Re: Killing too many bytes hangs XEmacs-21.4.5

D'on! I guess I should report the configuration of the XEmacs I ran the test on, huh? (Last time I used M-x describe-installation from my everyday XEmacs!!?!) uname -a: Linux zion.rcn.com 2.4.8-34.1mdk-smp-acs #2 SMP Sat Dec 1 14:47:30 EST 2001 i686 unknown /opt/src/xemacs-21.4-2001-11-13-mule/configure '--prefix=/usr/local/xemacs-21.4-2001-11-13-mule' '--with-gcc' '--site-includes=/usr/local/include' '--site-libraries=/usr/local/lib' '--infopath=/usr/local/info' '--with-mule' '--compiler=gcc' '--cflags=-Os -malign-double -pipe -ffast-math -march=pentiumpro -mcpu=pentiumpro -fno-exceptions' '--with-dialogs=no' '--with-widgets=no' '--package-path=/usr/local/site-packages::/usr/local/xemacs-packages' '--debug=no' '--error-checking=none' XEmacs 21.4.5 "Civil Service" configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /opt/src/xemacs-21.4-2001-11-13-mule Installation prefix: /usr/local/xemacs-21.4-2001-11-13-mule Additional header files: /usr/local/include Additional libraries: /usr/local/lib Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -Os -malign-double -pipe -ffast-math -march=pentiumpro -mcpu=pentiumpro -fno-exceptions Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: yes - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library. Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/X11R6/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11R6/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. TTY: Compiling in support for ncurses. Images: Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in support for TIFF images. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Internationalization: Compiling in support for Mule (multi-lingual Emacs). Compiling in support for XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method). - Using raw Xlib to provide XIM support. Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Vin Shelton <acs(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: - vin