I'm running XEmacs 21.0 "Zhong Wei" on SunOS 4.1.4. I invoked gnuclient from the same host and I was able to edit a file. GNU_HOST and GNU_SECURE are set correctly. However, when I invoked a 20.4 gnuclient from a remote machine (a Solaris 2.6), XEmacs crashed: 1. Lisp backtrace x-win-init-sun() # bind (vendor) x-initialize-keyboard() # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (--letf-save--86128 console) #<compiled-function (console) "...(26)" [selected-console --letf-save--86128 (...) console --store--86127 select-console console-type x x-initialize-keyboard x-initialize-compose] 2>(#<x-console on "piccard:0" 0x3b6f>) # bind (frame-being-created) make-frame(nil #<x-device on "piccard:0.0" 0x3b74>) # bind (device dest-frame new-frame old-device-num quick view flags list type) gnuserv-edit-files((x "piccard:0.0") ((1 . "/felix:/h/amir/testpvcs/makes/Makefile"))) eval((gnuserv-edit-files (quote (x "piccard:0.0")) (quote (...)))) byte-code("..." [eval read-from-string gnuserv-string header] 4) 2. 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Program terminated with signal 10, Bus error. #0 0x2ce3a8 in kill () (gdb) bt #0 0x2ce3a8 in kill () #1 0x51ba0 in fatal_error_signal (sig=10) at emacs.c:262 #2 <signal handler called> #3 0x1a1b74 in reject_constant_symbols (sym=-1605369852, newval=540675704, function_p=1, follow_past_lisp_magic=-1605369852) at symbols.c:564 #4 0x1a1fa8 in Ffset (sym=-1605369852, newdef=540675704) at symbols.c:662 #5 0x1d4e8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1614418652, vector=-2143677484, maxdepth=3) at bytecode.c:740 #6 0x5e14c in funcall_lambda (fun=540678160, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xefffcce4) at eval.c:3597 #7 0x5cc50 in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=540678160, nargs=0, args=0xefffcce0) at eval.c:3214 #8 0x5ccb4 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xefffcce0) at eval.c:3238 #9 0x1ca78 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1614406772, vector=-2143689564, maxdepth=21) at bytecode.c:416 #10 0x5e14c in funcall_lambda (fun=540665148, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xefffd04c) at eval.c:3597 #11 0x5cc50 in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=540665148, nargs=0, args=0xefffd048) at eval.c:3214 #12 0x5ccb4 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xefffd048) at eval.c:3238 #13 0x1ca78 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1614408892, vector=-2143687452, maxdepth=21) at bytecode.c:416 #14 0x5e14c in funcall_lambda (fun=540667232, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xefffd3dc) at eval.c:3597 #15 0x5cc50 in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=540667232, nargs=1, args=0xefffd3d8) at eval.c:3214 #16 0x5ccb4 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xefffd3d8) at eval.c:3238 #17 0x5e5e0 in run_hook_with_args_in_buffer (buf=0xa0408004, nargs=2, args=0xefffd3d8, cond=RUN_HOOKS_TO_COMPLETION) at eval.c:3757 #18 0x5e654 in run_hook_with_args (nargs=2, args=0xefffd3d8, cond=RUN_HOOKS_TO_COMPLETION) at eval.c:3770 #19 0x5e6ec in va_run_hook_with_args (hook_var=-1606306996, nargs=1) at eval.c:3842 #20 0xf4444 in Fmake_frame (props=-1606385660, device=546831872) at frame.c:495 #21 0x5ca74 in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=540029568, nargs=2, args=0xefffde10) at eval.c:3197 #22 0x5ccb4 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xefffde10) at eval.c:3238 #23 0x1ca78 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1619146160, vector=-2140415488, maxdepth=121) at bytecode.c:416 #24 0x5e14c in funcall_lambda (fun=546026176, nargs=2, arg_vector=0xefffdfa8) at eval.c:3597 #25 0x5d898 in apply_lambda (fun=546026176, numargs=2, unevalled_args=-1606385660) at eval.c:3501 #26 0x5c544 in Feval (form=1082587468) at eval.c:3085 #27 0x5ca60 in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=540019584, nargs=1, args=0xefffe3c8) at eval.c:3197 #28 0x5ccb4 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xefffe3c8) at eval.c:3238 #29 0x1ca78 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1619144936, vector=-2138066176, maxdepth=8) at bytecode.c:416 #30 0x5c364 in Feval (form=1083236316) at eval.c:3063 #31 0x59688 in condition_case_1 (handlers=1083217412, bfun=0x5b900 <Feval>, barg=1083236316, hfun=0x596f0 <run_condition_case_handlers>, harg=-1603559476) at eval.c:1653 #32 0x598a4 in condition_case_3 (bodyform=1083236316, var=-1603559476, handlers=1083217412) at eval.c:1715 #33 0x1cf68 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1619144792, vector=-2141487296, maxdepth=29) at bytecode.c:576 #34 0x5e14c in funcall_lambda (fun=546026036, nargs=2, arg_vector=0xefffeb4c) at eval.c:3597 #35 0x5cc50 in funcall_recording_as (recorded_as=546026036, nargs=2, args=0xefffeb48) at eval.c:3214 #36 0x5ccb4 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xefffeb48) at eval.c:3238 #37 0x5e8fc in call2 (fn=-1603559500, arg0=546140544, arg1=1619129128) at eval.c:3937 #38 0x5fba4 in catch_them_squirmers_call2 (cons=1082201516) at eval.c:4441 #39 0x59688 in condition_case_1 (handlers=-1606385564, bfun=0x5fa4c <catch_them_squirmers_call2>, barg=1082201516, hfun=0x5ee90 <caught_a_squirmer>, harg=541080000) at eval.c:1653 #40 0x5ff34 in call2_trapping_errors (warning_string=0x154798 "Error in process filter", function=-1603559500, object1=546140544, object2=1619129128) at eval.c:4505 #41 0x1549d8 in read_process_output (proc=546140544) at process.c:846 #42 0xb2264 in execute_internal_event (event=543853012) at event-stream.c:2963 #43 0xb7d40 in Fdispatch_event (event=543853012) at event-stream.c:4690 #44 0x294e0 in Fcommand_loop_1 () at cmdloop.c:579 #45 0x29108 in command_loop_1 (dummy=-1606385660) at cmdloop.c:494 #46 0x59688 in condition_case_1 (handlers=-1606385564, bfun=0x29064 <command_loop_1>, barg=-1606385660, hfun=0x281b8 <cmd_error>, harg=-1606385660) at eval.c:1653 #47 0x28334 in command_loop_3 () at cmdloop.c:256 #48 0x2835c in command_loop_2 (dummy=-1606385660) at cmdloop.c:267 #49 0x59170 in internal_catch (tag=-1606307988, func=0x28350 <command_loop_2>, arg=-1606385660, threw=0x0) at eval.c:1328 #50 0x287d8 in initial_command_loop (load_me=164688) at cmdloop.c:305 #51 0x5318c in xemacs_21_0_sparc_sun_sunos4_1_4 (argc=1, argv=0xeffff7dc, envp=0xeffff7e4, restart=3995648) at emacs.c:1702 #52 0x53d64 in main (argc=0, argv=0xeffff7dc, envp=0xeffff7e4) at emacs.c:2119 (gdb) quit -- /* Amir J. 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