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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: leo <gnu_lists <at> halloleo.hailmail.net>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>, 32032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32032: 26.1; Emacs 26 opens under X with blank window
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:20:34 +0200

leo <gnu_lists <at> halloleo.hailmail.net> writes:

> On Sat, 21 Jul 2018, at 8:50 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> > From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
>> > Cc: rpluim <at> gmail.com,  gnu_lists <at> halloleo.hailmail.net,
>> > 32032 <at> debbugs.gnu.org> > 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.
>>
>> OK, let's get this into emacs-26, then.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Cool! If there's anythingfor me to add in, let me know.

I think an entry in etc/NEWS describing the new configure option
would be good (and a commit message in ChangeLog format, I donʼt
recall if you provided that).

Thanks

Robert

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