GNU bug report logs - #12332
24.2.50; forgetting --without-gconf leads to crash at launch

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa <at> Freenet.DE>

Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 09:51:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.2.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa <at> Freenet.DE>
To: "Jan D." <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
Cc: 12332-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12332: 24.2.50; forgetting --without-gconf leads to crash at launch
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:16:08 +0200
Am 02.09.2012 um 20:48 schrieb Jan D.:

> I don't understand the question.  You can link in for example dbus or libxml, both which doesn't have anything to do with Athena.  But in both cases we must check for them.
> The text font for Emacs is taken from GConf if available (but Xsettings is preferred), so we must check for that.  Not all optional libraries in Emacs are related to the toolkit used.

For me GConf is related to GTK ("Gnome configuration database system" is the working title Fink gives it), so I don't understand why it's not being left out by configure since it knows that I'm not wanting to use GNOME/GTK. 

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  Pete

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