Subject: Re: 23.0.60; custom-set-faces causes "New Frame" to fail (max-specpdl-size)

From: martin rudalics <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:23:42 +0200

> Example custom-set-faces in .emacs that causes the bug:
 >
 >      (custom-set-faces
 >       ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
 >       ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
 >       ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 >       ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
 >       '(default ((t (:stipple nil :background "DarkSlateGray"
 >      :foreground "wheat" :inverse-video nil :box nil :strike-through
 >      nil :overline nil :underline nil :slant normal :weight normal
 >      :height 121 :width normal :foundry "unknown" :family "DejaVu Sans Mono")))))

Can you reproduce the bug with an .emacs that contains just this form
and nothing else?

 > display-color-cells: Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size

Does this occur in `x-display-color-cells'?

martin