nil)
load("/home/chriad/.dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el")
(let* ((emacs-directory (file-name-as-directory (chemacs-emacs-profile-key 'user-emacs-directory))) (init-file (expand-file-name "init.el" emacs-directory)) (custom-file- (chemacs-emacs-profile-key 'custom-file init-file)) (server-name- (chemacs-emacs-profile-key 'server-name))) (setq user-emacs-directory emacs-directory) (if server-name- (progn (setq server-name server-name-))) (mapcar #'(lambda (env) (setenv (car env) (cdr env))) (chemacs-emacs-profile-key 'env)) (if (chemacs-emacs-profile-key 'straight-p) (progn (chemacs-load-straight))) (load init-file) (if (not custom-file) (progn (setq custom-file custom-file-) (if (equal custom-file init-file) nil (load custom-file)))))
chemacs-load-profile("default")
(if args (let ((s (split-string (car args) "="))) (cond ((equal (car args) "--with-profile") (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist '("--with-profile" lambda (_) (pop command-line-args-left))) (chemacs-load-profile (car (cdr args)))) ((equal (car s) "--with-profile") (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist (cons (car args) '(lambda ...))) (chemacs-load-profile (mapconcat 'identity (cdr s) "="))) (t (chemacs-check-command-line-args (cdr args))))) (chemacs-load-profile (chemacs-detect-default-profile)))
chemacs-check-command-line-args(nil)
(cond ((equal (car args) "--with-profile") (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist '("--with-profile" lambda (_) (pop command-line-args-left))) (chemacs-load-profile (car (cdr args)))) ((equal (car s) "--with-profile") (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist (cons (car args) '(lambda (_)))) (chemacs-load-profile (mapconcat 'identity (cdr s) "="))) (t (chemacs-check-command-line-args (cdr args))))
(let ((s (split-string (car args) "="))) (cond ((equal (car args) "--with-profile") (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist '("--with-profile" lambda (_) (pop command-line-args-left))) (chemacs-load-profile (car (cdr args)))) ((equal (car s) "--with-profile") (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist (cons (car args) '(lambda (_)))) (chemacs-load-profile (mapconcat 'identity (cdr s) "="))) (t (chemacs-check-command-line-args (cdr args)))))
(if args (let ((s (split-string (car args) "="))) (cond ((equal (car args) "--with-profile") (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist '("--with-profile" lambda (_) (pop command-line-args-left))) (chemacs-load-profile (car (cdr args)))) ((equal (car s) "--with-profile") (add-to-list 'command-switch-alist (cons (car args) '(lambda ...))) (chemacs-load-profile (mapconcat 'identity (cdr s) "="))) (t (chemacs-check-command-line-args (cdr args))))) (chemacs-load-profile (chemacs-detect-default-profile)))
chemacs-check-command-line-args(("emacs"))
eval-buffer(#<buffer *load*> nil "/home/chriad/.emacs" nil t) ; Reading at buffer position 7021
load-with-code-conversion("/home/chriad/.emacs" "/home/chriad/.emacs" t t)
load("~/.emacs" noerror nomessage)
startup--load-user-init-file(#f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x2bc902d994a710f>) #f(compiled-function () #<bytecode 0x81a386fa1b19353>) t)
command-line()
normal-top-level()

I had the same issue this morning.
I'm using emacs 28.0.50 on Kubuntu 19.10.
My issue was gone by deleting use-package:
rm -rf ~/.emacs.d/elpa/use-package-*
# if using the `develop` branch:
# rm -rf ~/.emacs.d/elpa/<your emacs version>/develop/use-package-*
and re-installing it:
emacs -q
eval:
(progn
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/"))
(package-initialize)
(package-refresh-contents)
(package-install 'use-package)
(require 'use-package)
)

For me it was a matter of doing "M-x reinstall-package RET use-package RET" and restarting Emacs.

Reinstalling use-package via the list-packages UI worked for me.
(Delete use-package, install it again)
I did not see a re-install option there.
Thank you for the hints here.

I received almost exactly the same error (emacs 28.0.50 with spacemacs 0.200.13#28.0.50 on Ubuntu 18.04). I updated the emacs packages and the problem disappeared. If I had any better ideas (or explanations) I would include them but that's all I got. Good luck!

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Emacs keyboard macro fails to invoke org-mode capture template

I am trying to use the following keyboard test macro
(fset 'jj [?\C-c ?c ?t ?j ?j return ?\C-c ?\C-c])
to invoke this capture template definition
(setq org-capture-templates '(("t" "Todo" entry (file "~/org/j.org"))))
Note that C-c c invokes M-x org-capture.
Unfortunately, it produces the following error message:
After 0 kbd macro
iterations: byte-code: Capture abort: (wrong-type-argument stringp
(file:~/org/todo.org::*Tasks Tasks))
I have produced the backtrace show below. The org-mode configuration is
appended after the backtrace.
Debugger entered--Lisp error:
(error "Capture abort: (wrong-type-argument stringp
(file:~/org/todo.org::*Tasks Tasks))")
signal(error ("Capture abort: (wrong-type-argument stringp
(file:~/org/todo.org::*Tasks Tasks))"))
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("file:~/org/todo.org::*Tasks" "Tasks")))
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(org-capture-put :original-buffer orig-buf
:original-file (or (buffer-file-name orig-buf)
(and (featurep (quote dired))
(car (rassq orig-buf
dired-buffers))))
:original-file-nondirectory (and (buffer-file-name
orig-buf) (file-name-nondirectory
(buffer-file-name orig-buf)))
:annotation annotation :initial initial
:return-to-wconf (current-window-configuration)
:default-time (or org-overriding-default-time
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(org-capture-set-target-location)
(condition-case error
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(string-match "\\`CAPTURE-" ...))
(kill-buffer (current-buffer)))
(set-window-configuration (org-capture-get :return-to-wconf))
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(org-capture-put
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(annotation
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(condition-case nil (progn (org-store-link nil))
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(if (stringp annotation) (progn (remove-text-properties 0 (length annotation)
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((equal entry "q")
(error "Abort")) (t (org-capture-set-plist entry)
(org-capture-get-template)
(org-capture-put
:original-buffer orig-buf
:original-file (or (buffer-file-name orig-buf)
(and (featurep (quote dired))
(car (rassq orig-buf
dired-buffers))))
:original-file-nondirectory (and
(buffer-file-name orig-buf)
(file-name-nondirectory
(buffer-file-name orig-buf)))
:annotation annotation :initial initial
:return-to-wconf
(current-window-configuration)
:default-time (or org-overriding-default-time
(org-current-time)))
(org-capture-set-target-location)
(condition-case error
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(org-capture-fill-template))
((error quit)
(if (get-buffer "*Capture*")
(kill-buffer "*Capture*"))
(error "Capture abort: %s" error)))
(setq org-capture-clock-keep (org-capture-get
:clock-keep))
(if (equal goto 0)
(org-capture-insert-template-here)
(condition-case error
(org-capture-place-template (equal (car ...) (quote function)))
((error quit) (if (and ... ...)
(kill-buffer ...))
(set-window-configuration (org-capture-get
:return-to-wconf))
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(org-capture-get :key) (nth 1 error))))
(if (and (derived-mode-p (quote org-mode))
(org-capture-get :clock-in))
(condition-case nil (progn (if ... ...)
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(error "Could not start the clock in
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(if (org-capture-get :immediate-finish)
(org-capture-finalize))))))
(cond ((equal goto (quote (4))) (org-capture-goto-target))
((equal goto (quote (16))) (org-capture-goto-last-stored))
(t (let* ((orig-buf (current-buffer))
(annotation (if (and (boundp ...)
org-capture-link-is-already-stored)
(plist-get org-store-link-plist :annotation)
(condition-case nil (progn ...) (error nil))))
(entry (or org-capture-entry
(org-capture-select-template keys))) initial)
(setq initial (or org-capture-initial
(and (org-region-active-p)
(buffer-substring (point) (mark)))))
(if (stringp initial)
(progn
(remove-text-properties 0 (length initial)
(quote (read-only t)) initial)))
(if (stringp annotation)
(progn (remove-text-properties 0 (length annotation)
(quote (read-only t))
annotation)))
(cond ((equal entry "C") (customize-variable (quote
org-capture-templates)))
((equal entry "q")
(error "Abort"))
(t (org-capture-set-plist entry) (org-capture-get-template)
(org-capture-put
:original-buffer orig-buf
:original-file (or (buffer-file-name orig-buf) (and ...
...))
:original-file-nondirectory (and (buffer-file-name
orig-buf) (file-name-nondirectory ...))
:annotation annotation
:initial initial
:return-to-wconf (current-window-configuration)
:default-time (or org-overriding-default-time
(org-current-time)))
(org-capture-set-target-location)
(condition-case error (org-capture-put
:template
(org-capture-fill-template))
((error quit) (if ... ...)
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----------------------------------------------------
ORG-MODE CONFIGURATION
Emacs : GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.4.2)
of 2014-02-22 on chindi10, modified by Debian
Package: Org-mode version 8.2.10 (8.2.10-dist <at> /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/org/)
current state:
==============
(setq
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org-babel-execute-safely-maybe)
org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe
org-src-native-tab-command-maybe org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe
org-babel-header-arg-expand)
org-agenda-use-time-grid nil
org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers
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tags-todo
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("pc" "C-priority" tags-todo
"+SCHEDULED<=\"<today>\"+PRIORITY=\"C\"") ("b" "Buy" tags
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("w" "Web" tags "+CATEGORY=\"WEB\"") ("k"
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("v" "Movies" tags "+CATEGORY=\"MOVIES\"")
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org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-default-hook
org-babel-speed-command-hook)
org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
org-deadline-warning-days 0
org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-capture-templates '(("t" "Todo" entry (file "~/org/j.org")))
org-agenda-sorting-strategy '((agenda priority-down) (todo priority-down
category-keep) (tags priority-down category-keep) (search category-keep))
org-agenda-start-with-follow-mode t
org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer)
org-agenda-prefix-format " %-11:c% s"
org-mode-hook '(#[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [org-add-hook
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5]
#[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [org-add-hook
change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5]
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org-agenda-start-on-weekday nil
org-agenda-mode-hook '(my-org-agenda-mode-hook)
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org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
org-agenda-files '("~/org/todo.org" "~/org/home.org")
org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer
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org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current)
org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
)
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I tried to reproduce this error and found that function
(defun test-inside-kbd-macro ()
(interactive)
(print (ignore-errors (org-store-link nil))))
gives different results depending on way to run. 1) M-x test-inside-kbd-macro
gives "[[file:~/git/org/refile.org::*kbd%20capture][kbd capture]]" (string), but 2)
(execute-kbd-macro (read-kbd-macro "M-x test-inside-kbd-macro RET"))
gives ("file:~/git/org/refile.org::*kbd capture" "kbd capture") (list). So the error (wrong-type-argument stringp ...) occurs due to this.
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;; Return the link
(if (not (and (or (org-called-interactively-p 'any)
executing-kbd-macro) link))
(or agenda-link (and link (org-make-link-string link desc)))
(push (list link desc) org-stored-links)
(message "Stored: %s" (or desc link))
(when custom-id
(setq link (concat "file:" (abbreviate-file-name
(buffer-file-name)) "::#" custom-id))
(push (list link desc) org-stored-links))
(car org-stored-links))))))
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I think this is due to executing-kbd-macro in if section.
org-capture:
annotation -> (ignore-errors (org-store-link nil))
(org-capture-put ...
:annotation annotation ...)
org-capture-fill-template:
(v-a (or (plist-get org-store-link-plist :annotation)
annotation
(org-capture-get :annotation)
""))
(v-A (if (and v-a (string-match l-re v-a))
generates the error.

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The title sounds almost identical to the question here. It didn't seem to be resolved and I couldn't post a comment and hence opened up this question.
I am using emacs 24.3.1 installed using MacPorts on a Mac OS X Mavericks. I have been using tramp to access remote files without a problem until recently. I used to ssh without my username to access the files and it worked fine. When it stopped working, I noticed the error "Wrong type argument: listp, /home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc" and this problem is not specific to .bashrc. It happens for any file. Subsequently I started putting my username in the ssh line in front of the remote machine name and it was working for a while until it broke down too with the same error. Now I am unable to use tramp at all.
I am able to open my files on my local machine without trouble using C-x C-f. I reinstalled emacs using macports but it doesn't change anything. I installed emacs from here but it has the same problem while using tramp.
I disabled my .emacs before startup but that doesn't help either.
After doing
M-x load-library RET tramp.el RET
C-u 1 M-x toggle-debug-on-error RET
Here's the output in *Messages*:
Loading /opt/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el (source)...done
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
Making completion list...
Loading /Applications/MacPorts/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/net/tramp.el.gz...
uncompressing tramp.el.gz...done
Loading /Applications/MacPorts/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/net/tramp.el.gz...done
Debug on Error enabled globally
Quit
Tramp: Opening connection for enterprise.sese.asu.edu using ssh...
Tramp: Sending command `exec ssh -e none enterprise.sese.asu.edu'
Tramp: Waiting for prompts from remote shell
Tramp: Sending password
Tramp: Sending command `exec ssh -e none enterprise.sese.asu.edu'
Tramp: Found remote shell prompt on `enterprise.sese.asu.edu'
Tramp: Opening connection for enterprise.sese.asu.edu using ssh...done
Entering debugger...
Tramp: Opening connection for enterprise.sese.asu.edu using ssh...
Tramp: Sending command `exec ssh -e none enterprise.sese.asu.edu'
Tramp: Waiting for prompts from remote shell
Tramp: Sending password
Tramp: Sending command `exec ssh -e none enterprise.sese.asu.edu'
Tramp: Found remote shell prompt on `enterprise.sese.asu.edu'
Tramp: Opening connection for enterprise.sese.asu.edu using ssh...done
tramp-sh-handle-file-attributes: Wrong type argument: listp, /home/t_nithyanandan/\.bashrc
Here's the output of *Backtrace*:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument listp /home/t_nithyanandan/\.bashrc)
tramp-convert-file-attributes(["ssh" nil "enterprise.sese.asu.edu" "/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc" nil] /home/t_nithyanandan/\.bashrc)
tramp-sh-handle-file-attributes("/ssh:enterprise.sese.asu.edu:/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc")
apply(tramp-sh-handle-file-attributes "/ssh:enterprise.sese.asu.edu:/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc")
tramp-sh-file-name-handler(file-attributes "/ssh:enterprise.sese.asu.edu:/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc")
apply(tramp-sh-file-name-handler file-attributes "/ssh:enterprise.sese.asu.edu:/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc")
(catch (quote suppress) (apply foreign operation args))
(catch (quote non-essential) (catch (quote suppress) (apply foreign operation args)))
(setq result (catch (quote non-essential) (catch (quote suppress) (apply foreign operation args))))
(let ((sf (symbol-function foreign)) result) (if (and (listp sf) (eq (car sf) (quote autoload))) (progn (let ((default-directory (tramp-compat-temporary-file-directory))) (load (cadr sf) (quote noerror) (quote nomessage))))) (setq result (catch (quote non-essential) (catch (quote suppress) (apply foreign operation args)))) (cond ((eq result (quote non-essential)) (tramp-message v 5 "Non-essential received in operation %s" (append (list operation) args)) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args)) ((eq result (quote suppress)) (let (tramp-message-show-message) (tramp-message v 1 "Suppress received in operation %s" (append (list operation) args)) (tramp-cleanup v) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))) (t result)))
(lambda nil (let ((sf (symbol-function foreign)) result) (if (and (listp sf) (eq (car sf) (quote autoload))) (progn (let ((default-directory (tramp-compat-temporary-file-directory))) (load (cadr sf) (quote noerror) (quote nomessage))))) (setq result (catch (quote non-essential) (catch (quote suppress) (apply foreign operation args)))) (cond ((eq result (quote non-essential)) (tramp-message v 5 "Non-essential received in operation %s" (append (list operation) args)) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args)) ((eq result (quote suppress)) (let (tramp-message-show-message) (tramp-message v 1 "Suppress received in operation %s" (append (list operation) args)) (tramp-cleanup v) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))) (t result))))()
funcall((lambda nil (let ((sf (symbol-function foreign)) result) (if (and (listp sf) (eq (car sf) (quote autoload))) (progn (let ((default-directory (tramp-compat-temporary-file-directory))) (load (cadr sf) (quote noerror) (quote nomessage))))) (setq result (catch (quote non-essential) (catch (quote suppress) (apply foreign operation args)))) (cond ((eq result (quote non-essential)) (tramp-message v 5 "Non-essential received in operation %s" (append (list operation) args)) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args)) ((eq result (quote suppress)) (let (tramp-message-show-message) (tramp-message v 1 "Suppress received in operation %s" (append (list operation) args)) (tramp-cleanup v) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))) (t result)))))
(if debug-on-error (funcall body) (condition-case err (funcall body) ((debug quit) (let (tramp-message-show-message) (tramp-message v 1 "Interrupt received in operation %s" (append (list operation) args))) (signal (car err) (cdr err))) (error (cond ((and completion (zerop (length localname)) (memq operation (quote ...))) t) ((and completion (zerop (length localname)) (memq operation (quote ...))) filename) (t (signal (car err) (cdr err)))))))
(let ((body (function (lambda nil (let ((sf ...) result) (if (and ... ...) (progn ...)) (setq result (catch ... ...)) (cond (... ... ...) (... ...) (t result))))))) (if debug-on-error (funcall body) (condition-case err (funcall body) ((debug quit) (let (tramp-message-show-message) (tramp-message v 1 "Interrupt received in operation %s" (append (list operation) args))) (signal (car err) (cdr err))) (error (cond ((and completion (zerop ...) (memq operation ...)) t) ((and completion (zerop ...) (memq operation ...)) filename) (t (signal (car err) (cdr err))))))))
(if foreign (let ((body (function (lambda nil (let (... result) (if ... ...) (setq result ...) (cond ... ... ...)))))) (if debug-on-error (funcall body) (condition-case err (funcall body) ((debug quit) (let (tramp-message-show-message) (tramp-message v 1 "Interrupt received in operation %s" (append ... args))) (signal (car err) (cdr err))) (error (cond ((and completion ... ...) t) ((and completion ... ...) filename) (t (signal ... ...))))))) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))
(let* ((v (tramp-dissect-file-name filename)) (method (tramp-file-name-method v)) (user (tramp-file-name-user v)) (host (tramp-file-name-host v)) (localname (tramp-file-name-localname v)) (hop (tramp-file-name-hop v))) (if foreign (let ((body (function (lambda nil (let ... ... ... ...))))) (if debug-on-error (funcall body) (condition-case err (funcall body) ((debug quit) (let (tramp-message-show-message) (tramp-message v 1 "Interrupt received in operation %s" ...)) (signal (car err) (cdr err))) (error (cond (... t) (... filename) (t ...)))))) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args)))
(let* ((filename (tramp-replace-environment-variables (apply (quote tramp-file-name-for-operation) operation args))) (completion (tramp-completion-mode-p)) (foreign (tramp-find-foreign-file-name-handler filename))) (let* ((v (tramp-dissect-file-name filename)) (method (tramp-file-name-method v)) (user (tramp-file-name-user v)) (host (tramp-file-name-host v)) (localname (tramp-file-name-localname v)) (hop (tramp-file-name-hop v))) (if foreign (let ((body (function (lambda nil ...)))) (if debug-on-error (funcall body) (condition-case err (funcall body) ((debug quit) (let ... ...) (signal ... ...)) (error (cond ... ... ...))))) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))))
(progn (let* ((filename (tramp-replace-environment-variables (apply (quote tramp-file-name-for-operation) operation args))) (completion (tramp-completion-mode-p)) (foreign (tramp-find-foreign-file-name-handler filename))) (let* ((v (tramp-dissect-file-name filename)) (method (tramp-file-name-method v)) (user (tramp-file-name-user v)) (host (tramp-file-name-host v)) (localname (tramp-file-name-localname v)) (hop (tramp-file-name-hop v))) (if foreign (let ((body (function ...))) (if debug-on-error (funcall body) (condition-case err (funcall body) (... ... ...) (error ...)))) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args)))))
(unwind-protect (progn (let* ((filename (tramp-replace-environment-variables (apply (quote tramp-file-name-for-operation) operation args))) (completion (tramp-completion-mode-p)) (foreign (tramp-find-foreign-file-name-handler filename))) (let* ((v (tramp-dissect-file-name filename)) (method (tramp-file-name-method v)) (user (tramp-file-name-user v)) (host (tramp-file-name-host v)) (localname (tramp-file-name-localname v)) (hop (tramp-file-name-hop v))) (if foreign (let ((body ...)) (if debug-on-error (funcall body) (condition-case err ... ... ...))) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))))) (set-match-data save-match-data-internal (quote evaporate)))
(let ((save-match-data-internal (match-data))) (unwind-protect (progn (let* ((filename (tramp-replace-environment-variables (apply ... operation args))) (completion (tramp-completion-mode-p)) (foreign (tramp-find-foreign-file-name-handler filename))) (let* ((v (tramp-dissect-file-name filename)) (method (tramp-file-name-method v)) (user (tramp-file-name-user v)) (host (tramp-file-name-host v)) (localname (tramp-file-name-localname v)) (hop (tramp-file-name-hop v))) (if foreign (let (...) (if debug-on-error ... ...)) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))))) (set-match-data save-match-data-internal (quote evaporate))))
(if tramp-mode (let ((save-match-data-internal (match-data))) (unwind-protect (progn (let* ((filename (tramp-replace-environment-variables ...)) (completion (tramp-completion-mode-p)) (foreign (tramp-find-foreign-file-name-handler filename))) (let* ((v ...) (method ...) (user ...) (host ...) (localname ...) (hop ...)) (if foreign (let ... ...) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))))) (set-match-data save-match-data-internal (quote evaporate)))) (tramp-run-real-handler operation args))
tramp-file-name-handler(file-attributes "/ssh:enterprise.sese.asu.edu:/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc")
file-attributes("/ssh:enterprise.sese.asu.edu:/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc")
find-file-noselect("/ssh:enterprise.sese.asu.edu:/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc" nil nil t)
find-file("/ssh:enterprise.sese.asu.edu:/home/t_nithyanandan/.bashrc" t)
call-interactively(find-file nil nil)
I am not very good at lisp. If you'd like me to run some diagnostics, please keep in mind that I am a beginner. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.
P.S: I must mention that while tramp was working before this break down, there were times when it used to hang and I used C-g impatiently to quit whatever tramp was attempting to do. I am not sure if this could have corrupted something inside tramp.
Edit 1
Trying to follow Drew's advice, here's what I found. I have renamed my init file .emacs to .emacs.bkp and I have been assuming this should disable emacs loading up that init file. Interestingly, if I opened emacs with
emacs -Q
then I am able to ssh into the remote machine and view my files. So I have the following questions:
1) It appears that renaming the init file and restarting emacs does not keep the init file from interfering.
2) What do I have to do to disable using the init file?
3) What part of my init file could be causing this problem? Let me know if positing my entire init file would be helpful. Tramp related lines in my renamed init file .emacs.bkp are:
(add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/local/share/emacs/tramp/lisp/")
(require 'tramp)
(setq tramp-default-method "ssh")
(setq tramp-verbose 9)
Edit 2
I restored my init file using the original source I had backed up somewhere else. I used ediff-buffers to figure out the differences and restored all the differences to be the same as what I thought was in the corrupted init file. For some strange reason, the new init file looks exactly the same as my previous init file and tramp works fine now. In other words, I don't know what exactly got fixed but restoring my init file seemed to do the trick.

dbus error in emacs

I am trying to use notify.el on OS X, but every time get next error:
Symbol's value as variable is void: dbus-message-type-method-call
emacs --debug-init gives next output:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable dbus-message-type-method-call)
dbus-call-method(:session "org.freedesktop.Notifications" "/org/freedesktop/DBus" "org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer" "Ping")
byte-code("\305^H!\203^S^#\306 \n^K\f\307\310^H&^G\202^Z^#\306 \n^K\f\307%?\207" [timeout bus service dbus-path-dbus dbus-interface-peer natnump dbus-call-method "Ping" :timeout] 8)
dbus-ping(:session "org.freedesktop.Notifications")
(and (require (quote dbus) nil t) (dbus-ping :session "org.freedesktop.Notifications"))
(cond ((executable-find "growlnotify") (quote notify-via-growl)) ((and (require (quote dbus) nil t) (dbus-ping :session "org.freedesktop.Notifications")) (defvar notify-id 0 "Current D-Bus notification$
(setq notify-method (cond ((executable-find "growlnotify") (quote notify-via-growl)) ((and (require (quote dbus) nil t) (dbus-ping :session "org.freedesktop.Notifications")) (defvar notify-id 0 "Curren$
(cond ((null notify-method) (setq notify-method (cond ((executable-find "growlnotify") (quote notify-via-growl)) ((and (require (quote dbus) nil t) (dbus-ping :session "org.freedesktop.Notifications"))$
eval-buffer(#<buffer *load*-569235> nil "/Users/araeris/.emacs.d/packages/notify/notify.el" nil t) ; Reading at buffer position 3614
load-with-code-conversion("/Users/araeris/.emacs.d/packages/notify/notify.el" "/Users/araeris/.emacs.d/packages/notify/notify.el" nil t)
require(notify)
(if (fboundp name) nil (add-to-list (quote load-path) (concat (file-name-directory (or load-file-name (buffer-file-name))) "packages/" (symbol-name name))) (require name))
(progn (if (fboundp name) nil (add-to-list (quote load-path) (concat (file-name-directory (or load-file-name (buffer-file-name))) "packages/" (symbol-name name))) (require name)))
(while (consp --cl-var--) (setq name (car --cl-var--)) (progn (if (fboundp name) nil (add-to-list (quote load-path) (concat (file-name-directory (or load-file-name (buffer-file-name))) "packages/" (sym$
(let* ((--cl-var-- packages) (name nil)) (while (consp --cl-var--) (setq name (car --cl-var--)) (progn (if (fboundp name) nil (add-to-list (quote load-path) (concat (file-name-directory (or load-file-n$
(progn (let* ((--cl-var-- packages) (name nil)) (while (consp --cl-var--) (setq name (car --cl-var--)) (progn (if (fboundp name) nil (add-to-list (quote load-path) (concat (file-name-directory ...) "pa$
eval-buffer(#<buffer *load*> nil "/Users/araeris/.emacs.d/init.el" nil t) ; Reading at buffer position 1796
load-with-code-conversion("/Users/araeris/.emacs.d/init.el" "/Users/araeris/.emacs.d/init.el" t t)
load("/Users/araeris/.emacs.d/init" t t)
#[0 "^H\205\262^# \306=\203^Q^#\307^H\310Q\202;^# \311=\204^^^#\307^H\312Q\202;^#\313\307\314\315#\203*^#\316\202;^#\313\307\314\317#\203:^#\320\nB^R\321\202;^#\316\322^S\323^A\322\211#\210^K\322=\$
command-line()
normal-top-level()
Does anyone knows how to handle it?
P. S. I already installed dbus via homebrew.
You'll need to build Emacs with DBus support to actually use DBus. On OS X, that's rather unusual, and I can't see what you'd want to use DBus support in Emacs for, given that nothing else uses DBus on OS X.
If you're just after notifications, though, you don't need DBus. In fact, DBus won't give you notifications on OS X.
For notifications on OS X with notify.el, you need Growl. Namely, you must purchase Growl in the AppStore, or build it yourself, and additionally install Growlnotifier from http://growl.info/downloads.

Distinguishing files with extensions, from hidden files and no extensions

I'm having difficulty distinguishing files with extensions, from files without extensions, and hidden files. I'm using (file-name-extension (dired-get-file-for-visit)) in dired-mode, and the type of file extension determines what action to take -- e.g., open in Emacs, or open externally with a particular application.
A hidden file (e.g., .hidden) returns a value of nil instead of "hidden".
A file with no extension (e.g., foo) also returns a value of nil.
Can anyone suggest an alternative method to handle this?
(let* (
(input-regexp '("odt" "wpd" "docx" "doc" "xls" "pdf" "tif" "bmp" "jpg"))
(input-filename (dired-get-file-for-visit)) )
(if (not (regexp-match-p input-regexp (file-name-extension input-filename))))
(find-file input-filename) )
;; https://github.com/kentaro/auto-save-buffers-enhanced
(defun regexp-match-p (regexps string)
(catch 'matched
(dolist (regexp regexps)
(if (string-match regexp string)
(throw 'matched t)))))
Here is the debugger (partial):
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
string-match("odt" nil)
(if (string-match regexp string) (throw (quote matched) t))
(while --dolist-tail-- (setq regexp (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (string-match regexp string) (throw (quote matched) t)) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))
(let ((--dolist-tail-- regexps) regexp) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq regexp (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (string-match regexp string) (throw (quote matched) t)) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--))))
(progn (let ((--dolist-tail-- regexps) regexp) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq regexp (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (string-match regexp string) (throw (quote matched) t)) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--)))))
(catch (quote matched) (progn (let ((--dolist-tail-- regexps) regexp) (while --dolist-tail-- (setq regexp (car --dolist-tail--)) (if (string-match regexp string) (throw (quote matched) t)) (setq --dolist-tail-- (cdr --dolist-tail--))))))
regexp-match-p(("odt" "wpd" "docx" "doc" "xls" "pdf" "tif" "bmp" "jpg") nil)
(not (regexp-match-p input-regexp (file-name-extension input-filename)))
***
How about
(let* ((input-regexp '("odt" "wpd" "docx" "doc" "xls" "pdf" "tif" "bmp" "jpg"))
(input-filename (dired-get-file-for-visit))
(ext (file-name-extension input-filename)))
(unless (and ext (regexp-match-p input-regexp ext))
(find-file input-filename)))
Alternatively, redefine
(defun regexp-match-p (regexps string)
(and string
(catch 'matched
(let ((inhibit-changing-match-data t)) ; small optimization
(dolist (regexp regexps)
(when (string-match regexp string)
(throw 'matched t)))))))