-- Steve Youngs <youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt; spake thusly: I'll certainly try. I assume the patch to autoload.el is the one I suggested? Is it worth committing it until I can figure out why the behavior changed? I haven't really had time to look at it, as I've been working on cleaning up issues involving mule and high-bit characters. As for the new font-lock.el chewing up the CPU, I haven't been able to reproduce this. Could you possibly point me in the right direction? (Either send me your (describe-installation) output, or dump XEmacs while the CPU is hung and give me a stack backtrace; or both.) I'd like to get this fixed; I just need somewhere to start.

Matt> -- Steve Youngs <youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt; spake thusly: Matt> I'll certainly try. Matt> I assume the patch to autoload.el is the one I suggested? Is it worth Matt> committing it until I can figure out why the behavior changed? I Matt> haven't really had time to look at it, as I've been working on cleaning Matt> up issues involving mule and high-bit characters. If you can't get this fixed soon, we should consider reverting the patch until it is fixed. Matt: consider adding some test cases to the test suite. Matt> As for the new font-lock.el chewing up the CPU, I haven't been able to Matt> reproduce this. Could you possibly point me in the right direction? Matt> (Either send me your (describe-installation) output, or dump XEmacs Matt> while the CPU is hung and give me a stack backtrace; or both.) I'd like Matt> to get this fixed; I just need somewhere to start. Here's a start. Hung while font-locking. dbx> [1] _p1020static(0x0, 0xbd8e0000, 0x0, 0x4, 0xfd019280, 0x4), at 0x251ffc [2] _p_fn_exit_v9(0xffbeaff4, 0xffbeafe8, 0xffbeafe4, 0x11, 0x0, 0x4), at 0xcb2d30 =>[3] put_text_prop_mapper(e = 0x22b25c4, arg = 0xffbeb1a0), line 6317 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/extents.c" [4] map_extents_bytind(from = 1, to = 2, fn = 0x61aac8 = &`./xemacs`extents.c`put_text_prop_mapper(EXTENT e, void *arg), arg = 0xffbeb1a0, obj = UNION, after = (nil), flags = 5125U), line 2257 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/extents.c" [5] put_text_prop(start = 1, end = 2, object = UNION, prop = UNION, value = UNION, duplicable_p = 0), line 6392 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/extents.c" [6] Fput_nonduplicable_text_property(start = UNION, end = UNION, prop = UNION, value = UNION, object = UNION), line 6467 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/extents.c" [7] Ffuncall(nargs = 5, args = 0xffbeb3bc), line 3528 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [8] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x22c50d8 "^N^_?\x855^A^N \xab^Q^K^MZ^N!Y\xab^I\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca $\x88^Mb\x88\xcb^N"!\xcc^N^[!\xcd\x89\x89\x89^^^Y^Y^X^\^^^X^^^\^M^N^Xa\xab^F^N^Z^T\xaa4^N^]\xac^^^N^X\xab^G^M^N^XW\xab^H\xcee^M"^T\xaa^V\xce^N^X^M\xcd\x89^N^Z%^T\xaa\n^N^] \x88\xce`^M"^T^L^V^Z^N^[^M\xcd\x93\x88\xcf^L8\xac^F\xd0^L8\xab.\xcf^L8^P`^Q\xce`^K\xcd\x89^L\xd1&^F^T^I`^H\xab^E^N^W\xaa^C^N^^^Z^[^]\xd2^M^K\xc2\n$\x88\xd2^M^K\xc7\xd3$\x88+`^KW\x85\x8c", stack_depth = 7, constants_data = 0x1aeb8e0), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [9] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 3, args = 0xffbeb6c8), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [10] Ffuncall(nargs = 4, args = 0xffbeb6c4), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [11] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x22c4fc8 "\xc6 \xc7\x89\xc8 \xc9\x89^Y^X^^^P^^^Q^^^R^^^S\xca\x8e^K\xab^E\xcb^K!\x88\xcc^M^L"\x88^N^T\xab^F\xcd^M^L"\x88^N^U\xac^G\xce^M^L\n#\x88\xcf^M^L\n#.^G\x87", stack_depth = 6, constants_data = 0x1c7aa68), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [12] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 3, args = 0xffbeb9d0), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [13] Ffuncall(nargs = 4, args = 0xffbeb9cc), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [14] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x22c4ef0 "^K\n^I^H#\x87", stack_depth = 4, constants_data = 0x1aafea8), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [15] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 2, args = 0xffbebcd0), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [16] Ffuncall(nargs = 3, args = 0xffbebccc), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [17] execute_optimized_program(program = 0xffbebdf8 "\x8a\xc0ed"\x88)\xc0\x87\xb9", stack_depth = 3, constants_data = 0x198e168), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [18] Fbyte_code(instructions = UNION, constants = UNION, stack_depth = UNION), line 2405 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [19] Feval(form = UNION), line 3331 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [20] condition_case_1(handlers = UNION, bfun = 0x3e8540 = &Feval(Lisp_Object form), barg = UNION, hfun = 0x3d8ea8 = &`./xemacs`eval.c`run_condition_case_handlers(Lisp_Object val, Lisp_Object var), harg = UNION), line 1651 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [21] condition_case_3(bodyform = UNION, var = UNION, handlers = UNION), line 1732 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [22] execute_rare_opcode(stack_ptr = 0xffbec1fc, program_ptr = 0x22c4547 "\x88^K\xac^H\xc7^X\xc2\xc6!\x88)\xcd\xc0!\xcaL\x88^L\xab^L^M\xab^I\xce\xcf\xd0\xd1\xd2 $\x88,\xd3\xd4!)\x87ode ", opcode = Bcondition_case), line 1271 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [23] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x22c4528 "\x8c~\x88\n^M\xae^Bt\xc6\xc7^\^Y^]\x89^[\xac^E\xc2\xc8!\x88\xc9ed\xca#\x88\xc7\xcb\xcc\x8f\x88^K\xac^H\xc7^X\xc2\xc6!\x88)\xcd\xc0!\xcaL\x88^L\xab^L^M\xab^I\xce\xcf\xd0\xd1\xd2 $\x88,\xd3\xd4!)\x87ode ", stack_depth = 6, constants_data = 0x1c7a260), line 656 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [24] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 0, args = 0xffbec508), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [25] Ffuncall(nargs = 1, args = 0xffbec504), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [26] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x21968a0 "^I\xae^Bt^Y^H )\x87", stack_depth = 1, constants_data = 0x1aaf988), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [27] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 0, args = 0xffbec7f8), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [28] Ffuncall(nargs = 1, args = 0xffbec7f4), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [29] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x20f68b0 "^I\xab^H\xc6^I!\xc7V\xaa^C^H?^L:\xac^D^L\xaa^K^N!^L\xb7\xae^D\xc8^L\xb7A^[^]^N"\xac^I\xc9 \xc7H\xcaa\xab^C\xcb^U\xc9 \xcck\xab^C\xcb^U^M\xab^S\xcd\xce!\x88\xcf\xce\xd0\xcb\xc8$\x88\xcf\xd1\xd2"\x88\xaa^M\xd3\xce\xd0\xc8#\x88\xcb\x89^V#^V$\xd4\xc0!^ML\x88^M\xab'\xd5 \x88\xd6\xd7!\x88\n\xac/^K\xab^G\xd8 ^KX\xab^F\xd9 \x88\xaa!^N%\xab^]\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xc9 $\x88\xaa^S\n\xab^M\xcb^R\xdeed"\x88\xdf \x88\xaa^D\xdf \x88\xe0 *\x87strin", stack_depth = 6, constants_data = 0x1ba95c8), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [30] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 1, args = 0xffbecb00), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [31] Ffuncall(nargs = 2, args = 0xffbecafc), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [32] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x20f67d8 "\xc0\xc1!\x87have", stack_depth = 2, constants_data = 0x1ba9810), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [33] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 0, args = 0xffbecdf8), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [34] Ffuncall(nargs = 1, args = 0xffbecdf4), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [35] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x20f3c68 "\xc6\xc7!\xad^Y^L\xab^G^M^Ks?\xaa^D^M\ns\xad^K\xc8^I!\xad^F^H\xad^C\xc9 \x87di", stack_depth = 2, constants_data = 0xfd16aa28), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [36] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 0, args = 0xffbed38c), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [37] Ffuncall(nargs = 1, args = 0xffbed388), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [38] run_hook_with_args_in_buffer(buf = 0x22df6f0, nargs = 1, args = 0xffbed388, cond = RUN_HOOKS_TO_COMPLETION), line 4020 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [39] run_hook_with_args(nargs = 1, args = 0xffbed388, cond = RUN_HOOKS_TO_COMPLETION), line 4033 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [40] Frun_hooks(nargs = 1, args = 0xffbed388), line 3887 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [41] Ffuncall(nargs = 2, args = 0xffbed384), line 3549 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [42] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x1c61790 "\xc6^M!?^T^H\x84\x83", stack_depth = 5, constants_data = 0xfd181e54), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [43] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 2, args = 0xffbed688), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [44] Ffuncall(nargs = 3, args = 0xffbed684), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [45] execute_optimized_program(program = 0xffbed7b0 "\xc6^L!\x88^Lq\x88\xc7 \x88\xc8\xc9\xca\x8f\x88^K\xac^C\n^S^I^P^N^Q\xab^E\xcb^M!^U\xcc^M!^V^R^N^S^M!\xac^H\xcd\xce!\x88\xcf^V^N^N^T\xac^K\xd0^N^U^N^V?"\x88p^T\xc8\x87", stack_depth = 3, constants_data = 0xfd181c1c), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [46] Fbyte_code(instructions = UNION, constants = UNION, stack_depth = UNION), line 2405 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [47] Feval(form = UNION), line 3331 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [48] condition_case_1(handlers = UNION, bfun = 0x3e8540 = &Feval(Lisp_Object form), barg = UNION, hfun = 0x3d8ea8 = &`./xemacs`eval.c`run_condition_case_handlers(Lisp_Object val, Lisp_Object var), harg = UNION), line 1651 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [49] condition_case_3(bodyform = UNION, var = UNION, handlers = UNION), line 1732 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [50] execute_rare_opcode(stack_ptr = 0xffbedc54, program_ptr = 0x22dceb4 "\x88)^L,\x87", opcode = Bcondition_case), line 1271 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [51] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x22dcdd8 "\xc6\xc7^M!!^U\xc8^M!\xab^]\xc9\xca!\xab^S^N+\xab^O\xca^K\xab^H\xc6\xcb^M!!\xaa^B^M!\x87\xcc\xcd^M"\x87\xce^M!^\\xc6\xcb^M!!^Z\xcf\xd0\n!\x9b^^,\xd1^^^L^L\xab^]^N-\xac^D^K\xab^V^I\xac^S\x8a^Lq\x88^H^M\x98\xac^I\xd2\xd3^M^H^N.$\x88)^L\xabw^I\xac^?\xd4^L!\xacz\xd5^M!\xac^H\xcc\xd6^M"\x88\xaan\xd7^L!\xac^\\xd8\xd9\x8d\xab^Wr^Lq\x88\xd2\xda^M"\x88\xdb\xdc\x89"\x88\xd2\xdd^M"\x88)\xaaN\xde\xdf^M!\xe0^L!\x98\xab^U\xe1\xd7^L!\xab^F\xe2\xe3!\xaa^D\xe2\xe4!\xdf^M!"\xaa^V\xe1\xd7^L!\xab^F\xe2\xe5!\xaa^D\xe2\xe6!\xdf^M!\xe0^L!#!\xab^Xr^Lq\x88\xdb\xdc\x89"\x88)\xaa^L\x8a\xe7^M!^T\xe8\xe9\xea\x8f\x88)^L,\x87", stack_depth = 6, constants_data = 0xfd1928d4), line 656 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [52] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 1, args = 0xffbedf64), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [53] Ffuncall(nargs = 2, args = 0xffbedf60), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [54] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x22dccf0 "\n\xab^L\xc3\n!^X\xc4\xc5^I!!)\x87\xc4\xc5^I!!\x87", stack_depth = 3, constants_data = 0xfd192c40), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [55] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 1, args = 0xffbee258), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [56] Ffuncall(nargs = 2, args = 0xffbee254), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [57] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x22dc800 "\n\xac＠^N!?\x85\xd1", stack_depth = 7, constants_data = 0xfd17703c), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [58] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 0, args = 0xffbee560), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [59] Ffuncall(nargs = 1, args = 0xffbee55c), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [60] execute_optimized_program(program = 0x16e4c70 "^KA^]\xc6\xc7^Z^Y\xc8^M!^U\xc9\xca!\xab^D\xcb \x88^L\xab^N^H\xac^K\xcc\xcd\xce^L!\xcfQ! \x88\xd0 \x88*\xd1 \x88\xd2 \x88r\xd3\xd4!q\x88\xd5 \x88\xd6\xd7!\x88^N^^\xd8a\xab^E^N^_ \x88)\xd9 \xdaa\xab^H\xc0 \xac^D\xdb \x88\xdc \x88\xd7^V \xc0 \xad^D\xdd\xc7!)\x87", stack_depth = 4, constants_data = 0xfd17798c), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [61] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 0, args = 0xffbee860), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [62] Ffuncall(nargs = 1, args = 0xffbee85c), line 3563 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [63] execute_optimized_program(program = 0xe25f50 "^I\xab^E\xc6\xc7!\x87\xc8^Q\xc9 \x89^\\xab^U^LG^MGW\xab^N\xca^M!\xca^L!k\xab^E\xcb^L!^U)\xcc^M!^U\xcd \x88\xce \x88^K\xae^G\xcf\xd0!\xad^B\xc8^[\xd1^N#^N$"^R^K\xab^I\xd2\xd3\xd4\n"\xd5"\x88\n\xac^D\xd6 \x88\xd7\n^N%^H^N&^K%\x88\xd8 \x88)^N!\xac^R^N"\xab^N\xd9\xda\xdb^N'!^N""\xdc\xc8#\x88^N!\xac^S^H\xac^F\xdd^N(!\x88\xdd^N)!\x88\xdd^N*!\x88\xde\x8e\xdf \x88)^N+\xad^C\xe0 \x87", stack_depth = 7, constants_data = 0xfd1780bc), line 746 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [64] funcall_compiled_function(fun = UNION, nargs = 0, args = 0xffbeea50), line 518 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/bytecode.c" [65] Feval(form = UNION), line 3388 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [66] condition_case_1(handlers = UNION, bfun = 0x3e8540 = &Feval(Lisp_Object form), barg = UNION, hfun = 0x310530 = &`./xemacs`cmdloop.c`cmd_error(), harg = UNION), line 1651 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [67] top_level_1(dummy = UNION), line 206 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/cmdloop.c" [68] internal_catch(tag = UNION, func = 0x310758 = &`./xemacs`cmdloop.c`top_level_1(Lisp_Object dummy), arg = UNION, threw = (nil)), line 1317 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/eval.c" [69] initial_command_loop(load_me = UNION), line 285 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/cmdloop.c" [70] xemacs_21_2_b44_sparc_sun_solaris2_7(argc = 2, argv = 0xffbeef7c, envp = 0xffbeef88, restart = 0), line 2253 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/emacs.c" [71] main(argc = 2, argv = 0xffbeef7c, envp = 0xffbeef88), line 2620 in "/project/xemacs/ws/dev/src/emacs.c" dbx> lbt # (unwind-protect ...) put-nonduplicable-text-property(1 2 face font-lock-comment-face) # bind (start end face lisp-like cache state string beg depth loudly end start) font-lock-fontify-syntactically-region(1 5328 nil) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (modified buffer-undo-list inhibit-read-only old-syntax-table buffer-file-name buffer-file-truename loudly end beg) font-lock-default-fontify-region(1 5328 nil) # bind (loudly end beg) font-lock-fontify-region(1 5328) # (unwind-protect ...) byte-code("..." [font-lock-fontify-region] 3) # (condition-case ... . ((t (byte-code "���" ... 2)))) # bind (was-on font-lock-verbose font-lock-message-threshold aborted) # (unwind-protect ...) font-lock-default-fontify-buffer() # bind (font-lock-verbose) font-lock-fontify-buffer() # bind (on-p maximum-size arg) font-lock-mode(1) turn-on-font-lock() # bind (explicit-defaults) font-lock-set-defaults() run-hooks(font-lock-set-defaults) # bind (nomodes after-find-file-from-revert-buffer noauto warn error) after-find-file(nil t) byte-code("..." [buffer-file-number number truename buffer-file-truename buf buffer-file-name set-buffer-major-mode erase-buffer nil (byte-code "��� �\"���� �\"���" [rawfile filename insert-file-contents-literally t insert-file-contents] 3) ((file-error ...)) abbreviate-file-name file-name-directory make-local-variable backup-inhibited t after-find-file find-file-use-truenames default-directory backup-enable-predicate rawfile error nowarn] 3) # (condition-case ... . ((t (byte-code "�!�� ＠ A\"�" ... 3)))) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (error number truename buf rawfile nowarn filename) find-file-noselect("/project/xemacs/import/xemacs-aux/Makefile") # bind (codesys filename) find-file("/project/xemacs/import/xemacs-aux/Makefile") # bind (dir file-count line end-of-options 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 ...) stopped in _p1020static at 0x251ffc 0x00251ffc: _p1020static+0x0030: tst %o0 Current function is put_text_prop_mapper 6317 }

Matt> I'll certainly try. mb> If you can't get this fixed soon, we should consider reverting mb> the patch until it is fixed. SJT> The point is moot unless somebody fixes the data loss bug I reported. I don't see why your action regarding one bug depends on your action regarding another bug. SJT> Martin, have you had a chance to look at that? It's on my list. You know, someone else could try to fix this bug too, before I get around to it.

SJT> The point is moot unless somebody fixes the data loss bug I SJT> reported. mb> I don't see why your action regarding one bug depends on your mb> action regarding another bug. SJT> Because I don't want to rip out Matt's code if I can avoid it. It's SJT> easier to fix a bug if we get more reports. "Many eyes." If the SJT> release is going to get delayed because nobody fixes a showstopper, SJT> there's no good reason not to leave Matt's code in, and give it more SJT> time to get fixed, too. Anyways, Matt definitely has signed up to fix this, and he's gotten some more good bug reports from me offline... mb> You know, someone else could try to fix this bug too, before I mb> get around to it. SJT> I will take a look at it. And it would be nice if lots of people SJT> would look at this. But you said you would look at it. And it is a SJT> showstopper. (Matt's isn't, quite, since AFAIK you can QUIT out of it.) I don't remember saying that, but I shoot my mouth off a lot, yeah... I'm even too lazy to check in the archives. Anyways, I haven't claimed this bug as my very own yet. Go for it. You can't quit out of Matt's bug if you're running lazy-lock. Even if quit were always effective, it would still be a show-stopper. SJT> BTW, it strikes me that #define'ing INT_GCBITS to 2, and using bit 0 SJT> as a pointer/immediate flag, and bit 1 as a char/int flag when bit SJT> zero is set, would take you quite a ways toward the Holey Grale of SJT> Sun3 support. We have room for 2 30-bit data types and one 31-bit SJT> data type. Currently the 30's are pointers and chars and the 31 is SJT> int. I know swapping ints and chars works fine (I ran for about 3 SJT> months with #define BASKIN_ROBBINS_CHARS, but eventually gave up SJT> because Hrvoje vetoed the patch). Pointers are problematic, but SJT> maybe.... Hmmmmm. This is probably a good idea. Not worth doing just for m68k support. When I was complaining about loss of sun3 support, I was at least half teasing Olivier. If someone were to dead set on implementing this, I wouldn't stop them, but there are bigger fish to fry. SJT> I suppose you already thought of that, though? Not really.

mb> I don't remember saying that, but I shoot my mouth off a lot, mb> yeah... I'm even too lazy to check in the archives. Anyways, mb> I haven't claimed this bug as my very own yet. Go for it. Stephen> Can't. GDB is broke. I'm going to CVS update and try Stephen> again. If that doesn't work I'll turn off pdump. I'll Stephen> let you know, but I don't think I'll get to it before I Stephen> leave my workstation (CVS is slow). Updating fixed. Hm. I just did a make; maybe I should have done "make beta". -- University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences Tel/fax: +81 (298) 53-5091 _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ What are those straight lines for? "XEmacs rules."

So, the crash I sent an email about the other day was related to font-locking; if it was turned on, I got the crash. I have no idea if this is the same font-lock related crash that is being discussed, but the following patch fixes at least my crash. I also have no idea if this is the correct thing to do -- everything apprently seems to still continue to work. The problem was that if find_end_of_comment was incrementing the from index before returning it, and then scan_sexps_forward would increment it immediately after, thus causing it to point to one past the end of the buffer. Upon returning it state, Fparse_partial_sexp would BUF_SET_PT there, and thus things would blow up. Not good. So, anyway, this fixes it for me -- again, this could be the horribly wrong thing to do and is going to break lots and lots of other things, but it's working okay for me :-) - Vlad

I forgot to mention that as far as I can tell, this only happens under pdump. -- Matt Tucker <tuck(a)whistlingfish.net&gt; spake thusly:

-- "Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp&gt; spake thusly: That did it. I'll submit the patch to xemacs-patches later tonight, but for those who want the fix now, it's attached. This should completely fix the font-lock hanging bug with the new syntax-table stuff. Steve (Youngs), could you test this and let me know for sure? Thanks.