GNU bug report logs - #6835
23.2; eval'ing `type-of' with #[abc] as arg gets a Fatal error (11) Segmentation fault

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:05:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.2

Done: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #34 received at 6835 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
To: 6855 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 6835 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Subject: bug#6855: 24.0.50; Bug in tool bar label handling
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:45:31 -0400

> I don't agree.  Emacs should be robust against type mismatches,
> crashing is the worst possible reaction.

Unless of course that robustness is requested of `type-of', in which
case presumably Andreas waffles and TRT is to simply not use a type
macthing feature that may cause Emacs to crash, e.g. this recent
comment re bug#6835:

,----
|
| > `type-of' does consistently bring down my Emacs.
|
| Try without type-of.
|
| Andreas.
|
`---- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2010-08/msg00337.html

:-P

> Andreas.

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