Subject: Re: bug#74981: 29.4; X11 crash when minibuffer text scale is increased greatly

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:30:52 +0200

> From: Joseph Turner <[email-masked]>
> Cc: [email-masked],  [email-masked],  [email-masked]
> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:34:50 -0800
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> > One other idea is to change the font you use for the default face,
> > maybe it's the font which causes the problem.  Cairo could also be the
> > culprit, so using a different version of Cairo or a non-Cairo build
> > might solve the problem.
> 
> If someone gives me some steps to follow to dig into the bug, I'm happy
> to be the guinea pig.

To change the default font, invoke Emacs as follows:

  $ emacs -Q -fn "name of the font here"

Do you also need more detailed instructions regarding a different
version of Cairo or building Emacs without Cairo?