GNU bug report logs - #23386
Segfault when messing with font-backend

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed

Merged with 35803, 36835, 39865

Found in versions 25.0.95, 28.0.50, 25.0.50, 24.1, 24.5, 26.2, 27.0.50

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #43 received at 23386 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Cc: 23386 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23386: Segfault when messing with font-backend
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:20:41 +0300

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
On 07/11/2016 05:33 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> But it doesn't do what the user asked for.
>
> I don't see why it would be meaningless to evict a backend and start
> using another one, if all it takes is re-open a bunch of fonts.

OK, the following patch basically works for me (not tested too much, BTW).

Dmitry



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