I was actually trying to compile in an emacs window, using c-x c, and pressed c-x c-c by mistake. (doh) Have fun. (don't bother telling me how to fix it etc.) uname -a: SunOS tornado 5.6 Generic_105181-26 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60 ./configure XEmacs 21.4.5 "Civil Service" configured for `sparc-sun-solaris2.6'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /spare/build/xemacs-21.4.5 Installation prefix: /usr/local Runtime library search path: /usr/local/lib:/usr/dt/lib Operating system description file: `s/sol2.h' Machine description file: `m/sparc.h' Compiler: gcc -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -I/usr/local/include/X11 -L/usr/local/lib/X11 Relocating allocator for buffers: yes GNU version of malloc: yes Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/dt/include /usr/local/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/dt/lib /usr/local/lib - Xau (X authority) not available. - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Motif dialog boxes. Using Motif native widgets. TTY: Images: Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Compiling in support for DBM. Internationalization: Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Compiling in support for ToolTalk. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. kill-emacs() # bind (arg) save-buffers-kill-emacs(nil) # bind (command-debug-status) call-interactively(save-buffers-kill-emacs) # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) #0 0xef18a560 in _libc_kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1 #1 0x96730 in fatal_error_signal () #2 <signal handler called> #3 0xef6cd908 in RemoveMatchingEntries () from /usr/dt/lib/libXm.so.3 #4 0xef68041c in _XmEnumerateHashTable () from /usr/dt/lib/libXm.so.3 #5 0xef6cda48 in CleanupOnDisplayClose () from /usr/dt/lib/libXm.so.3 #6 0xef41f9a4 in XtCallCallbackList () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4 #7 0xef428208 in XtPhase2Destroy () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4 #8 0xef428420 in _XtDoPhase2Destroy () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4 #9 0xef428630 in XtDestroyWidget () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4 #10 0x20d2d0 in x_delete_device () #11 0x80c54 in delete_device_internal () #12 0x751b0 in delete_console_internal () #13 0x996cc in Fkill_emacs () #14 0xa4a34 in Ffuncall () #15 0x60238 in execute_optimized_program () #16 0x5f998 in funcall_compiled_function () #17 0xa4ec4 in Ffuncall () #18 0x69aa4 in Fcall_interactively () #19 0xa29b0 in Fcommand_execute () #20 0xed3d8 in execute_command_event () #21 0xeddec in Fdispatch_event () #22 0x71cb0 in Fcommand_loop_1 () #23 0x719cc in command_loop_1 () #24 0x9f344 in condition_case_1 () #25 0x710fc in command_loop_3 () #26 0x71134 in command_loop_2 () #27 0x9ed68 in internal_catch () #28 0x71438 in initial_command_loop () #29 0x98378 in xemacs_21_4_5_sparc_sun_solaris2_6 () #30 0x9955c in main ()