GNU bug report logs - #48406
28.0.50; Emacs stuck in infinite loop in wait_reading_process_output when opening in fullscreen (NS)

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From: Andrii Kolomoiets <andreyk.mad <at> gmail.com>
To: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
Cc: Illia Ostapyshyn <ilya.ostapyshyn <at> gmail.com>, 48406 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#48406: 28.0.50; Emacs stuck in infinite loop in wait_reading_process_output when opening in fullscreen (NS)
Date: Sat, 15 May 2021 22:44:28 +0300

Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org> writes:

> Now I've dug out my Mac I can confirm I see this hang as well.
>
> The problem is that we never reach the NS run loop and therefore
> windowDidEnterFullScreen is never called.
>
> This fixes it for me, but whether it's a good idea or not I don't know:
>
> -      wait_reading_process_output (0, 300000000, 0, 1, Qnil, NULL, 0);
> +      [NSApp run];

I really like this change.  Using `wait_reading_process_output` to wait
for NS event was a bad idea.

Though I don't understand why my setup isn't affected by this bug.

Alan, please install your patch.

Thanks!

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