GNU bug report logs - #22739
25.0.50; Hangs on revertig buffer

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Message #11 received at 22739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 22739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22739: 25.0.50; Hangs on revertig buffer
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:44:41 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> It sounds like Emacs was inflooping somewhere.  When there's a
> suspicion that Emacs infloops, the single most important information
> is where it loops.  The file etc/DEBUG describes a technique to find
> that out (search for "If the symptom of the bug is that Emacs fails to
> respond").  So next time this happens, please use that technique and
> post the findings.

I still have the gdb session running. Will try the `finish' trick later.

> What is in the buffer that visits this file between positions 282624
> and 330908?  Are there any display strings or overlays in that range,
> or some other properties that affect the display (like invisible
> text), and if so, can you describe them?

The buffer is visiting a pure ASCII file in Fundamental mode. There is
nothing special about it. The longest line is about 105 chars wide.

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