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24.0.50; Emacs Clipboard crash

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Message #176 received at 9723 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Joseph Jones <josejones <at> expedia.com>
Cc: 9723 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9723: 24.0.50; Emacs Clipboard crash
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:43:32 +0200

> From: Joseph Jones <josejones <at> expedia.com>
> CC: "9723 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <9723 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:50:24 -0800
> 
> (gdb) p w->total_cols
> $8 = 0
> (gdb) p w->left_margin_cols
> $9 = 24
> (gdb) xtype
> Lisp_Int0
> (gdb)

Thanks.  This is very strange.  Look at the last portion of the backtrace:

> #1  0x010ea4c8 in adjust_glyph_matrix (w=0x5b20a00, matrix=0x57b9480, x=0, y=0, dim=...) at dispnew.c:493
> #2  0x010eddb2 in allocate_matrices_for_window_redisplay (w=0x5b20a00) at dispnew.c:1867
> #3  0x010eec1d in adjust_frame_glyphs_for_window_redisplay (f=0x3903c00) at dispnew.c:2196
> #4  0x010ee208 in adjust_frame_glyphs (f=0x3903c00) at dispnew.c:1944
> #5  0x010ede82 in adjust_glyphs (f=0x3903c00) at dispnew.c:1889
> #6  0x010f7aa7 in change_frame_size_1 (f=0x3903c00, newheight=65, newwidth=2, pretend=0, delay=0, safe=0) at dispnew.c:5826
> #7  0x010f772b in change_frame_size (f=0x0, newheight=0, newwidth=-2, pretend=0, delay=0, safe=0) at dispnew.c:5736
> #8  0x010f74e0 in do_pending_window_change (safe=0) at dispnew.c:5702
> #9  0x0104b89e in wait_reading_process_output (time_limit=0, microsecs=0, read_kbd=-1, do_display=1, wait_for_cell=54749210,
>     wait_proc=0x0, just_wait_proc=0) at process.c:4673

According to this, Emacs decided to apply a change in window
dimensions that was pending from some previous redisplay cycle.  So
far so good, but look at the new size of the window it tries to set:
its newwidth value is -2, a negative number.  This should never
happen.  (The value -2 is "upgraded" to +2, the minimum "safe" value,
inside change_frame_size, but 2 is also too small.)

The question is now which code requested the change of window width to
-2, and why.

Could you please run Emacs again under GDB, but this time set a
breakpoint before starting Emacs.  That is, after starting the
debugger, and before running Emacs with the "run" command, set a
breakpoint like this:

  (gdb) break dispnew.c: 5751 if f->new_text_cols < 2
  (gdb) run

Line 5751 is where Emacs delays window size changes, to be performed
later by do_pending_window_change.  Here's the relevant fragment:

  /* If we can't deal with the change now, queue it for later.  */
  if (delay || (redisplaying_p && !safe))
    {
      f->new_text_lines = newheight;
      f->new_text_cols = newwidth;
      delayed_size_change = 1;
      return;
    }

I would like to know which code sets f->new_text_cols to bogus values.
If the above breakpoint ever breaks, please type "bt" and post the
results here.

Thanks.

(You can now stop the session that you left in GDB.)

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