Subject: bug#9087: Crash reading from minibuffer with icomplete-mode

From: martin rudalics <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:11:57 +0100

>> Is a C-g also delayed in a similar way under w32?
 >
 > Yes, it is, at least in this case.

Can you please explain what this means?  If C-g is delayed does it mean
that I can't use it to quit immediately?  Or does it mean that I can
crash Emacs via C-g in a similar way as with the OP's scenario?

Why and how is all this handled differently on GNU systems?

Thanks, martin