GNU bug report logs - #46972
28.0.50; [feature/native-comp] Emacs locks itself during native compilation because of permission denied

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Matt M <mmerino <at> outlook.fr>

Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 17:43:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 46972 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org>
Cc: mmerino <at> outlook.fr, 46972 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: RE :  RE : bug#46972: 28.0.50;
 [feature/native-comp] Emacs
 locks itself during native compilation because of permission denied
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:16:19 +0200

> From: Andrea Corallo <akrl <at> sdf.org>
> Cc: Matt M <mmerino <at> outlook.fr>, 46972 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2021 20:14:12 +0000
> 
> > Hmm...  Andrea, what could that Emacs wait for?  When compilation
> > signals the error described by Matt, why doesn't Emacs exit instead of
> > waiting for something?
> 
> I *think* that what might be going on here is that Emacs is trying to
> delete a stale .eln file through `comp-delete-or-replace-file'.  There
> we have some Windows specific code that I guess might loop forever.
> 
> I guess somebody observing this issue will have confirm or refut this
> suspect debugging this function.

OK, I will try to reproduce this and look into the cause(s).
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