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

From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 59038 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, acm <at> muc.de, checker <at> d6.com
Subject: Re: bug#59038: loading this base64 file makes emacs -Q 28.2 peg a
 core infinitely
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 06:18:05 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> I think no-one expects that.  The bug is the uninterruptable loop or 
>> whatever causes it.
>
> It's nice to have that fixed, if it isn't too complex, but in general
> visiting such a file as C file is not a reasonable thing to do.

Your call.
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