Hi, Now i tried to install xemacs 21.4.9.still it is dumping core. please check my configure option and gdb traces. ./configure --with-gcc --with-xpm --site-includes=/net/sun3291/local/jpsasiku/xemacs/include --site-runtime-libraries=/net/sun3291/local/jpsasiku/xemacs/lib --site-libraries=/net/sun3291/local/jpsasiku/xemacs/lib --prefix=/net/sun3291/local/jpsasiku/XEMACS --x-includes=/net/sun3291/local/jpsasiku/xemacs/include --x-libraries=/net/sun3291/local/jpsasiku/xemacs/lib --ldflags='-z nocombreloc' --pdump jpsasiku＠sun3291% gdb --nw ./xemacs core GNU gdb 4.18-gnupro-99r1 Copyright 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Type "show copying" to see the conditions. This version of GDB is supported for customers of Cygnus Solutions. Type "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "sparc-sun-solaris2.6"... warning: core file may not match specified executable file. Core was generated by `./xemacs-21.4.9'. Program terminated with signal 6, Abort. Reading symbols from /usr/dt/lib/libXm.so.4...done. Reading symbols from /net/sun3291/local/jpsasiku/xemacs/lib/libpng.so.2...done. Reading symbols from /net/sun3291/local/jpsasiku/xemacs/lib/libXpm.so.4.11...done. Reading symbols from /usr/dt/lib/libtt.so.2...done. Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXmu.so.4...done. Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4...done. Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXext.so.0...done. Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libX11.so.4...done. ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libSM.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libICE.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libcurses.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libldap.so.4...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libm.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libsocket.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libnsl.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libelf.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libgen.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libdga.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libresolv.so.2...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libmp.so.2...done. Reading symbols from /usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-5_10/lib/libc_psr.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib//liblayout.so...done. #0 0xfec1c840 in _libc_kill () from /lib/libc.so.1 (gdb) where #0 0xfec1c840 in _libc_kill () from /lib/libc.so.1 #1 0x78504 in fatal_error_signal (sig=6) at emacs.c:539 #2 <signal handler called> #3 0xfec1c840 in _libc_kill () from /lib/libc.so.1 #4 0xfebb5a74 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.1 #5 0x192990 in size_menu (mw=0x399600, level=3869248) at xlwmenu.c:1526 #6 0x194030 in XlwMenuInitialize (request=0xffbeda60, new=0x399600, args=0xffbedec0, num_args=0xffbed994) at xlwmenu.c:3064 #7 0xfefa6ea0 in CallInitialize () from /usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4 #8 0xfefa3118 in xtCreate () from /usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4 #9 0xfefab48c in _XtCreateWidget () from /usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4 #10 0xfefab1bc in XtCreateWidget () from /usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4 #11 0x195a00 in xlw_create_menubar (instance=0x3af4a0) at lwlib-Xlw.c:132 #12 0x18cc18 in instantiate_widget_instance (instance=0x3af4a0) at lwlib.c:941 #13 0x18cd54 in lw_make_widget (id=3835520, parent=0x39ad00, pop_up_p=0 '\000') at lwlib.c:389 #14 0x18d9f4 in lw_create_widget (type=0x1a8a30 "menubar", name=0x1a8a30 "menubar", id=65537, val=0x330600, parent=0x39ad00, pop_up_p=0 '\000', pre_activate_cb=0x9d300 <pre_activate_callback>, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- selection_cb=0xa2338 <popup_selection_callback>, post_activate_cb=0) at lwlib.c:993 #15 0x9d810 in set_frame_menubar (f=0x369e00, deep_p=1, first_time_p=1) at menubar-x.c:607 #16 0x9e8c4 in x_initialize_frame_menubar (f=0x369e00) at menubar-x.c:633 #17 0x16c834 in x_create_widgets (f=0x369e00, lisp_window_id=-24429512, parent=-24429512) at frame-x.c:1997 #18 0x16cbbc in x_init_frame_1 (f=0x369e00, props=-24429512) at frame-x.c:2184 #19 0xd9690 in Fmake_frame (props=-24429512, device=3264512) at frame.c:395 #20 0x8144c in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xffbee4ac) at eval.c:3536 #21 0x55e54 in execute_optimized_program (program=0x393d2d "\211\020\026\020Í\r!\025Î\016\021!\210Ï\211\024\207", stack_depth=2, constants_data=0xfe98ee5c) at bytecode.c:748 #22 0x55a9c in funcall_compiled_function (fun=-23332072, nargs=0, args=0xffbee680) at bytecode.c:516 #23 0x81640 in Ffuncall (nargs=0, args=0xffbee67c) at eval.c:3572 #24 0x55e54 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x2e6e3e "\210*Ó \210Ô \210rÕÖ!q\210× \210ØÙ!\210\016!Úa«\005\016\" \210)Û Üa«\bÝ ¬\004Þ \210ß \210Ù\026#Ý ­\004àÇ!)\207", stack_depth=0, constants_data=0xfe98f1d8) at bytecode.c:748 #25 0x55a9c in funcall_compiled_function (fun=-23331820, nargs=0, args=0xffbee7a0) at bytecode.c:516 #26 0x80fa8 in Feval (form=-23811620) at eval.c:3392 #27 0x7d4f0 in condition_case_1 (handlers=-23816060, bfun=0x80820 <Feval>, barg=-23811620, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- hfun=0x7d534 <run_condition_case_handlers>, harg=-24451136) at eval.c:1652 #28 0x7d89c in condition_case_3 (bodyform=-23811620, var=-24451136, handlers=-23816060) at eval.c:1730 #29 0x56df4 in execute_rare_opcode (stack_ptr=0xffbeeaa4, program_ptr=0x2de6a1 "\210Ì\r!\025\016.«\016ÚÓá\016.â ã $!\0267äå!\210\016&«\005äæ!\210Ü\026&ç \210\016(«\005äè!\210Ü\026(\t«\bé\t＠\tA\"\210)\0168­\003ê \207", opcode=Bcondition_case) at bytecode.c:1273 #30 0x55c7c in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x2de6a1 "\210Ì\r!\025\016.«\016ÚÓá\016.â ã $!\0267äå!\210\016&«\005äæ!\210Ü\026&ç \210\016(«\005äè!\210Ü\026(\t«\bé\t＠\tA\"\210)\0168­\003ê \207", stack_depth=1, constants_data=0xfe98f958) at bytecode.c:658 #31 0x55a9c in funcall_compiled_function (fun=-23330924, nargs=0, args=0xffbeebd0) at bytecode.c:516 #32 0x80fa8 in Feval (form=-23880248) at eval.c:3392 #33 0x7d4f0 in condition_case_1 (handlers=-24429896, bfun=0x80820 <Feval>, barg=-23880248, hfun=0x5fd5c <cmd_error>, harg=-24429512) at eval.c:1652 #34 0x5fdec in top_level_1 (dummy=2784256) at cmdloop.c:206 #35 0x853f0 in internal_catch (tag=-24607160, func=0x5fdb0 <top_level_1>, arg=-24429512, threw=0x0) at eval.c:1318 #36 0x5f4bc in initial_command_loop (load_me=-24429512) at cmdloop.c:285 #37 0x7a0d0 in sort_args (argc=1, argv=0xffbef0dc) at emacs.c:2353 (gdb) (gdb) thanks Sasikumar