Hello,
This error periodically occurs in a 'daily notes' org file that I
keep. This occurs when saving the file and it is not clear to me what
the cause is, although from the backtrace below it seems related to
checkboxes.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Backtrace:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument integer-or-marker-p nil)
org-element-plain-list-parser(2199 (1373) ((313 0 "- " nil nil nil
548) (405 2 "- " nil nil nil 548) (548 0 "- " nil nil nil 877) (580 2
"- " nil nil nil 612) (612 2 "- " nil nil nil 653) (653 2 "- " nil nil
nil 768) (768 2 "- " nil nil nil 792) (792 2 "- " nil nil nil 812)
(812 2 "- " nil nil nil 877) (877 0 "- " nil nil nil 1063) (919 2 "- "
nil "[ ]" nil 1038) (1038 2 "- " nil nil nil 1063) (1063 0 "- " nil
nil nil 3857) (1084 2 "- " nil "[X]" nil 1964) (1138 4 "- " nil nil
nil 1905) (1905 4 "- " nil nil nil 1964) (1964 2 "- " nil "[ ]" nil
3441) (1994 4 "- " nil nil nil 3264) (2462 6 "1. " nil nil nil 2834)
(2594 9 "- " nil nil nil 2711) (2711 9 "- " nil nil nil 2755) (2755 9
"- " nil nil nil 2834) (2834 6 "2. " nil nil nil 2925) (2925 6 "3. "
nil nil nil 2989) (3264 4 "- " nil nil nil 3323) (3323 4 "- " nil nil
nil 3441) (3367 6 "- " nil nil nil 3441) (3441 2 "- " nil "[X]" nil
3475) (3475 2 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 3503) (3503 2 "- " nil "[ ]" nil
3857) (3551 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 3605) (3605 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil
3638) (3638 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 3757) (3757 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil
3797) (3797 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 3857)))
#<subr F616e6f6e796d6f75732d6c616d626461_anonymous_lambda_37>(2199
element nil ((313 0 "- " nil nil nil 548) (405 2 "- " nil nil nil 548)
(548 0 "- " nil nil nil 877) (580 2 "- " nil nil nil 612) (612 2 "- "
nil nil nil 653) (653 2 "- " nil nil nil 768) (768 2 "- " nil nil nil
792) (792 2 "- " nil nil nil 812) (812 2 "- " nil nil nil 877) (877 0
"- " nil nil nil 1063) (919 2 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 1038) (1038 2 "- "
nil nil nil 1063) (1063 0 "- " nil nil nil 3857) (1084 2 "- " nil
"[X]" nil 1964) (1138 4 "- " nil nil nil 1905) (1905 4 "- " nil nil
nil 1964) (1964 2 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 3441) (1994 4 "- " nil nil nil
3264) (2462 6 "1. " nil nil nil 2834) (2594 9 "- " nil nil nil 2711)
(2711 9 "- " nil nil nil 2755) (2755 9 "- " nil nil nil 2834) (2834 6
"2. " nil nil nil 2925) (2925 6 "3. " nil nil nil 2989) (3264 4 "- "
nil nil nil 3323) (3323 4 "- " nil nil nil 3441) (3367 6 "- " nil nil
nil 3441) (3441 2 "- " nil "[X]" nil 3475) (3475 2 "- " nil "[ ]" nil
3503) (3503 2 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 3857) (3551 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil
3605) (3605 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 3638) (3638 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil
3757) (3757 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil 3797) (3797 4 "- " nil "[ ]" nil
3857)))
org-element--parse-to(1672)
org-element-at-point()
org-element-context()
org-roam-db-map-links((org-roam-db-insert-link))
org-roam-db-update-file()
org-roam-db-autosync--try-update-on-save-h()
run-hooks(after-save-hook)
basic-save-buffer(t)
save-buffer(1)
funcall-interactively(save-buffer 1)
command-execute(save-buffer)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Emacs : GNU Emacs 30.2 (build 1, aarch64-apple-darwin25.1.0, NS
appkit-2685.20 Version 26.1 (Build 25B78))
of 2026-01-05
Package: Org mode version 9.7.11 (release_9.7.11 @
/opt/homebrew/Cellar/emacs-plus@30/30.2/share/emacs/30.2/lisp/org/)
current state:
==============
(setq
org-yank-image-file-name-function 'org-yank-image-autogen-filename
org-persist-before-write-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-write)
org-roam-db-location "/Users/jason.terk/.emacs.d/var/org/org-roam.db"
org-html-format-headline-function 'org-html-format-headline-default-function
org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"]
org-directory "/Users/jason.terk/org"
org-latex-format-inlinetask-function
'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function
org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '(("rustic" . "rs") ("emacs-lisp" . "el")
("elisp" . "el"))
org-roam-db-node-include-function #[0 "\300\207" [t] 1]
org-roam-log-setup-hook '(org-roam--register-completion-functions-h)
org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate
org-babel-speed-command-activate)
org-persist-after-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-after-read)
org-plantuml-exec-mode 'plantuml
org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-id-locations-file "/Users/jason.terk/.emacs.d/var/org/id-locations.el"
org-roam-preview-function 'org-roam-preview-default-function
org-latex-format-headline-function 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function
org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"]
org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook
change-major-mode-hook org-fold-show-all append local] 5]
#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\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
#[0 "\301\211 \207" [imenu-create-index-function org-imenu-get-tree]
2])
org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function
org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe)
org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
org-html-format-inlinetask-function
'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function
org-roam-node-annotation-function 'org-roam-node-read--annotation
org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 " \207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME
CONTENTS WIDTH)"]
org-roam-directory "/Users/jason.terk/org"
org-roam-db-autosync-mode t
org-roam-indirect-buffer-hook '(org-roam--register-completion-functions-h)
org-bibtex-headline-format-function 'org-bibtex-headline-format-default
org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook '(org-roam-capture--install-finalize-h)
org-link-parameters '(("eww" :follow org-eww-open :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 :insert-description
org-info-description-as-command)
("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) ("doi"
:follow org-link-doi-open :export org-link-doi-export)
("roam" :follow org-roam-link-follow-link)
("attachment" :follow org-attach-follow :complete
org-attach-complete-link)
("id" :follow org-id-open :store
org-id-store-link-maybe) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow
org-link--open-shell)
("news" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302 Q \"\207"
["news" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"])
("mailto" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302 Q \"\207"
["mailto" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"])
("https" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302 Q \"\207"
["https" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"])
("http" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302 Q \"\207"
["http" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"])
("ftp" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302 Q \"\207"
["ftp" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"])
("help" :follow org-link--open-help :store
org-link--store-help) ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file)
("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp))
org-persist-directory "/Users/jason.terk/.emacs.d/var/org/persist/"
org-log-buffer-setup-hook '(org-roam-log--setup)
org-cycle-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe
org-babel-header-arg-expand)
org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
org-publish-timestamp-directory
"/Users/jason.terk/.emacs.d/var/org/timestamps/"
org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe
org-babel-header-arg-expand)
org-sort-function 'string-collate-lessp
org--warnings '("org-element--cache: Org parser error in
20260107154451-daily_notes_2026.org::1417. Resetting.\n The error was:
(wrong-type-argument integer-or-marker-p nil)\n Backtrace:\n\"
backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point()\n
org-element-context()\n
org-roam-db-map-links((org-roam-db-insert-link))\n
org-roam-db-update-file()\n
org-roam-db-autosync--try-update-on-save-h()\n
run-hooks(after-save-hook)\n basic-save-buffer(t)\n save-buffer(1)\n
funcall-interactively(save-buffer 1)\n
command-execute(save-buffer)\n\"\n Please report this to Org mode
mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report)." "org-element--cache: Org
parser error in 20260107154451-daily_notes_2026.org::12932.
Resetting.\n The error was: (wrong-type-argument integer-or-marker-p
nil)\n Backtrace:\n\" backtrace-to-string(nil)\n
org-element-at-point()\n org-element-context()\n
org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c(nil)\n funcall-interactively(org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c
nil)\n command-execute(org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c)\n\"\n Please report this to
Org mode mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report)."
"org-element--cache: Org parser error in
20250530105351-daily_notes.org::12192. Resetting.\n The error was:
(wrong-type-argument integer-or-marker-p nil)\n Backtrace:\n\"
backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point()\n
org-element-context()\n
org-roam-db-map-links((org-roam-db-insert-link))\n
org-roam-db-update-file()\n
org-roam-db-autosync--try-update-on-save-h()\n
run-hooks(after-save-hook)\n basic-save-buffer(t)\n save-buffer(1)\n
funcall-interactively(save-buffer 1)\n
command-execute(save-buffer)\n\"\n Please report this to Org mode
mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report)." "org-element--cache: Org
parser error in 20250530105351-daily_notes.org::5678. Resetting.\n The
error was: (wrong-type-argument integer-or-marker-p nil)\n
Backtrace:\n\" backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point()\n
org-at-item-p()\n org-indent-add-properties(1351 6035)\n
org-indent-refresh-maybe(1351 1352 0)\n
org-N-empty-lines-before-current(1)\n org-insert-heading((4) nil)\n
org-insert-heading-respect-content()\n
funcall-interactively(org-insert-heading-respect-content)\n
command-execute(org-insert-heading-respect-content)\n\"\n Please
report this to Org mode mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report)."
"org-element--cache: Org parser error in
20250530105351-daily_notes.org::1182. Resetting.\n The error was:
(wrong-type-argument integer-or-marker-p nil)\n Backtrace:\n\"
backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point()\n
org-element-context()\n
org-roam-db-map-links((org-roam-db-insert-link))\n
org-roam-db-update-file()\n
org-roam-db-autosync--try-update-on-save-h()\n
run-hooks(after-save-hook)\n basic-save-buffer(t)\n save-buffer(1)\n
funcall-interactively(save-buffer 1)\n
command-execute(save-buffer)\n\"\n Please report this to Org mode
mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report).")
org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
org-roam-capture-new-node-hook '(org-roam-capture--insert-captured-ref-h)
org-export-before-parsing-hook '(org-attach-expand-links)
org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-fold-core-isearch-open-function 'org-fold-core--isearch-reveal
org-roam-capture-preface-hook '(org-roam-capture--try-capture-to-ref-h)
outline-isearch-open-invisible-function 'outline-isearch-open-invisible
org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer
org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
org-roam-find-file-hook '(org-roam-buffer--setup-redisplay-h
org-roam--register-completion-functions-h
org-roam--replace-roam-links-on-save-h
org-roam-db-autosync--setup-update-on-save-h)
org-babel-load-languages '((plantuml . t))
org-roam-ref-annotation-function 'org-roam-ref-read--annotation
org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil
org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-startup-indented t
org-odt-format-inlinetask-function 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function
org-src-lang-modes '(("rust" . rustic) ("C" . c) ("C++" . c++)
("asymptote" . asy) ("beamer" . latex) ("calc" . fundamental) ("cpp" .
c++)
("ditaa" . artist) ("desktop" . conf-desktop)
("dot" . fundamental) ("elisp" . emacs-lisp) ("ocaml" . tuareg)
("screen" . shell-script) ("sqlite" . sql)
("toml" . conf-toml) ("shell" . sh) ("ash" . sh) ("sh" . sh) ("bash" .
sh)
("jsh" . sh) ("bash2" . sh) ("dash" . sh)
("dtksh" . sh) ("ksh" . sh) ("es" . sh) ("rc" . sh) ("itcsh" . sh)
("tcsh" . sh)
("jcsh" . sh) ("csh" . sh) ("ksh88" . sh)
("oash" . sh) ("pdksh" . sh) ("mksh" . sh) ("posix" . sh) ("wksh" .
sh) ("wsh" . sh)
("zsh" . sh) ("rpm" . sh))
org-clock-persist-file "/Users/jason.terk/.emacs.d/var/org/clock-persist.el"
org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees
org-cycle-show-empty-lines
org-cycle-optimize-window-after-visibility-change
org-cycle-display-inline-images)
org-persist-before-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-read)
org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default
org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"]
)
