GNU bug report logs - #53778
29.0.50; Can't start Emacs because of RenderBadPicture X protocol error

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Message #35 received at 53778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 53778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#53778: 29.0.50; Can't start Emacs because of
 RenderBadPicture X protocol error
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:11:47 +0800

Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com> writes:

> After commit b944841173... I can't start GUI Emacs.
>
> I did:
> ./configure && make
>
> And when I start Emacs with "emacs -Q" I get:
> X protocol error: RenderBadPicture (invalid Picture parameter) on protocol request 138
> When compiled with GTK, Emacs cannot recover from X disconnects.
> This is a GTK bug: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/issues/221
> For details, see etc/PROBLEMS.

That backtrace unfortunately doesn't help.  Please run Emacs under GDB
like this:

 (gdb) run -q -xrm 'Emacs.synchronous: true'

And show a backtrace from there instead.

The output of `xdpyinfo' on your system would be helpful as well.

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