On Oct 3, 2011, at 1:50 PM, Karl Voit wrote:
> Hi!
>
> * Jambunathan K <kjambunat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Karl Voit <devn...@karl-voit.at> writes:
>>
>>> When I get «Specified time is not representable» while creating the
>>> Agenda view, I want to get more information *where* the problem is.
>>>
>>> I found [1] and following and so I got it that there is no way of
>>> managing timestamps before 1970 :-(
>>>
>>> Is there a way to get to the problematic time stamp?
>>> 1. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-05/msg00729.html
>>
>> Hope you have looked at C-h v org-read-date-force-compatible-dates
>
> Meanwhile: yes.
>
> I do not want to use timestamps outside of UNIX epoch. I just wanted
> to *locate* the culprit.
>
>> A simple M-x grep-find on .org files for the year should work.
>
> I do not know the year.
>
>> You may also try
>> M-x debug-on-entry RET ding RET
>> Look at the backtrace and see whether you can get some clues.
>
> Sorry, no clue.
I have no general method. However, you can do this:
1. On the "Options" menu, switch "Enter debug on error" on.
2. Run your agenda to hit the error. A buffer with the backtrace
pops open.
3. Press
e (current-buffer) RET
to learn about the buffer where this happens
4. Press
e pos RET
to learn about the position of the offending time stamp.
5. Press `q' to leave the backtrace buffer, then switch to the buffer
you learned about and find the position you just learned about.
THis should be the bad timestamp.
HTH
- Carsten
>
>> Works best if your orgmode is not compiled
>
> When I have compiled Orgmode, should I delete all *.elc files?
>
> --
> Karl Voit
>
>
- Carsten
