Re: nnir with notmuch gives error; sort: Wrong type argument: number-or-marker-p, nil

[Eric Abrahamsen]

physiculus <physiculus@gmail.com> writes:

> xuqi <haoyang@expoundite.net> writes:
>
> hello,
> yes the prefix is correct.
> nnir-notmuch-remove-prefix is a variable defined in `nnir.el'.
> Its value is "/home/held/Maildirnm/"
>
>>
>> I didn't look closely. But for example if you haven't customized the
>> variable `nnir-notmuch-remove-prefix', it defaults to "$HOME/Mail", if
>> your Maildir is not ~/Mail (Gnus advices against using ~/Mail for
>> maildir, iirc), the processed results may point Gnus to a wrong
>> location.
>>
>> Perhaps you can paste your nnmaildir config in your .gnus.el to the
>> list, or point to me where to find it if you have done so. And the value
>> of your `nnir-notmuch-remove-prefix', you can find that by pressing C-h
>> v RET nnir-notmuch-remove-prefix RET.
>>
>> Then you can go to your *scratch* buffer -- sorry if it shows in bold
>> when you read this, but the buffer name has asterisks -- and input the
>> following, parentheses included:
>>
>>     (nnir-run-notmuch "Hock" "nnmaildir:Lokal")
> this gives ?
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument listp "Hock")

This should be (nnir-run-notmuch '((query . "Hock")) "nnmaildir:Lokal")

You'll probably want to run (switch-to-buffer nnir-tmp-buffer)
afterwards, I don't think it will display the results by default.

Eric