GNU bug report logs - #11964
describe-char causes a fatal error (abort trap: 6) in non-windowed mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Maftei <ninestraycats <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:29:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Dan Maftei <ninestraycats <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 11964 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11964: describe-char causes a fatal error (abort trap: 6) in non-windowed mode
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:23:21 +0800

Dan Maftei <ninestraycats <at> gmail.com> writes:

> GNU Emacs 24.1.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin11.4.0, NS apple-appkit-1138.47)
>
> emacs -Q -nw
> n C-x 8 <RET> 0303 <RET> C-b C-u C-x =
>
> This crashes emacs. I am returned to bash. "Fatal error (10)" is
> written to the screen. After about 3 seconds, "Abort trap: 6" is
> appended to the same line, and I am returned to the prompt.

I could on reproduce this on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu with either Emacs
24.1 or latest emacs-24 branch.  This may be Mac-only; could someone
running on Mac OS please check?
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