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25.1; Emacs startup GTK error if init files contains an error

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From: Live System User <nyc4bos <at> aol.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.1; Emacs startup GTK error if init files contains an error
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 05:22:41 -0400

Hi,

        I am seeing a GTK error when I have an error in my .emacs
        initialization file.

        As an example, if I have only the following in my .emacs
        file:

;;(package-initialize)

(add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist
             '(nil "\\`root\\'" "/ssh:%h:"))


        You will notice that I did not have:

              (require 'tramp)


        I see Emacs popup with the expected initialization error:

        Symbol's value as variable is void: tramp-default-proxies-alist

        However, I also see on the Xterm following error:

(emacs:23680): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to Emacs 0x1ad02c0
without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the
code know the size to allocate?


          Thanks.





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Message #8 received at 24343 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Live System User <nyc4bos <at> aol.com>
Cc: 24343 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24343: 25.1;
 Emacs startup GTK error if init files contains an error
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:14:23 +0200

Live System User <nyc4bos <at> aol.com> writes:

> Hi,

Hi,

> (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist
>              '(nil "\\`root\\'" "/ssh:%h:"))
>
>         You will notice that I did not have:
>
>               (require 'tramp)
>
>         I see Emacs popup with the expected initialization error:
>
>         Symbol's value as variable is void: tramp-default-proxies-alist

The Tramp manual says:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
   *Note* that some user options and variables described in these
examples are not auto loaded by Emacs.  All examples require TRAMP is
installed and loaded:

     (require 'tramp)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

See (info "(tramp) Configuration")

>           Thanks.

Best regards, Michael.

Message #11 received at 24343 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Live System User <nyc4bos <at> aol.com>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 24343 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24343: 25.1;
 Emacs startup GTK error if init files contains an error
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 08:57:04 -0400

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

Hi Michael,

> Live System User <nyc4bos <at> aol.com> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>
> Hi,
>
>> (add-to-list 'tramp-default-proxies-alist
>>              '(nil "\\`root\\'" "/ssh:%h:"))
>>
>>         You will notice that I did not have:
>>
>>               (require 'tramp)
>>
>>         I see Emacs popup with the expected initialization error:
>>
>>         Symbol's value as variable is void: tramp-default-proxies-alist
>
> The Tramp manual says:
>
>    *Note* that some user options and variables described in these
> examples are not auto loaded by Emacs.  All examples require TRAMP is
> installed and loaded:
>
>      (require 'tramp)
>
> See (info "(tramp) Configuration")

     Right.  As specified, I only used that as an example.

     You could substitute this in your .emacs file with:

X

     or

(add-to-list 'NON-EXISTANT-VARIABLE
             '(nil))


     The bug being reported is:

(emacs:23680): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to Emacs 0x1ad02c0
without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the
code know the size to allocate?

     This is presumably a problem with Emacs's interaction with
     GTK creating/manipulating a window or frame.

     Sorry if this was misinterpreted -- I wasn't picking on Tramp!


     Thanks.
>
>>           Thanks.
>
> Best regards, Michael.

Message #16 received at 24343 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Ryan McCarl <ryan.mccarl <at> wordbrewery.com>
Cc: 25486 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 24343 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24343: 25.1; Emacs startup GTK error if init files contains
 an error
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 14:16:51 +0200

Ryan McCarl <ryan.mccarl <at> wordbrewery.com> writes:

> I ran emacs --debug-init and am getting this error in the console for
> the first time:
>
> ```
> (emacs:26149): Gtk-WARNING **: Allocating size to Emacs 0x4a7e2a0
> without calling gtk_widget_get_preferred_width/height(). How does the
> code know the size to allocate?
> ```
> Features:
>
>  In GNU Emacs 26.0.50.2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.6)
>  of 2017-01-12 built on ryanfedora

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't
resolved at the time.)

I tried reproducing this now on Debian/bullseye (Gtk version 3.24) with
Emacs 27.1 and 28, and I couldn't.

Are you still seeing this issue?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #21 received at 24343 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Ryan McCarl <ryan.mccarl <at> wordbrewery.com>
Cc: 25486 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 24343 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24343: 25.1; Emacs startup GTK error if init files contains
 an error
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:54:06 +0200

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> I tried reproducing this now on Debian/bullseye (Gtk version 3.24) with
> Emacs 27.1 and 28, and I couldn't.
>
> Are you still seeing this issue?

More information was requested, but no response was given within a
month, so I'm closing this bug report.  If the problem still exists,
please respond to this email and we'll reopen the bug report.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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