This didn't happen last week. I recently upgraded a bunch of stuff from Debian "Woody" using `apt-get'. My guess is that likely the ESD libs have been changed. I recompiled XEmacs after a fresh CVS update today, and it still happens. Touch a file, chown it read only, start xemacs -vanilla, evaluate `(load-default-sounds)', then type in the read only buffer. Probably only does it on Linux with ESD; perhaps only on current Debian "Woody"? I lack the skills and time to track this down. I really need to spend the day working on my math assignment, sorry. I will give a trusted individual a SSH login to test this XEmacs binary and setup with. Drop me a note. I won't recompile until then. I'll just be careful to save often, etc. (I have to get back to my math then go for a run.) bittersweet% ldd =xemacs libXaw3d.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw3d.so.6 (0x4001f000) libtiff.so.3 => /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3 (0x40072000) libpng.so.2 => /usr/lib/libpng.so.2 (0x400b4000) libjpeg.so.62 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0x400db000) libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x400fc000) libcompface.so.1 => /usr/lib/libcompface.so.1 (0x4010b000) libXpm.so.4 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 (0x40116000) libXmu.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6 (0x40124000) libXt.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 (0x40136000) libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x4017e000) libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x4018b000) libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x4022c000) libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x40235000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x4024b000) libdb.so.3 => /lib/libdb.so.3 (0x4024f000) libgpm.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgpm.so.1 (0x4028a000) libncurses.so.5 => /lib/libncurses.so.5 (0x40291000) libesd.so.0 => /usr/lib/libesd.so.0 (0x402cf000) libaudiofile.so.0 => /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0 (0x402d7000) libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x402ea000) libpq.so.2.1 => /usr/lib/libpq.so.2.1 (0x40307000) libopenldap.so.1 => /usr/lib/libopenldap.so.1 (0x40318000) liblber-openldap.so.1 => /usr/lib/liblber-openldap.so.1 (0x4032e000) libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40333000) /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000) libasound.so.1 => /usr/lib/libasound.so.1 (0x40410000) libcrypt.so.1 => /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x40427000) bittersweet% dpkg --search libesd.so.0 libesd-alsa0: /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.19 libesd-alsa0: /usr/lib/libesd.so.0 bittersweet% dpkg --status libesd-alsa0 Package: libesd-alsa0 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: libs Installed-Size: 68 Maintainer: Ryan Murray <rmurray(a)debian.org&gt; Source: esound Version: 0.2.19-1 Provides: libesd0 Depends: libasound1 (>= 0.5.5), libaudiofile0, libc6 (>= 2.1.2), esound-common Suggests: esound-alsa Conflicts: libesd0 Description: Enlightened Sound Daemon (ALSA) - Shared libraries This program is designed to mix together several digitized audio streams for playback by a single device. bittersweet% uname -a: Linux bittersweet 2.4.0-test1-ac10 #2 Fri Jun 9 18:11:30 PDT 2000 i586 unknown ../xemacs/configure '--cflags=-mcpu=k6 -march=k6 -ggdb -O3' '--with-database=berkdb' '--with-athena=3d' '--with-widgets=athena' '--with-dialogs=athena' '--with-scrollbars=lucid' '--with-menubars=lucid' '--with-sound=esd,native' '--with-modules' '--package-path=/usr/local/src/PKG/unstable/main/xemacs/run-in-place/../Packages' '--infopath=/usr/share/info:/usr/local/share/info:/usr/info:/usr/local/info' '--with-mule' '--with-canna=no' '--with-wnn=no' '--debug=yes' '--error-checking=all' 'i686-bittersweet-linux' XEmacs 21.2-b35 "Nike" configured for `i686-bittersweet-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /usr/local/src/PKG/woody/main/xemacs/xemacs Installation prefix: /usr/local Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -mcpu=k6 -march=k6 -ggdb -O3 Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: yes - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library. Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/X11R6/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11R6/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. 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. Compiling in support for X-Face message headers. Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Compiling in support for ESD (Enlightened Sound Daemon). Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Compiling in support for LDAP. Compiling in support for PostgreSQL. - Using PostgreSQL header file: pgsql/libpq-fe.h - Using PostgreSQL V7 bindings. Internationalization: Compiling in support for Mule (multi-lingual Emacs). Compiling in support for XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method). - Using raw Xlib to provide XIM support. Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. 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: ---------------------------------------------------------