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23.0.60; temacs seg faults

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From: jpff <jpff <at> codemist.co.uk>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.60; temacs seg faults
Date: Thu,  6 Aug 2009 06:20:27 +0100

Last night (my time) I did an update from the CVS and temacs fails to
run

.....
cd ../lisp; make -w update-subdirs
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/lisp'
wd=/home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/lisp; subdirs=`(cd $wd; find . -type d -print)`; for file in $subdirs; do case $file in */Old | */RCS | */CVS | */CVS/* | */.* | */.*/* | */=* ) ;; *) wins="$wins $wd/$file" ;; esac; done; \
        for file in $wins; do \
           /home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/lisp/../update-subdirs $file; \
        done;
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/lisp'
`/bin/pwd`/temacs --batch --load loadup bootstrap
make[2]: *** [bootstrap-emacs] Segmentation fault
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/src'
make[1]: *** [src] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50'
make: *** [bootstrap] Error 2

Running under gdb

cardew:~/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/src> gdb temacs 
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DISPLAY = :0.0
TERM = xterm
Breakpoint 1 at 0x812d399: file sysdep.c, line 1132.
(gdb) run --batch --load loadup bootstrap
Starting program: /home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/src/temacs --batch --load loadup bootstrap
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0xb6e1aa10 (LWP 5022)]
[New process 5022]
[New process 5022]

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x0817de02 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393693) at eval.c:1678
1678          call2 (Vsignal_hook_function, error_symbol, data);
(gdb) where
#0  0x0817de02 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393693)
    at eval.c:1678
#1  0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393693)
    at eval.c:1751
#2  0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#3  0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8000d0) at eval.c:3110
#4  0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393685) at eval.c:2852
#5  0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393685)
    at eval.c:1678
#6  0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393685)
    at eval.c:1751
#7  0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#8  0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8001a0) at eval.c:3110
#9  0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393677) at eval.c:2852
#10 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393677)
    at eval.c:1678
#11 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393677)
    at eval.c:1751
#12 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#13 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800270) at eval.c:3110
#14 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393669) at eval.c:2852
#15 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393669)
    at eval.c:1678
#16 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393669)
    at eval.c:1751
#17 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#18 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800340) at eval.c:3110
#19 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393661) at eval.c:2852
#20 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393661)
    at eval.c:1678
#21 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393661)
    at eval.c:1751
#22 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#23 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800410) at eval.c:3110
#24 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393653) at eval.c:2852
#25 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393653)
    at eval.c:1678
#26 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393653)
    at eval.c:1751
#27 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#28 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8004e0) at eval.c:3110
#29 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393645) at eval.c:2852
#30 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393645)
    at eval.c:1678
#31 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393645)
    at eval.c:1751
#32 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#33 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8005b0) at eval.c:3110
#34 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393637) at eval.c:2852
#35 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393637)
    at eval.c:1678
#36 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393637)
    at eval.c:1751
#37 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#38 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800680) at eval.c:3110
#39 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393629) at eval.c:2852
#40 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393629)
    at eval.c:1678
#41 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393629)
    at eval.c:1751
#42 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#43 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800750) at eval.c:3110
#44 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393621) at eval.c:2852
#45 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393621)
    at eval.c:1678
#46 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393621)
    at eval.c:1751
#47 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#48 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800820) at eval.c:3110
#49 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393613) at eval.c:2852
#50 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393613)
    at eval.c:1678
#51 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393613)
    at eval.c:1751
#52 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#53 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8008f0) at eval.c:3110
#54 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393605) at eval.c:2852
#55 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393605)
    at eval.c:1678
#56 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393605)
    at eval.c:1751
#57 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#58 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8009c0) at eval.c:3110
#59 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395621) at eval.c:2852
#60 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395621)
    at eval.c:1678
#61 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395621)
    at eval.c:1751
#62 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#63 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800a90) at eval.c:3110
#64 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395613) at eval.c:2852
#65 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395613)
    at eval.c:1678
#66 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395613)
    at eval.c:1751
#67 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#68 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800b60) at eval.c:3110
#69 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395605) at eval.c:2852
#70 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395605)
    at eval.c:1678
#71 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395605)
    at eval.c:1751
#72 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#73 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800c30) at eval.c:3110
#74 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395597) at eval.c:2852
#75 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395597)
    at eval.c:1678
#76 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395597)
    at eval.c:1751
#77 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#78 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800d00) at eval.c:3110
#79 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395589) at eval.c:2852
#80 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395589)
    at eval.c:1678
#81 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395589)
    at eval.c:1751
#82 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#83 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800dd0) at eval.c:3110
#84 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395581) at eval.c:2852
#85 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395581)
    at eval.c:1678
#86 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395581)
    at eval.c:1751
#87 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#88 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800ea0) at eval.c:3110
#89 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395573) at eval.c:2852
#90 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395573)
    at eval.c:1678
#91 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395573)
    at eval.c:1751
#92 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#93 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800f70) at eval.c:3110
#94 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395565) at eval.c:2852
#95 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395565)
    at eval.c:1678
#96 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395565)
    at eval.c:1751
#97 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#98 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf801040) at eval.c:3110
#99 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395557) at eval.c:2852
#100 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395557)
    at eval.c:1678
#101 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395557)
    at eval.c:1751
#102 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#103 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf801110) at eval.c:3110
#104 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395549) at eval.c:2852
#105 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395549)
    at eval.c:1678
#106 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395549)
    at eval.c:1751
#107 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
#108 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8011e0) at eval.c:3110
#109 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138395541) at eval.c:2852
#110 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138395541)
    at eval.c:1678
.....repeats for tens of thousands of time

(gdb) bt full
#0  0x0817de02 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393693)
    at eval.c:1678
        allhandlers = (struct handler *) 0x0
        conditions = <value optimized out>
        string = <value optimized out>
        real_error_symbol = 137930033
        bp = <value optimized out>
#1  0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393693)
    at eval.c:1751
No locals.
#2  0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
No locals.
#3  0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8000d0) at eval.c:3110
        fun = 0
        original_fun = 0
        funcar = 0
        numargs = 2
        val = <value optimized out>
        backtrace = {
  next = 0xbf800168, 
  function = 0xbf8000d0, 
  args = 0xbf8000d4, 
  nargs = 2, 
  evalargs = 0 '\0', 
  debug_on_exit = 0 '\0'
}
        internal_args = (Lisp_Object *) 0xbf8000d4
        i = <value optimized out>
#4  0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393685) at eval.c:2852
        ret_ungc_val = 137930033
#5  0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393685)
    at eval.c:1678
        allhandlers = (struct handler *) 0x0
        conditions = <value optimized out>
        string = <value optimized out>
        real_error_symbol = 137930033
        bp = <value optimized out>
#6  0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393685)
    at eval.c:1751
No locals.
#7  0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
No locals.
#8  0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf8001a0) at eval.c:3110
        fun = 0
        original_fun = 0
        funcar = 0
        numargs = 2
        val = <value optimized out>
        backtrace = {
  next = 0xbf800238, 
  function = 0xbf8001a0, 
  args = 0xbf8001a4, 
  nargs = 2, 
  evalargs = 0 '\0', 
  debug_on_exit = 0 '\0'
}
        internal_args = (Lisp_Object *) 0xbf8001a4
        i = <value optimized out>
#9  0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393677) at eval.c:2852
        ret_ungc_val = 137930033
#10 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393677)
    at eval.c:1678
        allhandlers = (struct handler *) 0x0
        conditions = <value optimized out>
        string = <value optimized out>
        real_error_symbol = 137930033
        bp = <value optimized out>
#11 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393677)
    at eval.c:1751
No locals.
#12 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
No locals.
#13 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800270) at eval.c:3110
        fun = 0
        original_fun = 0
        funcar = 0
        numargs = 2
        val = <value optimized out>
        backtrace = {
  next = 0xbf800308, 
  function = 0xbf800270, 
  args = 0xbf800274, 
  nargs = 2, 
  evalargs = 0 '\0', 
  debug_on_exit = 0 '\0'
}
        internal_args = (Lisp_Object *) 0xbf800274
        i = <value optimized out>
#14 0x0817dd49 in call2 (fn=0, arg1=137930033, arg2=138393669) at eval.c:2852
        ret_ungc_val = 137930033
#15 0x0817de07 in Fsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393669)
    at eval.c:1678
        allhandlers = (struct handler *) 0x0
        conditions = <value optimized out>
        string = <value optimized out>
        real_error_symbol = 137930033
        bp = <value optimized out>
#16 0x0817dfc8 in xsignal (error_symbol=137930033, data=138393669)
    at eval.c:1751
No locals.
#17 0x0817e500 in xsignal1 (error_symbol=137930033, arg=0) at eval.c:1768
No locals.
#18 0x0817d9c1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbf800340) at eval.c:3110
        fun = 0
        original_fun = 0
        funcar = 0
        numargs = 2
        val = <value optimized out>
        backtrace = {
  next = 0xbf8003d8, 
  function = 0xbf800340, 
  args = 0xbf800344, 
  nargs = 2, 
  evalargs = 0 '\0', 
  debug_on_exit = 0 '\0'
}
        internal_args = (Lisp_Object *) 0xbf800344
.....I am sure you do not need all 50000+ copies

(gdb) xbacktrace
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Message #10 received at 4062 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: jpff <jpff <at> codemist.co.uk>
To: 4062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Apparently fixed
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:51:45 +0100

No longer segfaults - thank, but pure space still too small

Warning (initialization): Building Emacs overflowed pure space.  (See the node Pure Storage in the Lisp manual for details.)

Also normal build fails

cd lisp; make all                            \
          CC='gcc' CFLAGS='-g -O2 -Wno-pointer-sign  ' CPPFLAGS='-D_BSD_SOURCE  ' \
          LDFLAGS='-Wl,-znocombreloc  ' MAKE='make'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/lisp'
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/lisp/org/org-export-latex.elc', needed by `compile-main'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/jpff/GNU_21/emacs-22.0.50/lisp'
make: *** [lisp] Error 2

==John ff

Message #13 received at 4062-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Ted Zlatanov <tzz <at> lifelogs.com>
Subject: Re: bug#4062: 23.0.60; temacs seg faults
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:26:27 -0400

> This bug can be closed.

Thanks.  You can do that yourself by sending an email to
4062-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org.


        Stefan

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