GNU bug report logs - #20417
25.0.50; frequent crashes with global-auto-revert-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:19:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 20417 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Cc: 20417 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.50; frequent crashes with global-auto-revert-mode
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:58:14 -0700

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> I am not sure whether Emacs can work around this or not.

I don't see an easy workaround.

> Perhaps one approach would be to not use the glib file-polling code.

That sounds like it may be the best way forward, at least in the short run.  If 
you configure --with-file-notification=inotify does the problem go away for you? 
 That is, does the attached patch work for you?

[0001-Use-gfile-notification-only-on-request.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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