GNU bug report logs - #61704
29.0.60; Crash in get_narrowed_begv

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From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>, 61704 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#61704: 29.0.60; Crash in get_narrowed_begv
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:37:48 +0800

martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> writes:

> So OT1H we really should set proper minimum size hints for the WM to
> avoid that resize_frame_windows has to deal with frame sizes it
> intrinsically cannot handle

Now this is not possible, as the window manager (or any X client, for
that matter) has free reign to do whatever it wants with another
client's window.  Unless of course X server security policy prevents it.

> and OTOH the redisplay engine should be able to handle zero window
> sizes to avoid crashes the window code cannot prevent.

This is the only reasonable approach under X.

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