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current HEAD fails "emacs -Q" on OSX command-line

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From: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: current HEAD fails "emacs -Q" on OSX command-line
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:55:38 -0700

Repeat by:

  emacs -Q

Aborts with

 Fatal error (10)

then core dumps.

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Message #8 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946: current HEAD fails "emacs -Q" on OSX command-line
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:51:05 +0300

> From: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:55:38 -0700
> Cc: 
> 
> 
> Repeat by:
> 
>   emacs -Q
> 
> Aborts with
> 
>  Fatal error (10)
> 
> then core dumps.

Can you show the backtrace from the core file?

Message #11 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946: current HEAD fails "emacs -Q" on OSX command-line
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:03:03 -0700

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

>> From: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
>> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:55:38 -0700
>> Cc: 
>> 
>> 
>> Repeat by:
>> 
>> emacs -Q
>> 
>> Aborts with
>> 
>> Fatal error (10)
>> 
>> then core dumps.

Eli> Can you show the backtrace from the core file?

I don't see a core file.  Is there something I have to do on OSX
specially to get that?

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Message #14 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946: current HEAD fails "emacs -Q" on OSX command-line
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:16:41 +0300

> From: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
> Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:03:03 -0700
> 
> Eli> Can you show the backtrace from the core file?
> 
> I don't see a core file.  Is there something I have to do on OSX
> specially to get that?

I know nothing about OSX, but if you use a Posix shell, you may need
to issue a ulimit command to set the core file size limitation to a
suitable (non-zero) value.

Message #17 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946: current HEAD fails "emacs -Q" on OSX command-line
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:43:29 -0700

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


Eli> I know nothing about OSX, but if you use a Posix shell, you may need
Eli> to issue a ulimit command to set the core file size limitation to a
Eli> suitable (non-zero) value.

Ahh, I forgot they go into ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter.  File is attached.

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Message #20 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946: current HEAD fails "emacs -Q" on OSX command-line
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:05:44 -0700

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

Eli> I know nothing about OSX, but if you use a Posix shell, you may need
Eli> to issue a ulimit command to set the core file size limitation to a
Eli> suitable (non-zero) value.

Found it.  Had to create /cores mode 777, *and* unlimit the core size:

#0  0x97967e42 in kill$UNIX2003 ()
#1  0x0009a15a in fatal_error_signal (sig=6) at emacs.c:402
#2  <signal handler called>
#3  0x97967e42 in kill$UNIX2003 ()
#4  0x979da23a in raise ()
#5  0x979e6679 in abort ()
#6  0x00177e15 in ns_term_shutdown (sig=<value temporarily unavailable,
#due to optimizations>) at nsterm.m:3891
#7  0x0009a1af in fatal_error_signal (sig=10) at emacs.c:388
#8  <signal handler called>
#9  ns_set_doc_edited (f=0x14034c8, arg=25165834) at nsfns.m:691
#10 0x000374c2 in prepare_menu_bars () at xdisp.c:9841
#11 0x0003825d in redisplay_internal (preserve_echo_area=<value
#temporarily unavailable, due to optimizations>) at xdisp.c:11698
#12 0x000a7a63 in read_char (commandflag=0, nmaps=0, maps=0x0,
#prev_event=25165882, used_mouse_menu=0x0, end_time=0xbfffe8d8) at
#keyboard.c:2577
#13 0x00134c3b in read_filtered_event (no_switch_frame=0,
#ascii_required=0, error_nonascii=0, input_method=0, seconds=8) at
#lread.c:713
#14 0x00134f77 in Fread_event (prompt=25165834, inherit_input_method=0,
#seconds=0) at lread.c:827
#15 0x00113811 in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0xbfffe9b0) at eval.c:3030
#16 0x00150894 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=25726921, vector=8578341,
#maxdepth=32) at bytecode.c:680
#17 0x001131f1 in funcall_lambda (fun=8578693, nargs=0,
#arg_vector=0xbfffeb44) at eval.c:3211
#18 0x0011360b in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfffeb40) at eval.c:3081
#19 0x00150894 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=2072217, vector=2072237,
#maxdepth=16) at bytecode.c:680
#20 0x001131f1 in funcall_lambda (fun=2072165, nargs=1,
#arg_vector=0xbfffecc4) at eval.c:3211
#21 0x0011360b in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfffecc0) at eval.c:3081
#22 0x00150894 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=2119513, vector=2119533,
#maxdepth=28) at bytecode.c:680
#23 0x001131f1 in funcall_lambda (fun=2119493, nargs=0,
#arg_vector=0xbfffee54) at eval.c:3211
#24 0x0011360b in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfffee50) at eval.c:3081
#25 0x00150894 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=2116425, vector=2116445,
#maxdepth=24) at bytecode.c:680
#26 0x001131f1 in funcall_lambda (fun=2116405, nargs=0,
#arg_vector=0xbfffef70) at eval.c:3211
#27 0x001144c9 in apply_lambda (fun=2116405, args=25165834, eval_flag=1)
#at eval.c:3135
#28 0x00112ad2 in Feval (form=5398318) at eval.c:2406
#29 0x0009c29d in top_level_2 () at keyboard.c:1365
#30 0x00110f0d in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x9c280 <top_level_2>,
#handlers=25201354, hfun=0xa2c60 <cmd_error>) at eval.c:1490
#31 0x0009c2f3 in top_level_1 () at keyboard.c:1373
#32 0x00110dec in internal_catch (tag=0, func=0x9c2b0 <top_level_1>,
#arg=25165834) at eval.c:1226
#33 0x0009bfa7 in command_loop () at keyboard.c:1328
#34 0x0009c082 in recursive_edit_1 () at keyboard.c:950
#35 0x0009c201 in Frecursive_edit () at keyboard.c:1012
#36 0x0009ad5a in main (argc=3, argv=0xbffff460) at emacs.c:1784




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Message #23 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946: current HEAD fails "emacs -Q" on OSX command-line
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:16:14 +0300

> From: merlyn <at> stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
> Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:05:44 -0700
> 
> #0  0x97967e42 in kill$UNIX2003 ()
> #1  0x0009a15a in fatal_error_signal (sig=6) at emacs.c:402
> #2  <signal handler called>
> #3  0x97967e42 in kill$UNIX2003 ()
> #4  0x979da23a in raise ()
> #5  0x979e6679 in abort ()
> #6  0x00177e15 in ns_term_shutdown (sig=<value temporarily unavailable,
> #due to optimizations>) at nsterm.m:3891
> #7  0x0009a1af in fatal_error_signal (sig=10) at emacs.c:388
> #8  <signal handler called>
> #9  ns_set_doc_edited (f=0x14034c8, arg=25165834) at nsfns.m:691
> #10 0x000374c2 in prepare_menu_bars () at xdisp.c:9841

Thanks.

This crash looks NS-specific.  Someone who knows how the NS port works
please look into it.

Message #30 received at 5946-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 5946-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Bug#5946
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:07:05 -0400

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-04/msg00824.html

Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

> And for me, it's now solved!  Case closed.  I can type "emacs -Q" again.

Message #33 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946:
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:17:15 +0200

>> And for me, it's now solved!  Case closed.  I can type "emacs -Q" again.

It stil crashes on Windows. so the bug shouldn't be closed.

    Juanma

Message #36 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946:
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:20:14 -0400

reopen 5946
stop

Juanma Barranquero wrote:

>>> And for me, it's now solved!  Case closed.  I can type "emacs -Q" again.
>
> It stil crashes on Windows. so the bug shouldn't be closed.

Windows has never been mentioned in this report before now.

Message #41 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946:
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:03:31 +0300

> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:17:15 +0200
> Cc: 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> >> And for me, it's now solved!  Case closed.  I can type "emacs -Q" again.
> 
> It stil crashes on Windows. so the bug shouldn't be closed.

The crash on Windows (and on other systems, see reports by Alfred and
Sascha) are an entirely different problem.  Please file another bug
for them.

Message #44 received at 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, 5946 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946:
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:13:32 +0200

> The crash on Windows (and on other systems, see reports by Alfred and
> Sascha) are an entirely different problem.  Please file another bug
> for them.

Yes, sorry for the noise. I mixed up both threads.

    Juanma

Message #49 received at 5946-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 5946-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5946:
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:26:19 +0200

> Yes, sorry for the noise. I mixed up both threads.

OK, closing this. I've filed another bug report.

    Juanma

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