GNU bug report logs - #19175
24.4; make-frame-on-display fails if emacs started with -nw

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mario Becroft <mb <at> becroft.co.nz>

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed

Found in version 24.4

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

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: "Jan D." <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
Cc: mb <at> becroft.co.nz, 19175 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19175: 24.4; make-frame-on-display fails if emacs started with -nw
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:01:57 +0300

> From: "Jan D." <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:45:16 +0200
> Cc: 19175 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> No, it is a signal race.  Apparently XOpenDisplay does not retry when interrupted by a signal, SIGIO in this case.
> Blocking SIGIO at the appropriate locations fixes it.
> 
> Is the fix too late for the 24-branch?

Can you show the diffs that fix this?

Thanks.
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