Okay, new errors now. I've tried all of the things suggested in this string, compiling in this manner: $ ./configure --compiler=cc --with-gnu-make --cflags="-g -fno-schedule-insns" --with-site-lisp=yes --debug $ make Lisp backtrace follows: # (catch #<INTERNAL EMACS BUG (opaque, size=4) 0x2fdba0> ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) kill-emacs(1) # bind (error debug-issue-ebola-notices) batch-byte-compile() # bind (arg) command-line-do-funcall("-f") # bind (dir file-count line end-of-options first-file-buffer file-p # arg tem) command-line-1() # bind (command-line-args-left) command-line() # (unwind-protect ...) normal-top-level() # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) xargs: /home/tessone/tmp/xemacs-21.0/src/xemacs: terminated by signal # 6 make: *** [all-elc] Error 125 GDB stuff: #0 0xef2b4610 in _kill () #1 0x5d3c0 in fatal_error_signal (sig=6) at emacs.c:262 #2 <signal handler called> #3 0xef2b4610 in _kill () #4 0xef27963c in abort () #5 0x60bd4 in assert_failed (file=0x1f1ca0 "elhash.c", line=436, expr=0x1f1d78 "gc_in_progress") at emacs.c:2608 #6 0x5affc in ht_copy_to_c (ht=0x331a40, c_table=0xefffcca8) at elhash.c:436 #7 0x5ba2c in Fgethash (key=17, hashtable=540219968, default_=539782852) at elhash.c:703 #8 0xf1a60 in image_instantiate (specifier=540198144, matchspec=539782852, domain=540246016, instantiator=-2144198768, depth=1) at glyphs.c:2103 #9 0x67624 in primitive_funcall (fn=0xf1584 <image_instantiate>, nargs=5, args=0xefffd008) at eval.c:2862 #10 0x658f8 in call_with_suspended_errors_1 (opaque_arg=540007200) at eval.c:2060 #11 0x646f8 in internal_catch (tag=540007328, func=0x65898 <call_with_suspended_errors_1>, arg=540007200, threw=0xefffcfe4) at eval.c:1328 #12 0x65cb4 in call_with_suspended_errors (fun=0xf1584 <image_instantiate>, retval=539782852, class=-1607358708, errb=ERROR_ME_NOT, nargs=5) at eval.c:2167 #13 0x176e38 in specifier_instance_from_inst_list (specifier=540198144, matchspec=539782852, domain=540246016, inst_list=1077066876, errb=ERROR_ME_WARN, no_quit=0, depth=1) at specifier.c:2384 #14 0x1775cc in specifier_instance (specifier=540198144, matchspec=539782852, domain=540246016, errb=ERROR_ME_WARN, no_quit=0, no_fallback=0, depth=1) at specifier.c:2521 #15 0x177e08 in recompute_one_cached_specifier_in_window (specifier=540198144, w=0x338000) at specifier.c:2741 #16 0x178078 in recompute_all_cached_specifiers_in_window (w=0x338000) at specifier.c:2795 #17 0x1c0a44 in Fset_window_buffer (window=540246016, buffer=540144128) at window.c:3171 #18 0xe4e10 in delete_frame_internal (f=0x333400, force=1, called_from_delete_device=1, from_io_error=0) at frame.c:1506 #19 0x4a484 in delete_device_internal (d=0x332d00, force=1, called_from_delete_console=1, from_io_error=0) at device.c:781 #20 0x3e00c in delete_console_internal (con=0x32c180, force=1, called_from_kill_emacs=1, from_io_error=0) at console.c:674 #21 0x600b8 in Fkill_emacs (arg=1) at emacs.c:2187 #22 0x68e30 in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=-1607373788, nargs=1, args=0xefffda00) at eval.c:3197 #23 0x6936c in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xefffda00) at eval.c:3238 #24 0x2e834 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1614930884, vector=-2143289216, maxdepth=4) at bytecode.c:416 #25 0x6a7c4 in funcall_lambda (fun=541178084, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xefffddcc) at eval.c:3597 #26 0x691cc in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=-1606678116, nargs=0, args=0xefffddc8) at eval.c:3200 #27 0x6936c in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xefffddc8) at eval.c:3238 #28 0x2e834 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1613212068, vector=-2144884292, maxdepth=3) at bytecode.c:416 #29 0x6a7c4 in funcall_lambda (fun=539470280, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xefffe54c) at eval.c:3597 #30 0x691cc in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=-1606979484, nargs=1, args=0xefffe548) at eval.c:3200 #31 0x6936c in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xefffe548) at eval.c:3238 #32 0x2e834 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1613218140, vector=-2144877980, maxdepth=8) at bytecode.c:416 #33 0x6a7c4 in funcall_lambda (fun=539477000, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xefffea84) at eval.c:3597 #34 0x691cc in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=-1606978884, nargs=0, args=0xefffea80) at eval.c:3200 #35 0x6936c in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xefffea80) at eval.c:3238 #36 0x2e834 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1613215892, vector=-2144880380, maxdepth=4) at bytecode.c:416 #37 0x6a7c4 in funcall_lambda (fun=539474376, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xeffff0c4) at eval.c:3597 #38 0x691cc in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=-1606979100, nargs=0, args=0xeffff0c0) at eval.c:3200 #39 0x6936c in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xeffff0c0) at eval.c:3238 #40 0x2e834 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1613213972, vector=-2144882232, maxdepth=6) at bytecode.c:416 #41 0x6a7c4 in funcall_lambda (fun=539472780, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xeffff2c0) at eval.c:3597 #42 0x6a17c in apply_lambda (fun=539472780, numargs=0, unevalled_args=-1607458812) at eval.c:3501 #43 0x6853c in Feval (form=1077270636) at eval.c:3067 #44 0x64c40 in condition_case_1 (handlers=-1607458716, bfun=0x67814 <Feval>, barg=1077270636, hfun=0x39fe0 <cmd_error>, harg=-1607458812) at eval.c:1653 #45 0x3a0c4 in top_level_1 (dummy=-1607458812) at cmdloop.c:206 #46 0x646f8 in internal_catch (tag=-1607381140, func=0x3a070 <top_level_1>, arg=-1607458812, threw=0x0) at eval.c:1328 #47 0x3a21c in initial_command_loop (load_me=-1607458812) at cmdloop.c:285 #48 0x5eeec in xemacs_21_0_sparc_sun_solaris2_5 (argc=6, argv=0xeffff9ec, envp=0xeffffa08, restart=0) at emacs.c:1705 #49 0x5ff2c in main (argc=6, argv=0xeffff9ec, envp=0xeffffa08) at emacs.c:2122 (gdb) -- Chris Tessone tessone(a)fnal.gov tessone(a)imsa.edu PH/sendmail SNPC System Administration Perl/Shell All you need is Perl, love. 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