GNU bug report logs - #50571
28.0.50; Redisplay segfaults with empty face cache

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:00:02 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 #41 received at 50571-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: 50571-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50571: 28.0.50; Redisplay segfaults with empty face cache
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:41:25 +0300

> From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
> Cc: 50571 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:21:12 +0100
> 
> > Thanks for the data.  I guess this is a preview of how allowing
> > arbitrary Lisp that affects the display in fontification-functions
> > will keep shooting in the foot, time and again.
> 
> For that there's M-x kevlar-feet-mode of course, though I'm not sure
> it's GPL-compatible.

Emacs Lisp is way more powerful than any Kevlar.

> > Please try the patch below.
> 
> It seems to relieve the pain in my feet, thank you very much!

Thanks, installed.  And closing the bug (again).
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