Subject: Re: bug#61703: 29.0.60; Emacs crashes on C-x 8 RET

From: Gregory Heytings <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:29:55 +0000

>> Indeed the choice of the default font seems relevant. The observed 
>> results:
>>
>> | Menlo (default monospace font) | crash    |
>> | Courier New                    | crash    |
>> | Courier Prime                  | no crash |
>> | JetBrains Mono                 | no crash |
>> | Cascadia Mono                  | crash    |
>> | Fira Code                      | no crash |
>> | Fira Mono                      | crash    |
>
> I'm on MS-Windows, where Courier New is the default font, and it still 
> doesn't crash...
>

FWIW, I tried that recipe here (Debian GNU/Linux) with Fira Mono, Menlo 
and Cascadia Mono, without experiencing any crash.  Perhaps it's a macOS 
specific bug.