Jan Vroonhof writes: i'm sorry but dumping by unexecing breaks as usual --- otoh, using configure --pdumpd i recently got a fine xemacs this is an edited transcript of my build session =========================================================================== % date Mon May 29 08:35:32 CEST 2000 % cd src % updxemacs # my script .... % cd xemacs ; make distclean ; configure ; make ... Lisp backtrace follows: string-match("\\(^\\(RCS\\|CVS\\|SCCS\\)$\\)\\|\\(^\\(etc\\|info\\|lisp\\|lib-src\\|bin\\|pkginfo\\)$\\)" "etc") ... % ulimit -s unlimited % =========================================================================== i have the RedHat 6.2 Linux distribution, and here it is my Installation --- do you have some suggestions rgarding configure options to add/remove? ciao =========================================================================== uname -a: Linux boffi95 2.2.14-5.0 #1 Tue Mar 7 20:53:41 EST 2000 i586 unknown ./configure '--extra-verbose' \ '--without-wmcommand' \ '--with-athena=3d' \ '--with-modules' \ '--debug' \ '--error-checking=none' \ '--use-union-type' \ '--with-system-malloc' \ '--rel-alloc' \ '--with-clash-detection' XEmacs 21.2-b33 "Melpomene" configured for `i586-pc-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /home/gb/src/xemacs Installation prefix: /usr/local Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wshadow Relocating allocator for buffers: yes GNU version of malloc: no - User chose not to use GNU allocators. Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/X11R6/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11R6/lib Compiling in support for the Athena widget set: - Athena headers location: X11/Xaw3d - Athena library to link: Xaw3d Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Athena dialog boxes. Using Athena native widgets. TTY: Compiling in support for ncurses. Compiling in support for GPM (General Purpose Mouse). 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: Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the union type for Lisp_Objects. Compiling in support for extra debugging code.