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 #92 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: Wed, 24 May 2023 11:13:04 +0800

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

> Which is why I asked whether x-delete-terminal etc. could call a
> function that is different from what we call when we exit.

Why is what Emacs does upon exiting relevant here?
The problem occurs when a display connection is closed while Emacs
wants to stay running.  Cairo keeps a pointer to the xcb connection,
and if by some chance a pointer with the same value is returned the
next time a display connection is opened, it loses.

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