This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report which was filed against the emacs package: #2801: 23.0.90; ls-lisp-insert-directory: Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size It has been closed by Eli Zaretskii . Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Eli Zaretskii by replying to this email. -- 2801: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=2801 Emacs Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems