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23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: kzeitler <at> alcatel-lucent.com
Subject: bug#571 closed by Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> (Re: 
 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces))

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#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

It has been closed by Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: kzeitler <at> alcatel-lucent.com
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 571-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:57:25 -0400

Klaus Zeitler <kzeitler <at> alcatel-lucent.com> writes:

>>>>>> "Chong" == Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> writes:
>     Chong> 
>     Chong> I can't figure out why you get the error you do... but does the
>     Chong> following patch at least prevent the crash?
>
> Even better, with your patch emacs starts up without any problems
> (though it might hide a potential bug).
>
> My guess is there's a problem with the font specification.

I don't understand it either.  Since no one else has been able to
reproduce this problem, I guess it's better to install the workaround.

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From: Klaus Zeitler <kzeitler <at> alcatel-lucent.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:27:05 +0200

Please write in English if possible, because the Emacs maintainers
usually do not have translators to read other languages for them.

Your bug report will be posted to the emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org mailing list.

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:


The following 3 lines in function face-set-after-frame-default in faces.el
cause emacs to hang at startup (before the initial frame pops up).

	  ;; X resouces for the default face are applied during
	  ;; x-create-frame.
	  (and (not (eq face 'default))
	       (memq (window-system frame) '(x w32 mac)) 	 
	       (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))


When I evaluate the function below in scratch buffer with
(face-set-after-frame-default-tst (selected-frame))
I get: Wrong type argument: font, unspecified


(defun face-set-after-frame-default-tst (frame &optional parameters)
  "Initialize the frame-local faces of FRAME.
Calculate the face definitions using the face specs, custom theme
settings, X resources, and `face-new-frame-defaults'.
Finally, apply any relevant face attributes found amongst the
frame parameters in PARAMETERS and `default-frame-alist'."
  (dolist (face (nreverse (face-list)))
    (condition-case ()
	(progn
	  ;; Initialize faces from face spec and custom theme.
	  (face-spec-recalc face frame)
	  ;; X resouces for the default face are applied during
	  ;; x-create-frame.
	  (and (not (eq face 'default))
	       (memq (window-system frame) '(x w32 mac)) 	 
	       (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))
	  ;; Apply attributes specified by face-new-frame-defaults
	  (internal-merge-in-global-face face frame))
      ;; Don't let invalid specs prevent frame creation.
      (error nil))))


It's the face 'menu' that causes the error.

As a workaround I've now added a font spec for the menu face to my
Xresources file and the error is gone, e.g.
Emacs.menu.attributeFont: -b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1



In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.8, Motif Version 2.1.0)
 of 2008-07-17 on sfsws4
Windowing system distributor `Sun Microsystems, Inc.', version 11.0.6410
configured using `configure  '--prefix=/vol/freeware/SunOS-5.8/emacs/cvs' '--sharedstatedir=/vol/freeware/SunOS-5.8/emacs/cvs/share' '--with-x-toolkit=motif' '--x-includes=/usr/openwin/include:/usr/local/gnu/include:/opt/exp/gnu/include:/opt/exp/include:/opt/exp/lib/xpm/include' '--x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/local/gnu/lib:/opt/exp/gnu/lib:/opt/exp/lib:/opt/exp/lib/xpm/lib' '--with-pop' 'CC=gcc' 'XMKMF=/usr/openwin/bin/xmkmf''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: C
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  desktop-save-mode: t
  url-handler-mode: t
  global-hi-lock-mode: t
  hi-lock-mode: t
  auto-image-file-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  global-auto-revert-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  which-function-mode: t
  msb-mode: t
  minibuffer-electric-default-mode: t
  savehist-mode: t
  minibuffer-indicate-depth-mode: t
  partial-completion-mode: t
  cua-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  unify-8859-on-decoding-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-x C-f . l o g t SPC <backspace> <return> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> 
<backspace> 4 C-x C-s C-x k <return> <help-echo> <select-window> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <f8> n SPC SPC q <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> SPC SPC <down> SPC <down> SPC 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> q <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> SPC c <help-echo> <select-window> <select-window> 
<select-window> <help-echo> <select-window> <help-echo> 
<select-window> <select-window> <down-mouse-2> <mouse-2> 
<down-mouse-2> <mouse-2> SPC SPC <backspace> e q SPC 
SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC C-g q <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> SPC <up> <down> <up> <down> SPC q <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <help-echo> <select-window> 
<switch-frame> q <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> 
<help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report> <select-window> 
C-g <f8> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <prior> <next> <next> <next> 
<next> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <down-mouse-2> 
<mouse-2> 2 0 0 0 <return> <prior> <next> <next> <next> 
<next> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <down-mouse-2> 
<mouse-2> <select-window> <select-window> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <drag-mouse-1> <select-window> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>

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|  Klaus Zeitler      Alcatel-Lucent               |
|  Email:             kzeitler <at> alcatel-lucent.com  |
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