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26.1; MobaXterm X server + double buffering causes blank window

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, gnu_lists <at> halloleo.hailmail.net, 32032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32032: 26.1; Emacs 26 opens under X with blank window
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:35:24 +0200

Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com> writes:

> retitle 32032 26.1; MobaXterm X server + double buffering causes blank window
> quit
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>>
>> It does, but I'm hesitant to add new features to emacs-26, and I still
>> hope those bugs will get fixed at some point, so we will have no
>> urgent need for this option.
>>
>> What do others think--is it urgent to get this option into Emacs 26.2?
>
> I'm not sure why it's so important to disable this at configure time,
> but I wouldn't count on the urgency being relieved by getting the bug
> fixed any time soon since it only seems to happen on more exotic X
> servers.

I can understand that some people want to build an emacs thatʼs
maximally likely to work with all X servers, hence they want to be
able to disable possible problematic features like double-buffering at
compile time. That doesnʼt make it urgent, but itʼs a pretty small and
harmless change (famous last words).

Robert

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