Your bug report #11964: describe-char causes a fatal error (abort trap: 6) in non-windowed mode which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 11964@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 11964: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=11964 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems