From unknown Wed Aug 20 05:43:14 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#9352: GNU/Emacs 23.3, Windows 7: Very huge .emacs-places can cause problems Resent-From: "Christoph Conrad" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:02:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 9352 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 9352@debbugs.gnu.org Cc: christoph.conrad@gmx.de X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.131411887319501 (code B ref -1); Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:02:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Aug 2011 17:01:13 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QvuLg-00054U-UY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:01:13 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu5u-0003Jq-5p for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:44:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3U-0002X4-Ch for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:25 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:52522) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3U-0002X0-BF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:24 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:38232) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3P-0000nZ-KY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:24 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3O-0002Pc-5p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:19 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.186]:56315) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3N-0002PC-Mm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:18 -0400 Received: from surgitaix.com (xdsl-89-0-18-132.netcologne.de [89.0.18.132]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mreu0) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MLC4r-1Qvd4R1ZUv-000F5N; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:42:14 +0200 X-Hashcash: 1:20:110823:christoph.conrad@gmx.de::ZeO8Hd+XsJGnC9Gg:000000000000000000000000000000000000000Jm4 From: "Christoph Conrad" Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:37:44 +0200 X-Hashcash: 1:20:110823:bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org::O5Mj52iXizP+L6Cb:00000000000000000000000000000000000000001Goq Message-ID: <854o185bbn.fsf@ID-24456.user.uni-berlin.de> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/23.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:fEMXqchAtGYCX+4s+6BQJrB9SLTknsUSbUUCFDD5JwC zaVPSK0qDWMkwlWyEyHQBtPUdkV464Uf2Yk8nh7qCaSKd28VVm 9yL2qp2IiS0EbYYUwp/aOlOYjyGDDW80RevXTY1gMMHxfUGlHx qtPtpUnU/z0INgVtT4Ql52MNlWgDXbJsjVuWTvpmYjWZsMUfxf OV/75vdheSaIWC+Q3pzQg== X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:01:11 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) Hi, after several investigation i found out the reason for crashing my emacs crashing several times today. I use ;; Shortcut for saving desktop and saveplaces (global-set-key (kbd "S-") '( lambda () (interactive) (save-place-alist-to-file) (desktop-save desktop-dirname))) sometimes t save my "session". Today emacs showed me a message after that every time, "memory exhausted", and after two or three times he crashed repeatable. After some time i found out that my ".emacs-places" over the years had reached a size of nearly 50 MB. I deleted it, problem gone. In GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt4.0.1381) of 2011-03-10 on 3249CTO Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 4.0.1381 configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.5) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/imagesupport/include' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: DEU value of $XMODIFIERS: nil locale-coding-system: cp1252 default enable-multibyte-characters: t From unknown Wed Aug 20 05:43:14 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#9352: GNU/Emacs 23.3, Windows 7: Very huge .emacs-places can cause problems In-Reply-To: <854o185bbn.fsf@ID-24456.user.uni-berlin.de> Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:15:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9352 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: "Christoph Conrad" Cc: 9352@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 9352-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9352.13141592913453 (code B ref 9352); Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:15:03 +0000 Received: (at 9352) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Aug 2011 04:14:51 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qw4ra-0000te-P6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:14:50 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qw4rY-0000tT-Ip for 9352@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:14:49 -0400 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57069) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qw4p7-00015y-6J; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:12:17 -0400 From: Glenn Morris References: <854o185bbn.fsf@ID-24456.user.uni-berlin.de> X-Spook: Ortega Bellcore brigand Europol mania insurgency JUWTF X-Ran: 3ILCXlo9,y0:qG(JF)S4i*hG$H46@K(ahA6GVZr4C+>]|&}RR#JhyAFd0A0-(3xlY49&A# X-Hue: black X-Attribution: GM Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:12:16 -0400 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -6.4 (------) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.4 (------) "Christoph Conrad" wrote: > After some time i found out that my ".emacs-places" over the years had > reached a size of nearly 50 MB. I deleted it, problem gone. Perhaps the default value for save-place-limit should be changed to something large-ish but finite. Eg 400? (I've had it set to 200 for many years with no ill effects.) From unknown Wed Aug 20 05:43:14 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.427 (Entity 5.427) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: "Christoph Conrad" Subject: bug#9352: closed (Re: bug#9352: GNU/Emacs 23.3, Windows 7: Very huge .emacs-places can cause problems) Message-ID: References: <854o185bbn.fsf@ID-24456.user.uni-berlin.de> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 9352 X-Gnu-PR-Package: emacs Reply-To: 9352@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:56:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1314406562-14361-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1314406562-14361-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #9352: GNU/Emacs 23.3, Windows 7: Very huge .emacs-places can cause problems which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 9352@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 9352: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D9352 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1314406562-14361-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 9352-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Aug 2011 00:55:41 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qx7BU-0003j0-LO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:55:41 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qx7BS-0003it-0X for 9352-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:55:39 -0400 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37673) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qx78k-0002mR-Bm; Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:52:50 -0400 From: Glenn Morris To: 9352-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#9352: GNU/Emacs 23.3, Windows 7: Very huge .emacs-places can cause problems References: <854o185bbn.fsf@ID-24456.user.uni-berlin.de> X-Spook: arrangements Albania MD5 ammunition Commecen 64 Vauxhall X-Ran: &R}exAyt!RAM)GMkHk#teJS[JV_(9V~9bnW_y}J"h`[27Z-]xT1m?XG^3Z)aUU0R`Y;}5D X-Hue: black X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes X-Attribution: GM Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:52:49 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:12:16 -0400") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -6.4 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 9352-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.4 (------) Version: 24.1 Glenn Morris wrote: > Perhaps the default value for save-place-limit should be changed to > something large-ish but finite. Eg 400? Done. ------------=_1314406562-14361-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Aug 2011 17:01:13 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QvuLg-00054U-UY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:01:13 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu5u-0003Jq-5p for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:44:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3U-0002X4-Ch for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:25 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:52522) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3U-0002X0-BF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:24 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:38232) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3P-0000nZ-KY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:24 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3O-0002Pc-5p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:19 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.186]:56315) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvu3N-0002PC-Mm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:42:18 -0400 Received: from surgitaix.com (xdsl-89-0-18-132.netcologne.de [89.0.18.132]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mreu0) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MLC4r-1Qvd4R1ZUv-000F5N; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:42:14 +0200 X-Hashcash: 1:20:110823:christoph.conrad@gmx.de::ZeO8Hd+XsJGnC9Gg:000000000000000000000000000000000000000Jm4 From: "Christoph Conrad" To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: GNU/Emacs 23.3, Windows 7: Very huge .emacs-places can cause problems Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:37:44 +0200 X-Hashcash: 1:20:110823:bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org::O5Mj52iXizP+L6Cb:00000000000000000000000000000000000000001Goq Message-ID: <854o185bbn.fsf@ID-24456.user.uni-berlin.de> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/23.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:fEMXqchAtGYCX+4s+6BQJrB9SLTknsUSbUUCFDD5JwC zaVPSK0qDWMkwlWyEyHQBtPUdkV464Uf2Yk8nh7qCaSKd28VVm 9yL2qp2IiS0EbYYUwp/aOlOYjyGDDW80RevXTY1gMMHxfUGlHx qtPtpUnU/z0INgVtT4Ql52MNlWgDXbJsjVuWTvpmYjWZsMUfxf OV/75vdheSaIWC+Q3pzQg== X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:01:11 -0400 Cc: christoph.conrad@gmx.de X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) Hi, after several investigation i found out the reason for crashing my emacs crashing several times today. I use ;; Shortcut for saving desktop and saveplaces (global-set-key (kbd "S-") '( lambda () (interactive) (save-place-alist-to-file) (desktop-save desktop-dirname))) sometimes t save my "session". Today emacs showed me a message after that every time, "memory exhausted", and after two or three times he crashed repeatable. After some time i found out that my ".emacs-places" over the years had reached a size of nearly 50 MB. I deleted it, problem gone. In GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt4.0.1381) of 2011-03-10 on 3249CTO Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 4.0.1381 configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.5) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/imagesupport/include' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: DEU value of $XMODIFIERS: nil locale-coding-system: cp1252 default enable-multibyte-characters: t ------------=_1314406562-14361-1--