Outline:
Problem Statement
Recent Changes
Version Information
Gdb Stacktrace
########## PROBLEM STATEMENT
This crash occurred repeatedly when running xemacs:
nooj@SR-71:~/xscreensaver-4.14$ xemacs hacks/newlisa.c
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*"
to type FontStruct
Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Fatal error (11).
Your files have been auto-saved.
Use `M-x recover-session' to recover them.
[snip]
Lisp backtrace follows:
# bind (frame-being-created)
make-frame(nil #<x-device on ":0.0" 0xaa6>)
frame-initialize()
# bind (debugger debug-on-error command-line-args-left)
command-line()
# (condition-case ... . ((t (byte-code " §" ... 1))))
# bind (error-data)
normal-top-level()
# (condition-case ... . error)
# (catch top-level ...)
Segmentation fault
nooj@SR-71:~/xscreensaver-4.14$
########### RECENT SYSTEM CHANGES (in this order)
** Changed locale information `dpkg-reconfigure locale` to include
only en_US* and es_US* locales. Previously, many other locales
were selected, and some seemed broken.
** Installed deb file mplayer-fonts_3.1-0.0_all.deb:
ftp://joe2.ma.utexas.edu/debian-utm/dists/local-pool/main/binary-i386/mpl...
** Had a subsequent system lockup while running mplayer.
Perhaps files have been corrupted.
Don't know how to check.
Please let me know what other useful diagnostic info I can provide,
such as personalization files, kernel build, .deb file, etc.
I will try to avoid fixing the problem for a few hours.
############# VERSION INFORMATION
I can't run M-x describe-installation (because of the crash),
nor can I find the Installation file (since I didn't build it myself).
Perhaps you could add a "--describe-installation" command-line option.
XEmacs was installed from the debian package(s) found here:
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/cgi-pub/deb/packlink.sc?id=xemacs21
Best I can do: (output of `xemacs --version`)
nooj@SR-71:~/xscreensaver-4.14$ xemacs --version
Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/debian-startup...
Loading 00debian...
Loading /usr/lib/xemacs-21.4.14/lisp/mule/auto-autoloads...
Loading site-start...
Loading 00debian-vars...
Loading 50a2ps...
Loading a2ps-print...
Loading 50auctex...
Loading 50autoconf...
Loading 50dpkg-dev...
Loading 50gettext...
Loading 50mgp...
XEmacs 21.4 (patch 14) "Reasonable Discussion" [Lucid] (i386-debian-linux, Mule)
of Sat Sep 27 2003 on eeyore
nooj@SR-71:~/xscreensaver-4.14$
########### GDB STACKTRACE (!)
#0 0x403dd561 in kill () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x080adb48 in fatal_error_signal ()
#2 0x403dd498 in __libc_sigaction () from /lib/libc.so.6
#3 0x081bbacf in xaw_create_label ()
#4 0x4013a315 in XtInitializeWidgetClass () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6
#5 0x4013a803 in XtInitializeWidgetClass () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6
#6 0x4013ac24 in _XtCreateWidget () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6
#7 0x4013ae03 in XtCreateWidget () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6
#8 0x081bebda in XawGaugeGetValue ()
#9 0x081b5b23 in lw_modify_all_widgets ()
#10 0x081b4fc2 in replace_widget_value_tree ()
#11 0x081b5d1d in lw_make_widget ()
#12 0x080cd06c in specifier_vars_of_toolbar ()
#13 0x080cd193 in x_initialize_frame_menubar ()
#14 0x0819955a in x_wm_set_variable_size ()
#15 0x08199917 in x_wm_set_variable_size ()
#16 0x08114bbe in Fmake_frame ()
#17 0x080b570e in Ffuncall ()
#18 0x0808f306 in funcall_compiled_function ()
#19 0x0808ef48 in funcall_compiled_function ()
#20 0x080b5646 in Ffuncall ()
#21 0x0808f306 in funcall_compiled_function ()
#22 0x0808ef48 in funcall_compiled_function ()
#23 0x080b5068 in Feval ()
#24 0x080b2711 in condition_case_1 ()
#25 0x080b2993 in condition_case_3 ()
#26 0x0808fe3b in execute_rare_opcode ()
#27 0x0808f1a3 in funcall_compiled_function ()
#28 0x0808ef48 in funcall_compiled_function ()
#29 0x080b5068 in Feval ()
#30 0x080b2711 in condition_case_1 ()
#31 0x0809912c in Freally_early_error_handler ()
#32 0x080b2369 in internal_catch ()
#33 0x08099232 in initial_command_loop ()
#34 0x080ae539 in xemacs_21_4_14_i386_debian_linux ()
#35 0x080af68b in main ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#36 0x403c9da6 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6