The bug occur while being under perl/xemacs debugger while pass through
a line where a fork was done.
describe-installation output :
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uname -a: SunOS amilcar 5.6 Generic_105181-21 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-30
./configure 'sparc-sun-solaris2.6' '--prefix'
'/opt/xemacs-21.1.14'
'--with-database=gnudbm,berkdb'
'--site-includes=/doc/libpng-1.0.11/include:/doc/xpm-3.4k-solaris/include:/doc/zlib-1.1.3/include:/doc/db-2.7.7/BerkeleyDB/include:/doc/bzip2-1.0.1/include:/doc/jpeg-6b/include:/doc/tiff-v3.4beta035/include:/doc/compface/include:/doc/gdbm-1.8.0/include'
'--site-libraries=/doc/libpng-1.0.11/lib:/doc/xpm-3.4k-solaris/lib:/doc/zlib-1.1.3/lib:/doc/db-2.7.7/BerkeleyDB/lib:/doc/bzip2-1.0.1/lib:/doc/jpeg-6b/lib:/doc/tiff-v3.4beta035/lib:/doc/compface/lib:/doc/gdbm-1.8.0/lib'
'--site-runtime-libraries=/usr/ccs/lib:/usr/dt/lib:/usr/openwin/lib'
'--with-site-lisp' '--with-cde' '--with-mule' '-with-xfs'
'--with-sparcworks' '--cflags=-O3 -Wall -Wno-switch'
XEmacs 21.1.14 "Cuyahoga Valley" configured for `sparc-sun-solaris2.6'.
Where should the build process find the source code?
/doc/xemacs-21.1.14
What installation prefix should install use? /opt/xemacs-21.1.14
What operating system and machine description files should XEmacs use?
`s/sol2.h' and `m/sparc.h'
What compiler should XEmacs be built with? gcc -O3 -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?
/usr/dt/include /usr/openwin/include
Where do we find X Windows libraries? /usr/dt/lib
/usr/openwin/lib
Additional header files:
/doc/libpng-1.0.11/include /doc/xpm-3.4k-solaris/include
/doc/zlib-1.1.3/include /doc/db-2.7.7/BerkeleyDB/include
/doc/bzip2-1.0.1/include /doc/jpeg-6b/include
/doc/tiff-v3.4beta035/include /doc/compface/include
/doc/gdbm-1.8.0/include
Additional libraries:
/doc/libpng-1.0.11/lib /doc/xpm-3.4k-solaris/lib /doc/zlib-1.1.3/lib
/doc/db-2.7.7/BerkeleyDB/lib /doc/bzip2-1.0.1/lib /doc/jpeg-6b/lib
/doc/tiff-v3.4beta035/lib /doc/compface/lib /doc/gdbm-1.8.0/lib
Runtime library search path:
/usr/ccs/lib:/usr/dt/lib:/usr/openwin/lib
Compiling in support for XAUTH.
Compiling in support for XPM images.
Compiling in support for PNG image handling.
Compiling in support for (builtin) GIF image handling.
Compiling in support for JPEG image handling.
Compiling in support for TIFF image handling.
Compiling in support for X-Face message headers.
Compiling in support for Berkeley DB.
Compiling in support for GNU DBM.
Compiling in Mule (multi-lingual) support.
Compiling in XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method) support.
Using Motif to provide XIM support.
Compiling in support for ToolTalk.
Compiling in support for Sun WorkShop.
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.
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gdb /opt/bin/xemacs core :
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breguet.bret.3:gdb /opt/bin/xemacs core
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warning: core file may not match specified executable file.
Core was generated by `xemacs'.
Program terminated with signal 6, Abort.
#0 0xef1c8244 in _edata ()
(gdb) where
#0 0xef1c8244 in _edata ()
#1 0x9d6e4 in fatal_error_signal ()
(gdb)
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Regards,
Martial Bret.