Does building without ESD support help? - vin James LewisMoss <jimdres(a)mindspring.com&gt; writes: > Crash from a debian user. > > Jim > > From: Zooko Ozoko <zooko(a)imp.mad-scientist.com&gt; > Subject: Bug#104211: assertion failed, file eval.c, line 1885, abort() > To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit(a)bugs.debian.org&gt; > Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:39:56 -0700 > Reply-To: Zooko Ozoko <zooko(a)imp.mad-scientist.com&gt;, 104211(a)bugs.debian.org > Resent-From: Zooko Ozoko <zooko(a)imp.mad-scientist.com&gt; > > Package: xemacs21 > Version: 21.4.3-2 > Severity: normal > > Thank you for XEmacs and debian! > > Sorry, no core file. > > Issues: > > 1. It crashed. > > 2. It says to see "the PROBLEMS file that came with your version of XEmacs", > but I can find no such file. > > Regards, > > Zooko > > ------- begin included error output > MAIN imp:~$ Fatal error: assertion failed, file eval.c, line 1885, abort() > > Fatal error (6). > > Your files have been auto-saved. > Use `M-x recover-session' to recover them. > > If you have access to the PROBLEMS file that came with your > version of XEmacs, please check to see if your crash is described > there, as there may be a workaround available. > Otherwise, please report this bug by running the send-pr > script included with XEmacs, or selecting `Send Bug Report' > from the help menu. > As a last resort send ordinary email to `crashes(a)xemacs.org&#39;. > *MAKE SURE* to include the information in the command > M-x describe-installation. > > If at all possible, *please* try to obtain a C stack backtrace; > it will help us immensely in determining what went wrong. > To do this, locate the core file that was produced as a result > of this crash (it's usually called `core' and is located in the > directory in which you started the editor, or maybe in your home > directory), and type > > gdb /usr/bin/xemacs core > > then type `where' when the debugger prompt comes up. > (If you don't have GDB on your system, you might have DBX, > or XDB, or SDB. A similar procedure should work for all of > these. Ask your system administrator if you need more help.) > > Lisp backtrace follows: > > redisplay-frame(#<x-frame "emacs" 0x20e4>) > # bind (ext gutter-string val zmacs-region-stays inhibit-read-only frame value message) > raw-append-progress-feedback("Fontifying Conversation.py... (syntactically)" 5 #<x-frame "emacs" 0x20e4>) > # bind (tmsg top frame value message label) > append-progress-feedback(font-lock "Fontifying Conversation.py... (syntactically)" 5 nil) > # bind (frame value message label) > display-progress-feedback(font-lock "Fontifying Conversation.py... (syntactically)" 5) > # bind (str) > # (unwind-protect ...) > # bind (args value fmt label) > progress-feedback-with-label(font-lock "Fontifying %s... (syntactically)" 5 "Conversation.py") > # bind (loudly end start) > font-lock-fontify-syntactically-region(15664 24050 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(15664 24050 nil) > # bind (loudly end beg) > font-lock-fontify-region(15664 24050) > # bind (val end beg) > #<compiled-function (beg end val) "...(5)" [end beg font-lock-fontify-region] 3>(15664 24050 t) > map-range-table(#<compiled-function (beg end val) "...(5)" [end beg font-lock-fontify-region] 3> #s(range-table data ((15664 24050) t))) > # bind (zmacs-region-stays) > # (unwind-protect ...) > # (unwind-protect ...) > # (unwind-protect ...) > # bind (dummy buffer) > #<compiled-function (buffer dummy) "...(49)" [font-lock-pending-buffer-table zmacs-region-stays font-lock-range-table buffer remhash buffer-live-p clear-range-t able map-extents #<compiled-function ... "...(32)" ... 5> nil font-lock-pending t put-text-property map-range-table #<compiled-function ... "...(5)" ... 3>] 9>(#<bu ffer "Conversation.py"> t) > maphash(#<compiled-function (buffer dummy) "...(49)" [font-lock-pending-buffer-table zmacs-region-stays font-lock-range-table buffer remhash buffer-live-p clear -range-table map-extents #<compiled-function ... "...(32)" ... 5> nil font-lock-pending t put-text-property map-range-table #<compiled-function ... "...(5)" ... 3>] 9> #<hash-table size 0/29 weakness key 0x2ad4>) > # (unwind-protect ...) > # bind (match-data) > font-lock-fontify-pending-extents() > byte-code("..." [font-lock-pending-buffer-table hash-table-count 0 font-lock-fontify-pending-extents] 2) > # (condition-case ... . ((error (warn "Error caught in `font-lock-pre-idle-hook': %s" font-lock-error)))) > font-lock-pre-idle-hook() > # (condition-case ... . error) > # (condition-case ... . error) > # (catch top-level ...) > > ------- end included error output > > ------- begin included `M-x describe-installation' output > uname -a: Linux eeyore 2.4.5-ac11-devfs-cuecat #1 Sat Jun 9 12:36:42 EDT 2001 i686 unknown > > ./configure '--with-sound=native,esd' '--cflags=-O2 -g -Wall' '--with-x11' '--extra-verbose' '--with-site-lisp' '--statedir=/var/lib' '--infodir=/usr/share/info/ xemacs-21.4.3' '--prefix=/usr' '--error-checking=none' '--debug=no' '--const-is-losing=no' '--dynamic' '--without-postgresql' '--with-gpm=no' '--with_menubars=lucid ' '--with_scrollbars=lucid' '--with_dialogs=athena' '--docdir=/usr/lib/xemacs-21.4.3/i386-debian-linux/nomule/' '--package-path=~/.xemacs:~/.xemacs/packages::/usr/s hare/xemacs21/packages:/usr/share/xemacs21/site-packages' 'i386-debian-linux' > > > XEmacs 21.4.3 "Academic Rigor" configured for `i386-debian-linux'. > > > Compilation / Installation: > Source code location: /home/dres/project/debian/xemacs21/xemacs-21.4.3 > Installation prefix: /usr > Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' > Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' > Compiler: gcc -O2 -g -Wall > 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/Xaw > - Athena library to link: Xaw > Using Lucid menubars. > Using Lucid scrollbars. > Using Athena dialog boxes. > Using Athena native widgets. > > TTY: > Compiling in support for ncurses. > > 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. > > Internationalization: > > Mail: > Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. > > Other Features: > Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. > > ------- end included `M-x describe-installation' output > > > > > -- System Information > Debian Release: testing/unstable > Architecture: i386 > Kernel: Linux imp 2.2.18 #2 Sat Jan 27 16:20:46 PST 2001 i686 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C > > Versions of packages xemacs21 depends on: > ii xemacs21-nomule 21.4.3-2 Editor and kitchen sink -- Non-mul > > > > ---------- > > > > -- > ＠James LewisMoss <dres(a)debian.org&gt; | Blessed Be! > ＠ http://jimdres.home.mindspring.com | Linux is kewl! > ＠"Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." 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