found 7876 23.2.92 thanks > % src/emacs -Q -l "newcompile.el" > M-x grep TAB TAB RET > Fset_window_config src/*.c RET I've just reproduced this same crash in the emacs-23 banch, after changing my compile.el to not rely on syntax-propertize (see new version attached). In case you use a different grep pattern, it seems that the crash happens mostly when you reach the end of the *grep* buffer. And if the crash doesn't happen first time around, you can `g' to re-run grep. Stefan