Subject: Fwd: Re: emacs24/25 FTBFS since a long time on GNU/Hurd

From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 09:43:41 -0700

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Subject: 	Re: emacs24/25 FTBFS since a long time on GNU/Hurd
Date: 	Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:39:51 +0200
From: 	Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Reply-To: 	Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
To: 	[email-masked]
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> From: Svante Signell <[email-masked]>
> Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:16:54 +0100
>
> First time I compiled emacs 25.1 from upstream it passed, second time not.
> Compiling Debian versions almost always fail. Moslty the build fails with temacs
> failing to execute: Killed. In my opionion it's a real loss not to gave a modern
> version of emacs25 available for use in GNU/Hurd (not everybody use vi).
>
> Do anybody of you have an idea on how to solve this problem?

My suggestion is to run the failing temacs command line under GDB and
see where it crashes.

The best way to communicate this information is to file a bug report,
using "M-x report-emacs-bug RET" (in some version of Emacs you have
that is operable; if not, just email the details to
[email-masked]).