Core dump while using ldap backend for eudc

In XEmacs 21.4 (patch 4) "Artificial Intelligence" [Lucid] (i386-suse-linux, Mule) of Mon Sep 24 2001 on lhospital configured using `configure i386-suse-linux --with-gcc --dynamic --rel-alloc --debug=no --error-checking=none '--cflags=-O2 -mcpu=i486 -march=i486 -Wall -Wno-switch -pipe -m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2' '--ldflags=-s -znocombreloc' --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/X11R6/bin --datadir=/usr/share --archlibdir=/usr/lib/xemacs/21.4.4/i386-suse-linux --docdir=/usr/lib/xemacs/21.4.4/i386-suse-linux --lispdir=/usr/share/xemacs/21.4.4/lisp --pkgdir=/usr/share/xemacs/21.4.4/lisp --etcdir=/usr/share/xemacs/21.4.4/etc --statedir=/var/lib/xemacs --infodir=/usr/share/xemacs/info --mandir=/usr/share/man/man1 --with-sound=native --with-database=gnudbm,berkdb --with-ncurses --with-tty=yes --with-gpm --with-site-lisp --with-xpm --with-gif --with-tiff --with-jpeg --with-png --with-x --with-athena=3d --with-menubars=lucid --with-scrollbars=lucid --with-dialogs=athena --with-widgets=athena --x-includes=/usr/X11R6/include --x-libraries=/usr/X11R6/lib --with-mule --with-xim=xlib --with-xfs --with-clash-detection --with-ldap --with-pop 'CFLAGS=-O2 -mcpu=i486 -march=i486 -Wall -Wno-switch -pipe -m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2' 'LDFLAGS=-s -znocombreloc'' Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug and the precise symptoms of the bug: When expanding user mail addresses in gnus with eudc-expand-inline xemacs sometimes crashes: Here is the output from xemacs: Fatal error (11). ... Lisp backtrace follows: eudc-set-server("dewdfx12.wdf.sap.corp" ldap t) load-internal("~/.eudc-options" nil nil nil undecided) load("~/.eudc-options") byte-code("..." [noninteractive eudc-options-file locate-library message "" featurep load infodock eudc-install-menu] 2) load-internal("eudc" nil nil nil binary) load("eudc" nil nil nil) # (catch And the C backtrace: (gdb) bt #0 0x08147e54 in print_internal () #1 0x08146ac2 in Fprin1 () #2 0x080ba18b in Fbacktrace () #3 0x080b1169 in fatal_error_signal () #4 <signal handler called> #5 0x000012c9 in ?? () #6 0x0809518c in funcall_compiled_function () #7 0x08094df5 in funcall_compiled_function () #8 0x080b7965 in Feval () #9 0x0813d038 in locate_file () #10 0x0813c0bd in Fload_internal () #11 0x080b7d01 in Ffuncall () #12 0x080950f5 in funcall_compiled_function () #13 0x08094df5 in funcall_compiled_function () #14 0x080b7d97 in Ffuncall () #15 0x080950f5 in funcall_compiled_function () #16 0x0809776e in Fbyte_code () #17 0x080b77a9 in Feval () #18 0x0813d038 in locate_file () #19 0x0813c0bd in Fload_internal () #20 0x080b7d01 in Ffuncall () #21 0x080950f5 in funcall_compiled_function () #22 0x08094df5 in funcall_compiled_function () #23 0x080b7d97 in Ffuncall () #24 0x080b891f in call4 () #25 0x080b7236 in do_autoload () #26 0x080b6e92 in Fcommand_execute () #27 0x080f2dd1 in extract_vector_nth_mouse_event () #28 0x080f332d in Fdispatch_event () #29 0x0809eb7e in Fcommand_loop_1 () #30 0x0809ea21 in Frecursive_edit () #31 0x080b55d4 in condition_case_1 () #32 0x0809e667 in Freally_early_error_handler () #33 0x0809e68b in Freally_early_error_handler () #34 0x080b52a0 in internal_catch () #35 0x0809e7c6 in initial_command_loop () #36 0x080b211b in xemacs_21_4_4_i386_suse_linux () #37 0x080b28c3 in main () #38 0x403447ee in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6 (gdb) A former crash (which did not dump core because the ulimit was set to 0) gave the following output: Fatal error: assertion failed, file bytecode.c, line 1477, abort() Fatal error (6). ... Lisp backtrace follows: # bind (no-save protocol server) eudc-set-server("dewdfx12.wdf.sap.corp" ldap t) # bind (current-load-list) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (load-file-name) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) load-internal("~/.eudc-options" nil nil nil undecided) # bind (path handler filename nosuffix nomessage noerror file) load("~/.eudc-options") byte-code("..." [noninteractive eudc-options-file locate-library message "" featurep load infodock eudc-install-menu] 2) # bind (current-load-list) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (load-file-name) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) load-internal("eudc" nil nil nil binary) # bind (path handler filename nosuffix nomessage noerror file) load("eudc" nil nil nil) # (unwind-protect ...) # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) Greetings Christoph