GNU bug report logs - #21796
[GTK] exiting ediff (with ediff-window-setup-function=ediff-setup-windows-default) can leave Emacs unresponsive to keyboard input

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sean McAfee <smcafee <at> sungevity.com>

Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 00:53:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 20175

Found in versions 24.4, 25.0.50

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Message #29 received at 21796 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
To: Jonathan Doull <jonathan <at> hotlink.technology>
Cc: 21796 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21796:
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:55:27 -0400

On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Jonathan Doull
<jonathan <at> hotlink.technology> wrote:
> This bug causes me to restart Emacs a few times every hour during heavy
> usage, which is very disruptive, and has stopped Emacs being fun.
>
> The bug is tagged with "moreinfo", however I'm uncertain how to improve on
> the quality of reporting that precedes me. I'm happy to assist with
> diagnosis if instructed.
>
> In the meantime do any fellow sufferers know a workaround (apart from
> dropping ediff)?
>

It looks like all reporters were using GTK, does the problem go away
if you ./configure --with-x-toolkit=lucid?
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