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Crash reading from minibuffer with icomplete-mode

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Message #161 received at 9087 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: claudio.bley <at> gmail.com, lekktu <at> gmail.com, 9087 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
	monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, jasonr <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9087: Crash reading from minibuffer with icomplete-mode
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:57:31 +0100

>>  > You can verify yourself that, in Emacs without
>>  > the patch I sent, typing C-g when triggerbug.el says "now!" does not
>>  > cause a crash, but a "Quit", albeit a slightly (by 1-2 seconds on my
>>  > box) delayed one.
>>
>> Because `signal' resets immediate_quit to zero?
>
> You mean, as explanation of the delay?

No.  I meant as an explanation of the non-crash.

> No, I don't think so.  I think
> Emacs simply doesn't see C-g until the lengthy calculation is over.

Likely.  But where is C-g treated differently from other input?

martin

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