GNU bug report logs - #3145
23.0.92; detaching GTK+ tool bar crashes emacs --daemon

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Message #53 received at 3145 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>,
        3145 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
Subject: Re: bug#3145: 23.0.92; detaching GTK+ tool bar crashes emacs --daemon
Date: Sun, 03 May 2009 16:25:56 -0400

Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu> writes:

>> I don't mind disabling detaching if it is OK in the current code
>> freeze.

I'd rather not.

> IMHO detaching the toolbar is a red herring here.  The ticking time
> bomb is actually using an emacs compiled with the Gtk+ support in
> conjunction with multi-tty.  emacsclient + kill emacsclient +
> emacsclient results in a crash.
>
> IMO we need at least a big fat warning in NEWS (or some other very
> prominent place) with a reference to the Gtk+ bug to make users aware
> of the problem.  We've had many bug reports about this, we'll only get
> more after the release.

We have an entry in PROBLEMS, which may need to be updated.  I have no
objection to adding a warning to NEWS as well.  Could someone try to
summarize, as well as you can, the circumstances that are likely to lead
to lead to a crash?

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