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Emacs doesn't start with custom font

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From: Fabrice DELENTE <fdelente <at> mail.cpod.fr>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Emacs doesn't start with custom font
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:05:01 +0200

Hello.

I use emacs with a customized lutRS12.pcf file, to have many more glyphs for
my needs.

It has worked ok for a long time. But lately I tried adding a new glyph, and
then emacs refused to start, saying that

Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size    

Removing the offending glyph makes emacs start again.

I have tried setting max-specpdl-size to 2000, but the error is still there.

Setting debug-on-error to t doesn't give anything additional info.

-- 
F. Delente

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From: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
To: Fabrice DELENTE <fdelente <at> mail.cpod.fr>
Cc: 7024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7024: Emacs doesn't start with custom font
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:42:50 +0900

In article <20100912080501.GA8202 <at> smtp.free.fr>, Fabrice DELENTE <fdelente <at> mail.cpod.fr> writes:

> I use emacs with a customized lutRS12.pcf file, to have many more glyphs for
> my needs.

> It has worked ok for a long time. But lately I tried adding a new glyph, and
> then emacs refused to start, saying that

> Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size    

> Removing the offending glyph makes emacs start again.

> I have tried setting max-specpdl-size to 2000, but the error is still there.

> Setting debug-on-error to t doesn't give anything additional info.

Please send me the original lutRS12.bdf and your modified
lutRS12.bdf.  And, tell me how you use that font in Emacs;
by "emacs -fn FONTNAME"?, or by using the command
set-default-font?

---
Kenichi Handa
handa <at> m17n.org

Message #11 received at 7024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
Cc: Fabrice DELENTE <fdelente <at> mail.cpod.fr>, 7024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7024: Emacs doesn't start with custom font
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:51:41 -0400

Kenichi Handa wrote:

> Please send me the original lutRS12.bdf and your modified
> lutRS12.bdf.  And, tell me how you use that font in Emacs;
> by "emacs -fn FONTNAME"?, or by using the command
> set-default-font?

Did you ever receive this information?
If not I think we will have to close this report.

Message #14 received at 7024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: fdelente <at> mail.cpod.fr, 7024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7024: Emacs doesn't start with custom font
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:30:47 +0900

In article <dpiphpy7wi.fsf <at> fencepost.gnu.org>, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:
> Kenichi Handa wrote:
> > Please send me the original lutRS12.bdf and your modified
> > lutRS12.bdf.  And, tell me how you use that font in Emacs;
> > by "emacs -fn FONTNAME"?, or by using the command
> > set-default-font?

> Did you ever receive this information?

Yes, and the last mail from the reporter was as attached.
It seems that we had exchanged mails without:
  Cc: 7024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
I think we can close this issue.

---
Kenichi Handa
handa <at> m17n.org

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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:21:30 +0200
From: Fabrice DELENTE <fdelente <at> mail.cpod.fr>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
Subject: Re: bug#7024: Emacs doesn't start with custom font
Message-ID: <20100913122130.GA13480 <at> smtp.free.fr>
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> Anyway, I can't reproduce the bug you reported by specifying
> the bdf font file name on -fn.  But, Emacs starts up with
> very wide window.  It's perhaps because of one of improper
> FONTBOUNDINGBOX, SIZE, PIXEL_SIZE, POINT_SIZE, RESOLUTION_Y,
> AVERAGE_WIDTH.
> 
> In addition, although both pcf and bdf fonts have SPACING
> 'm', the fonts are actually variable width.  So, SPACING
> should be 'p' (for proportional).

Thanks, I'll correct my font.

If you can start up emacs with it, I'll try on my side.

Thanks for your help!

-- 
F. Delente

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