GNU bug report logs - #10169
a simple interrupt evokes abort?! (but only with (require 'saveplace))

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 5743

Done: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #48 received at 10169 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>,
	10169 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Subject: Re: bug#10169: a simple interrupt evokes abort?! (but only with
	(require 'saveplace))
Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:26:26 +0100

Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Why do you think that pretest is the right time to do such a change to a
> long available behavior, and why is it OK to do it with zero discussion?

It fixes a severe bug: it is fatal to run Lisp code in a signal handler.

Andreas.

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