Using GCC 2.8.1, configure, s/dgux5-4r4.h, m/aviion .h patched a little It fails at the update-elcs.sh step in the build. Installation report and dbx stack trace follows. No core dump was created, so I ran the step in dbx. uname -a: dgux utah R4.11MU04 generic AViiON mc88100 ./configure '--prefix=/local' XEmacs 21.0-b38 "Repartida" configured for `m88k-dg-dguxR4.11MU04'. Where should the build process find the source code? /local/xemacs-21.0-b38 What installation prefix should install use? /local What operating system and machine description files should XEmacs use? `s/dgux5-4r4.h' and `m/aviion.h' What compiler should XEmacs be built with? gcc -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-switch Should XEmacs use the GNU version of malloc? yes Should XEmacs use the relocating allocator for buffers? yes What window system should XEmacs use? x11 Where do we find X Windows header files? Where do we find X Windows libraries? /usr/lib Compiling in support for XAUTH. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Compiling without XPM support. WARNING: You should strongly considering installing XPM. WARNING: Otherwise toolbars and other graphics will look suboptimal. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Compiling in support for GNU DBM. Compiling in support for OffiX. Compiling in support for proper session-management. Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Motif dialog boxes. Compiling in DLL support. movemail will use "dot-locking" for locking mail spool files. Compiling in extra code for debugging. Compiling in code for checking XEmacs memory usage. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Compiling in support for runtime error checking. WARNING: XEmacs will run noticeably more slowly as a result. WARNING: Error checking is on by default for XEmacs beta releases. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- %dbx src/xemacs Type "help" for a list of commands Processing object: /local/xemacs-21.0-b38/src/xemacs (dbx) run -batch -vanilla -l `pwd`/lisp/cleantree -f batch-remove-old-elc lisp Starting program: /local/xemacs-21.0-b38/src/xemacs Stopped at pc 0x8007c064 (memcpy+356) * 0x8007c064 memcpy+356 ld #r8, #r3, 0x1c caught signal 11, SIGSEGV, segmentation violation - attempt to read/write unmapped memory at 0x0 (dbx) where Frame 0, pc 0x8007c064 (memcpy+356) Frame 1, pc 0x8005de5c (fwrite+300) Error: Name 'ptr' was not found. Error: Name 'size' was not found. Error: Name 'nitem' was not found. Error: Name 'stream' was not found. Frame 2, line 2831, routine sys_fwrite(ptr=, size=, nitem=, stream=), file sysdep.c Error: Name 'stream' was not found. Error: Name 'con' was not found. Error: Name 'str' was not found. Error: Name 'offset' was not found. Error: Name 'len' was not found. Error: Name 'fmt' was not found. Frame 3, line 129, routine write_string_to_stdio_stream(stream=, con=, str=, offset=, len=, fmt=), file print.c Error: Name 'char_or_string' was not found. Error: Name 'stdout_p' was not found. Error: Attempt to evaluate a type ('device'). Frame 4, line 1527, routine Fexternal_debugging_output(char_or_string=, stdout_p=, device=), file print.c Error: Name 'recorded_as' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 5, line 3225, routine funcall_recording_as(recorded_as=, nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 6, line 3238, routine Ffuncall(nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'bytestr' was not found. Error: Name 'vector' was not found. Error: Name 'maxdepth' was not found. Frame 7, line 417, routine Fbyte_code(bytestr=, vector=, maxdepth=), file bytecode.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 8, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'recorded_as' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 9, line 3225, routine funcall_recording_as(recorded_as=, nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 10, line 3238, routine Ffuncall(nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'bytestr' was not found. Error: Name 'vector' was not found. Error: Name 'maxdepth' was not found. Frame 11, line 417, routine Fbyte_code(bytestr=, vector=, maxdepth=), file bytecode.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 12, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'recorded_as' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 13, line 3225, routine funcall_recording_as(recorded_as=, nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 14, line 3238, routine Ffuncall(nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'bytestr' was not found. Error: Name 'vector' was not found. Error: Name 'maxdepth' was not found. Frame 15, line 417, routine Fbyte_code(bytestr=, vector=, maxdepth=), file bytecode.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 16, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'recorded_as' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 17, line 3225, routine funcall_recording_as(recorded_as=, nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 18, line 3238, routine Ffuncall(nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'bytestr' was not found. Error: Name 'vector' was not found. Error: Name 'maxdepth' was not found. Frame 19, line 417, routine Fbyte_code(bytestr=, vector=, maxdepth=), file bytecode.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 20, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'numargs' was not found. Error: Name 'unevalled_args' was not found. Frame 21, line 3504, routine apply_lambda(fun=, numargs=, unevalled_args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'form' was not found. Frame 22, line 3085, routine Feval(form=), file eval.c Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 23, line 758, routine Fprogn(args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 24, line 924, routine Flet(args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'form' was not found. Frame 25, line 2998, routine Feval(form=), file eval.c Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 26, line 758, routine Fprogn(args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 27, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'recorded_as' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 28, line 3225, routine funcall_recording_as(recorded_as=, nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 29, line 3238, routine Ffuncall(nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'bytestr' was not found. Error: Name 'vector' was not found. Error: Name 'maxdepth' was not found. Frame 30, line 417, routine Fbyte_code(bytestr=, vector=, maxdepth=), file bytecode.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 31, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'recorded_as' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 32, line 3225, routine funcall_recording_as(recorded_as=, nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 33, line 3238, routine Ffuncall(nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'bytestr' was not found. Error: Name 'vector' was not found. Error: Name 'maxdepth' was not found. Frame 34, line 417, routine Fbyte_code(bytestr=, vector=, maxdepth=), file bytecode.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 35, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'recorded_as' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 36, line 3225, routine funcall_recording_as(recorded_as=, nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 37, line 3238, routine Ffuncall(nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'bytestr' was not found. Error: Name 'vector' was not found. Error: Name 'maxdepth' was not found. Frame 38, line 417, routine Fbyte_code(bytestr=, vector=, maxdepth=), file bytecode.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 39, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'recorded_as' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 40, line 3225, routine funcall_recording_as(recorded_as=, nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'args' was not found. Frame 41, line 3238, routine Ffuncall(nargs=, args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'bytestr' was not found. Error: Name 'vector' was not found. Error: Name 'maxdepth' was not found. Frame 42, line 417, routine Fbyte_code(bytestr=, vector=, maxdepth=), file bytecode.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'nargs' was not found. Error: Name 'arg_vector' was not found. Frame 43, line 3597, routine funcall_lambda(fun=, nargs=, arg_vector=), file eval.c Error: Name 'fun' was not found. Error: Name 'numargs' was not found. Error: Name 'unevalled_args' was not found. Frame 44, line 3504, routine apply_lambda(fun=, numargs=, unevalled_args=), file eval.c Error: Name 'form' was not found. Frame 45, line 3085, routine Feval(form=), file eval.c Error: Name 'handlers' was not found. Error: Name 'bfun' was not found. Error: Name 'barg' was not found. Error: Name 'hfun' was not found. Error: Name 'harg' was not found. Frame 46, line 1660, routine condition_case_1(handlers=, bfun=, barg=, hfun=, harg=), file eval.c Frame 47, line 221, routine top_level_1(dummy=0x804fac68), file cmdloop.c Error: Name 'tag' was not found. Error: Name 'func' was not found. Error: Name 'arg' was not found. Error: Name 'threw' was not found. Frame 48, line 1328, routine internal_catch(tag=, func=, arg=, threw=), file eval.c Error: Name 'load_me' was not found. Frame 49, line 290, routine initial_command_loop(load_me=), file cmdloop.c Frame 50, line 1675, routine fatal_error_signal(sig=-1606365180), file emacs.c Error: Name 'argc' was not found. Error: Name 'argv' was not found. Error: Name 'envp' was not found. Frame 51, line 2091, routine main(argc=, argv=, envp=), file emacs.c Frame 52, pc 0x109a24 (_start+416) (dbx) quit