Problem: 1) xemacs cores upon startup on Solaris 8 x86 2) does not core when the "-nw" option is given Preamble uname -a: SunOS <hostname> 5.8 Generic_108529-16 i86pc i386 gcc -version: gcc (GCC) 3.2 - not using binutils - using native tools such as ld, ar from /usr/ccs/bin XFree86 4.2 gdb backtrace: #0 0xdf40848c in _libc_kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 #1 0xdf407e4c in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 #2 0x080b63e5 in fatal_error_signal (sig=11) at emacs.c:539 #3 0xdf3ba619 in sigacthandler () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 #4 <signal handler called> #5 0xdf671ded in XrmStringToQuark () from /usr/local/X11/lib/libX11.so.6.2 #6 0xdf77eab5 in ComputeArgs () from /usr/local/X11/lib/libXt.so.6.0 #7 0xdf77f5ac in _XtConvert () from /usr/local/X11/lib/libXt.so.6.0 #8 0xdf79bbe8 in GetResources () from /usr/local/X11/lib/libXt.so.6.0 #9 0xdf79c639 in _XtGetResources () from /usr/local/X11/lib/libXt.so.6.0 #10 0xdf784bba in xtCreate () from /usr/local/X11/lib/libXt.so.6.0 #11 0xdf7850c6 in _XtCreateWidget () from /usr/local/X11/lib/libXt.so.6.0 #12 0xdf7852fd in XtCreateWidget () from /usr/local/X11/lib/libXt.so.6.0 #13 0x081df314 in xlw_create_menubar (instance=0x852b7e0) at lwlib-Xlw.c:133 #14 0x081d427d in instantiate_widget_instance (instance=0x852b7e0) at lwlib.c:941 #15 0x081d33f5 in allocate_widget_instance (info=0x8520400, parent=0x850df00, pop_up_p=0 '\0') at lwlib.c:389 #16 0x081d43b2 in lw_make_widget (id=65537, parent=0x850df00, pop_up_p=0 '\0') at lwlib.c:977 #17 0x081d444d in lw_create_widget (type=0x81f4f7a "menubar", name=0x81f4f7a "menubar", id=65537, val=0x849e9c0, parent=0x850df00, pop_up_p=0 '\0', pre_activate_cb=0x80d8044 <pre_activate_callback>, selection_cb=0x80dd97e <popup_selection_callback>, post_activate_cb=0) at lwlib.c:993 #18 0x080d8549 in set_frame_menubar (f=0x84aa600, deep_p=1, first_time_p=1) at menubar-x.c:607 #19 0x080d85d1 in x_initialize_frame_menubar (f=0x84aa600) at menubar-x.c:633 #20 0x081aeea3 in x_create_widgets (f=0x84aa600, lisp_window_id=136718340, parent=136718340) at frame-x.c:1997 #21 0x081af2d4 in x_init_frame_1 (f=0x84aa600, props=136718340) at frame-x.c:2184 #22 0x08113e57 in Fmake_frame (props=136718340, device=139005696) at frame.c:399 #23 0x080bec02 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0x8046830) at eval.c:3536 #24 0x0809514b in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x8505750 " \210 ?&\f \"\027\r\v\"\022\r\t \"＠\"\211\020\026\020\r!\025\016\021!\210\211\024\207", stack_depth=5, constants_data=0x830f490) at bytecode.c:748 #25 0x08094c95 in funcall_compiled_function (fun=137530524, nargs=0, args=0x8046a74) at bytecode.c:516 #26 0x080beefb in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0x8046a70) at eval.c:3572 #27 0x0809514b in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x844d290 "\vA\035\032\031\r!\025\ba\004 \210!\004 \210\f\017\016\035\v\f!Q! \210 \210* \210 \210r!q\210 \210!\210\016!a\005\016\" \210) a\b \004 \210 \210\026# \004!)\207", stack_depth=4, constants_data=0x839d310) at bytecode.c:748 #28 0x08094c95 in funcall_compiled_function (fun=138001200, nargs=0, args=0x8046c20) at bytecode.c:516 #29 0x080be7e0 in Feval (form=138027816) at eval.c:3392 #30 0x080bb352 in condition_case_1 (handlers=138027720, bfun=0x80bdd24 <Feval>, barg=138027816, hfun=0x80bb3a8 <run_condition_case_handlers>, harg=136842348) at eval.c:1652 #31 0x080bb6a4 in condition_case_3 (bodyform=138027816, var=136842348, handlers=138027720) at eval.c:1730 #32 0x0809657e in execute_rare_opcode (stack_ptr=0x8047050, program_ptr=0x843f6a1 "\210\r!\025\016.\016\016. $!\0267!\210\016&\005!\210\026& \210\016(\005!\210\026(\t\b\t＠\tA\"\210)\0168\003 \207efault-instance-limit", opcode=Bcondition_case) at bytecode.c:1273 #33 0x08094e9b in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x843f610 "\b\005!\207\020 \211\034\025\fG\rGW\016\r!\f!k\005\f!\025)\r!\025 \210 \210\v\a!\002\e\016/\0160\"\022\v\t\n\"\"\210\n\004 \210\n\0161\016+\0162\v%\210 \210)\016,\022\016-\016\0163!\016-\"#\210\016,\024\016+\006\0164!\210\0165!\210\0166!\210\031\217\210\r!\025\016.\016\016. $!\0267!\210\016&\005!\210\026& \210\016(\005!\210\026(\t\b"..., stack_depth=7, constants_data=0x839d510) at bytecode.c:658 #34 0x08094c95 in funcall_compiled_function (fun=138001144, nargs=0, args=0x8047200) at bytecode.c:516 #35 0x080be7e0 in Feval (form=137971764) at eval.c:3392 #36 0x080bb352 in condition_case_1 (handlers=136718436, bfun=0x80bdd24 <Feval>, barg=137971764, hfun=0x809ef24 <cmd_error>, harg=136718340) at eval.c:1652 #37 0x0809efc2 in top_level_1 (dummy=136718340) at cmdloop.c:206 #38 0x080baf81 in internal_catch (tag=136798380, func=0x809ef80 <top_level_1>, arg=136718340, threw=0x0) at eval.c:1318 #39 0x0809f0b2 in initial_command_loop (load_me=136718340) at cmdloop.c:285 #40 0x080b7687 in xemacs_21_4_10_i686_pc_solaris2_8 () at emacs.c:2354 #41 0x080b80b7 in main () at emacs.c:2783 #42 0x080872cd in _start ()