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24.0.50; process-file and space in filename

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Message #20 received at 9792 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9792 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9792: 24.0.50; process-file and space in filename
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:12:22 +0200

Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> On 2011-10-20 02:02 +0800, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Who calls call-process?
>
> `process-file' calls it.
>
>> In general, setting a breakpoint in Fcall_process should produce a
>> Lisp-level backtrace when you type "bt" after the breakpoint breaks,
>> if you start GDB from the Emacs `src' directory.
>
> In this case I probably won't be able to help much.

`process-file' is a Lisp function. It would be sufficient to activate
edebug for it, for example via

M-x load-library RET edebug
M-: (edebug-instrument-function 'process-file)

When the debugger enters `process-file', you can produce the backtrace
with "d".

> Leo

Best regards, Michael.

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