GNU bug report logs - #59038
loading this base64 file makes emacs -Q 28.2 peg a core infinitely

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Chris Hecker <checker <at> d6.com>

Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2022 02:49:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #35 received at 59038 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
To: Chris Hecker <checker <at> d6.com>
Cc: 59038 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#59038: loading this base64 file makes emacs -Q 28.2 peg a
 core infinitely
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 23:45:47 +1300

AFAIU this kind of thing is fixed for Emacs 29.

In Emacs 28 and earlier, enable global-so-long-mode in your
init file and then visiting such files will not hang Emacs.


-Phil
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