GNU bug report logs - #6579
23.2; (require 'dbus) without dbus being available makes Emacs unresponsive, maxing out CPU and eating memory

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:22:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.2

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>
Cc: 6579 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6579: 23.2; (require 'dbus) without dbus being available makes Emacs unresponsive, maxing out CPU and eating memory
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:28:28 +0200
David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de> writes:

> This was observed on GNU/Linux (Archlinux), but I also witnessed this
> under OS X.
>
> * Stop dbus or do not start it in the first place.
>
> * emacs -Q
>
> * evaluate (require 'dbus) in the scratch buffer
>
> Emacs now consumes 100% CPU and is quickly eating memory until there is
> no more. Pressing C-g (or any other key) doesn't have any effect.

Reproduced. I'll work on this next days.

Best regards, Michael.




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