GNU bug report logs - #63589
29.0.91; crash after creating graphical frames via emacsclient when compiled with cairo-xcb

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Message #122 received at 63589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 63589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, tmdmelo <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#63589: [PATCH] 29.0.91; crash after creating graphical
 frames via emacsclient when compiled with cairo-xcb
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 14:08:59 +0800

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

>   So let's back up a notch.  There was a suggestion to avoid the call to
>   XCloseDisplay when the last frame on display is deleted, like we do
>   for some other toolkits already.  Would that avoid the crashes due to
>   this issue?  If yes, why did you reject the suggestion?

Because it would still lead to crashes when the display connection is
closed by other means.  Thus, the proper solution is simply to disable
cairo-xcb by default.

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