GNU bug report logs - #13062
24.3.50; emacs_backtrace.txt

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Message #22 received at 13062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com, 13062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13062: 24.3.50; emacs_backtrace.txt
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:10:36 +0200

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:02:03 -0500
> 
> PS IIUC These binaries are intended for non-technical users (who can't
> build Emacs). Is it useful for them to be compiled with assertion
> checking? It just seems to lead to lots of crashes that the users
> can't diagnose.

I think assertions help _us_ diagnose problems, because they trigger
earlier than a crash that follows, and pinpoint the root cause better.

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