GNU bug report logs - #32032
26.1; MobaXterm X server + double buffering causes blank window

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From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rpluim <at> gmail.com, 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: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:50:02 -0400

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.
>
> So you tend to have this on the release branch?

Yeah, since it's to avoid a bug in a new feature.

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