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