Re: [Bug: 21.5-b22] slime causes crash

================================================================ Dear Bug Team! When I open a lisp file, and then start slime using M-x slime, and the moment I try to do auto-completion say by typing (unwi<TAB><TAB> XEmacs crashes. If you want any other information, I will be happy to provide that. Thanks for your help. Also, when I tired to debug this in the MS debugger, I landed at the following place in the emacs.c file (line 3915) * ((int *) 0) = 666;

This is the output which I got on console: Fatal error: assertion failed, file c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-21.5\src\lstream.h, li ne 279, stream->imp == imp Fatal error. Your files have been auto-saved. Use `M-x recover-session' to recover them. Your version of XEmacs was distributed with a PROBLEMS file that may describe your crash, and with luck a workaround. Please check it first, but do report the crash anyway. Please report this bug by invoking M-x report-emacs-bug, or by selecting `Send Bug Report' from the Help menu. If that won't work, send ordinary email to `crashes(a)xemacs.org&#39;. *MAKE SURE* to include this entire output from this crash, especially including the Lisp backtrace, as well as the XEmacs configuration from M-x describe-installation (or equivalently, the file `Installation' in the top of the build tree). If you are fortunate enough to have some sort of debugging aid installed on your system, for example Visual C++, and you can get a C stack backtrace, *please* include it, as it will make our life far easier. Lisp backtrace follows: # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) process-coding-system(#<network connection "SLIME Lisp" (1173 . "127.0.0.1") s tate:exit>) (cdr (process-coding-system proc)) # bind (string msg) (let* ((msg (concat (slime-prin1-to-string sexp) "\n")) (string (concat (slime -net-encode-length (length msg)) msg)) (coding-system (cdr (process-coding-syste m proc)))) (slime-log-event sexp) (cond ((slime-safe-encoding-p coding-system st ring) (process-send-string proc string)) (t (error "Coding system %s not suitabl e for %S" coding-system string)))) # bind (proc sexp) slime-net-send((:emacs-rex (swank:buffer-first-change "c:\\Documents and Setti ngs\\Owner\\temp\\demo.lisp") nil t 2) #<network connection "SLIME Lisp" (1173 . "127.0.0.1") state:exit>) # bind (sexp) slime-send((:emacs-rex (swank:buffer-first-change "c:\\Documents and Settings\ \Owner\\temp\\demo.lisp") nil t 2)) # bind (id continuation thread package form --rest--42031 rand-42026 op-42025 tmp-42027 slime-dispatching-connection process event) slime-dispatch-event((:emacs-rex (swank:buffer-first-change "c:\\Documents and Settings\\Owner\\temp\\demo.lisp") nil t (lambda (&rest --cl-rest--) (apply (qu ote (lambda (G42195 G42186) (let* ((tmp-42192 G42186) (op-42190 (car tmp-42192)) (rand-42191 (cdr tmp-42192))) (cond ((eql op-42190 (quote :ok)) (let* ((--rest- -42193 rand-42191) (result (if (= (length --rest--42193) 1) (car --rest--42193) (signal (quote wrong-number-of-arguments) (list nil (length --rest--42193)))))) (if (symbol-value G42195) (funcall (symbol-value G42195) result)))) ((eql op-421 90 (quote :abort)) (let* ((--rest--42194 rand-42191)) (if --rest--42194 (signal (quote wrong-number-of-arguments) (list nil (+ 0 (length --rest--42194))))) (mes sage "Evaluation aborted."))) (t (error "destructure-case failed: %S" tmp-42192) ))))) (quote --cont--) --cl-rest--)))) # bind (--cont--42189) (let ((--cont--42189 (make-symbol "--cont--"))) (setf (symbol-value --cont--42 189) cont) (slime-dispatch-event (list :emacs-rex sexp (or package (slime-curren t-package)) slime-current-thread (list (quote lambda) (quote (&rest --cl-rest--) ) (list (quote apply) (list (quote quote) (function (lambda (G42195 G42186) (let * ((tmp-42192 G42186) (op-42190 (car tmp-42192)) (rand-42191 (cdr tmp-42192))) ( cond ((eql op-42190 (quote :ok)) (let* ((--rest--42193 rand-42191) (result (if ( = (length --rest--42193) 1) (car --rest--42193) (signal (quote wrong-number-of-a rguments) (list nil (length --rest--42193)))))) (if (symbol-value G42195) (funca ll (symbol-value G42195) result)))) ((eql op-42190 (quote :abort)) (let* ((--res t--42194 rand-42191)) (if --rest--42194 (signal (quote wrong-number-of-arguments ) (list nil (+ 0 (length --rest--42194))))) (message "Evaluation aborted."))) (t (error "destructure-case failed: %S" tmp-42192))))))) (list (quote quote) --con t--42189) (quote --cl-rest--)))))) (lexical-let ((cont cont)) (slime-dispatch-event (list :emacs-rex sexp (or pac kage (slime-current-package)) slime-current-thread (lambda (G42186) (destructure -case G42186 ((:ok result) (when cont (funcall cont result))) ((:abort) (message "Evaluation aborted."))))))) (slime-rex (cont) (sexp (or package (slime-current-package))) ((:ok result) (w hen cont (funcall cont result))) ((:abort) (message "Evaluation aborted."))) # bind (package cont sexp) slime-eval-async((swank:buffer-first-change "c:\\Documents and Settings\\Owner \\temp\\demo.lisp")) # bind (filename) (let ((filename (slime-to-lisp-filename (buffer-file-name)))) (slime-eval-asyn c (backquote (swank:buffer-first-change (\, filename))))) (if (and (buffer-file-name) (slime-background-activities-enabled-p)) (let ((fi lename (slime-to-lisp-filename (buffer-file-name)))) (slime-eval-async (backquot e (swank:buffer-first-change (\, filename)))))) (when (and (buffer-file-name) (slime-background-activities-enabled-p)) (let (( filename (slime-to-lisp-filename (buffer-file-name)))) (slime-eval-async (backqu ote (swank:buffer-first-change (\, filename)))))) (progn (when (and (buffer-file-name) (slime-background-activities-enabled-p)) (let ((filename (slime-to-lisp-filename (buffer-file-name)))) (slime-eval-async (backquote (swank:buffer-first-change (\, filename))))))) # (unwind-protect ...) (unwind-protect (progn (when (and (buffer-file-name) (slime-background-activit ies-enabled-p)) (let ((filename (slime-to-lisp-filename (buffer-file-name)))) (s lime-eval-async (backquote (swank:buffer-first-change (\, filename))))))) (store -match-data match-data)) # bind (match-data) (let ((match-data (match-data))) (unwind-protect (progn (when (and (buffer-fil e-name) (slime-background-activities-enabled-p)) (let ((filename (slime-to-lisp- filename (buffer-file-name)))) (slime-eval-async (backquote (swank:buffer-first- change (\, filename))))))) (store-match-data match-data))) (save-match-data (when (and (buffer-file-name) (slime-background-activities-en abled-p)) (let ((filename (slime-to-lisp-filename (buffer-file-name)))) (slime-e val-async (backquote (swank:buffer-first-change (\, filename))))))) # (unwind-protect ...) (save-excursion (save-match-data (when (and (buffer-file-name) (slime-backgrou nd-activities-enabled-p)) (let ((filename (slime-to-lisp-filename (buffer-file-n ame)))) (slime-eval-async (backquote (swank:buffer-first-change (\, filename)))) )))) slime-first-change-hook() # (unwind-protect ...) # (catch #<INTERNAL OBJECT (XEmacs bug?) (opaque, size=0) 0x21d8800> ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) self-insert-command(1) # bind (command-debug-status) call-interactively(self-insert-command) (dispatch-event "[internal]") # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- OS version: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] OS: Windows_NT XEmacs 21.5-b22 "cucumber" (+CVS-20050923) configured for `i586-pc-win32'. Building XEmacs using "nmake". Building XEmacs using make flags " ". Building XEmacs in source tree "c:\\cvs-synched\\xemacs-21.5". For src, using compiler "cl -nologo -W3 -DSTRICT -Zi -Od -MDd -c -TP -Ic:\cvs-synched\xemacs-21.5\nt\inc -Ic:\cvs-synched\xemacs-21.5\src -I"c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-opt\xpm-3.4k" -I"c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-opt\xpm-3.4k\lib" -I"c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-opt\libpng-1.2.8-config" -I"c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-opt\zlib-1.2.3" -I"c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-opt\tiff-3.7.3\libtiff" -I"c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-opt\jpeg-6b" -I"c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-opt\compface-1.5.1" -I"c:\cvs-synched\xemacs-opt\zlib-1.2.3" -DHAVE_MS_WINDOWS -DHAVE_XPM -DFOR_MSW -DHAVE_GIF -DHAVE_PNG -DHAVE_TIFF -DHAVE_JPEG -DHAVE_XFACE -DHAVE_ZLIB -DHAVE_MENUBARS -DHAVE_SCROLLBARS -DHAVE_TOOLBARS -DHAVE_WIDGETS -DHAVE_DIALOGS -DHAVE_NATIVE_SOUND -DPDUMP -DUSE_KKCC -DMC_ALLOC -DSYSTEM_MALLOC -DERROR_CHECK_ALL -DDEBUG_XEMACS -D_DEBUG -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -DWIN32_NATIVE -Demacs -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DPATH_VERSION=\"21.5-b22\" -DPATH_PROGNAME=\"xemacs\" -DEMACS_VERSION=\"21.5-b22\" -DEMACS_PROGNAME=\"xemacs\" -DSTACK_TRACE_!

YE_CATCHER=xemacs_21_5_b22_i586_p For lib-src, using compiler "cl -nologo -W3 -DSTRICT -Zi -Od -MDd -Ic:\cvs-synched\xemacs-21.5\lib-src -Ic:\cvs-synched\xemacs-21.5\src -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DWIN32_NATIVE". Compiling as C++. Installing XEmacs in "c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\XEmacs-21.5-b22". Package path is "~\\.xemacs;;c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\site-packages;c:\\Program Files\\XEmacs\\xemacs-packages". Compiling in support for Microsoft Windows native GUI. Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for GIF images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support for TIFF images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in support for X-Face message headers. Compiling in support for GZIP compression/decompression. Compiling in support for toolbars. Compiling in support for dialogs. Compiling in support for widgets. Compiling in support for native sounds. Using portable dumper. Using system malloc. Using DLL version of C runtime library. Compiling in extra internal error-checking. NOTE: --------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Compiling in support for runtime error-checking. NOTE: XEmacs will run noticeably more slowly as a result. NOTE: Error-checking is on by default for XEmacs beta releases. NOTE: --------------------------------------------------------- Compiling in debugging support (no slowdown). Using new experimental GC algorithms. Using new experimental allocator. 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