This bug report will be sent to the XEmacs Development Team, not to your local site managers!! Please write in English, because the XEmacs maintainers do not have translators to read other languages for them. In XEmacs 21.4 (patch 4) "Artificial Intelligence" [Lucid] (i386-unknown-freebsd4.3) of Mon Jul 30 2001 on galibier configured using `configure --with-prefix=no --site-includes=/afs/informatik.uni-tuebingen.de/i386_fbsd32/include --site-libraries=/afs/informatik.uni-tuebingen.de/i386_fbsd32/lib --with-menubars=lucid --with-scrollbars=lucid --with-xpm --with-jpeg --with-png --with-dialogs=athena --with-widgets=athena --mail-locking=file --pdump' Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug and the precise symptoms of the bug: Hi, when I type "xemacs -nw -f gnus" to start XEmacs within a xterm to quickly check my mail it crashes. I'm not sure if this is XEmacs' fault because it works without "-f gnus" option. However, my gnus (a recent CVS version) works fine when I start XEmacs without "-nw". This confuses me and I'm not sure if this the right place to ask what I can about that. So please excuse me if I'm wrong and this is the fault of gnus. ;-) BTW I can reproduce the crash. The c backtrace some non-ASCII characters which mail-mode converted to hexadecimal characters. I hope that this will be no problem. This is the Lisp backtrace: Fatal error (11). 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 /afs/wsi/i386_fbsd43/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: # bind (form) gnus-byte-compile((lambda (file orig-file) (nnmail-split-incoming file (quote nnml-save-mail) (quote nil) (if ... nil ...) (quote nnml-active-number)))) # bind (source incomings incoming total new i group-in fetching-sources sources spool-func group temp exit-func method) nnmail-get-new-mail(nnml nnml-save-nov "~/Mail/" nil) # bind (server group) nnml-request-scan(nil "") # bind (gnus-command-method gnus-inhibit-demon mail-source-plugged gnus-command-method group) gnus-request-scan(nil (nnml "")) # bind (where mesg force method) gnus-read-active-file-1((nnml "") nil) # (condition-case ... . ((quit (message "Quit reading the active file")))) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (methods method not-native force) gnus-read-active-file(nil nil) # bind (init nnmail-fetched-sources dont-connect level rawfile) gnus-setup-news(nil nil nil) byte-code("..." [gnus-slave gnus-current-startup-file gnus-startup-file did-connect level dont-connect gnus-group-quit gnus-run-hooks gnus-startup-hook gnus-make-newsrc-file gnus-dribble-read-file bbb-login add-hook gnus-summary-mode-hook gnus-grouplens-mode gnus-setup-news nil gnus-setup-news-hook gnus-start-draft-setup gnus-group-list-groups gnus-group-first-unread-group gnus-configure-windows group gnus-group-set-mode-line gnus-started-hook gnus-use-dribble-file gnus-use-grouplens] 4) # bind (level did-connect slave dont-connect arg) gnus-1(nil nil nil) # bind (slave dont-connect arg) gnus() # bind (arg) command-line-do-funcall("-f") # 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 ...) Segmentation fault (core dumped) This is what GDB says: GNU gdb 4.18 Copyright 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Type "show copying" to see the conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "i386-unknown-freebsd"... Core was generated by `xemacs-21.4.4'. Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.so.7...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libm.so.2...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libutil.so.3...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libxpg4.so.3...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.so.4...done. Reading symbols from /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1...done. #0 0x284888e8 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.4 (gdb) where #0 0x284888e8 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.4 #1 0x80a8e9b in fatal_error_signal (sig=11) at emacs.c:535 #2 0xbfbfffac in ?? () #3 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=138835016, nargs=1, args=0xbfbfde9c) at bytecode.c:515 #4 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfbfde98) at eval.c:3563 #5 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x8767e10 "\016>®\r\0168<«\005\0168ª\004\0168C\031Æ\e\0169\036?Ç\211\036:\036;Ç\032Æ\211\036＠\036AÆ\035ÈÉ\f\"\203\203", stack_depth=17, constants_data=0x863b810) at bytecode.c:746 #6 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=141134920, nargs=4, args=0xbfbfe004) at bytecode.c:515 #7 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=5, args=0xbfbfe000) at eval.c:3563 #8 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program (program=0x84e26d0 "Ä\022Å\013\t\"\210ÆÇÈ\b\013$\207", stack_depth=5, constants_data=0x87b1050) at bytecode.c:746 #9 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=142127976, nargs=2, args=0xbfbfe144) at bytecode.c:515 #10 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfbfe140) at eval.c:3563 #11 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x87eb610 "\f«\006Æ\f!ª\002\rÇ\n\031\030\035\n¬\aÈ\r!?­\035É\rÊ\"\f­\022\f\eËÌ\013\"«\b\013Í\225ÎOª\002\013)\rA＠\"+\207", stack_depth=4, constants_data=0x8611090) at bytecode.c:746 #12 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=140431164, nargs=2, args=0xbfbfe284) at bytecode.c:515 #13 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfbfe280) at eval.c:3563 #14 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x87db010 "Æ\211\0366\0367\rA＠\0267ÇÈ\0167«\016\0167GÉU¬\aÊ\0167Pª\002Ë\r＠#\0266ÌÍ\0166\"\210Î\r!\205Ñ\002Ï\r＠\034\036>ÆÐÑ\217*«\006ÒÆ\r\"\210\016CÓa\203\204\002Ô\r＠\034\036>ÆÕÖ\217*\203v\002\016D\204q\002\016EAÆ\r\035\034\r;«\006×\r!ª\\\r\0162k«\005\0162ªR\r＠;«\n\f«\aØ\f\r\"ªD\r«\016\f¬\013\rA＠Ëk«\004\rª4\r\035Ù\r＠!\031ÚÛ\t\0169\"s«\"Ü\tÝP!\r·¬\031Þ\r＠\0169·s«\020ß\rÜ\tÝP!\rA＠DC\"ª\002\r**"..., stack_depth=7, constants_data=0x8659c10) at bytecode.c:746 #15 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=140933768, nargs=2, args=0xbfbfe32c) at bytecode.c:515 #16 0x80afb39 in Feval (form=140922384) at eval.c:3388 #17 0x80ad111 in condition_case_3 (bodyform=140922384, var=676427124, handlers=140922156) at eval.c:1651 #18 0x808ceba in execute_rare_opcode (stack_ptr=0xbfbfe548, program_ptr=0x87aea48 "\210ªì+\207", opcode=Bcondition_case) at bytecode.c:1271 #19 0x808c4b7 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x87aea10 "Æ \210ÇÈÉ\t¬\013Ê\013!«\006\013\nBª\002\nË ­\003ÌC\"\"Í\034\035Í\020\212\016\020q\210\r\211A\025＠\211\024­\r\f\r¶¬óÍÎÏ\217\210ªì+\207", stack_depth=5, constants_data=0x8650310) at bytecode.c:656 #20 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=140933740, nargs=2, args=0xbfbfe684) at bytecode.c:515 #21 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfbfe680) at eval.c:3563 #22 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x8793e10 "ÆÇ!\210\016#­\a\t­\004\016$??ÈC\036'\211\e«\013É\211\026#\021Ê\016$!\210\016%«\020ËÌÍ\n\"\n\"\022Í\016%B\nB\022\r«\006\rÎa«\004Ï \210\r«\t\f¬\006ÅÉ\b\"\210\t¬\005ÐÑ!\021\016(«\004Ò \210\013«\f\016)¬\005\016\"«\004Ó \210\013«\b\016\"«\004Ô \210Õ \210Ö×!«\036\016\027;«\031É\036*ØÙ\016\027\")«\016\016+¬\n\b¬\a\r«\004Ú \210\013«\031\016,«\025\f¬\022Û\016&!«\f\016\"¬\b\016-«\004Ü \210\013«\024\016\036«\020\r«\r\f¬\nÝ\016&!«\004Þ \210\016."..., stack_depth=5, constants_data=0x8655b10) at bytecode.c:746 #23 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=140844916, nargs=3, args=0xbfbfe7c4) at bytecode.c:515 #24 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0xbfbfe7c0) at eval.c:3563 #25 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0xbfbfe81c "\r¬\t\013¬\006Æ \210ª>ÇÈ!\210É\n!\021\b¬\005\016\031«\004Ê \210\016\032«\tË \210ÌÍÎ\"\210ÏÐ\f\r#\210ÇÑ!\210Ò \210Ó\f!\210Ô \210ÕÖ!\210× \210ÇØ!\210Ð\2071\ba«\fÙ\001", stack_depth=4, constants_data=0x8650690) at bytecode.c:746 #26 0x808e40a in Fbyte_code (instructions=140558916, constants=140838528, stack_depth=9) at bytecode.c:2403 #27 0x80af8c5 in Feval (form=140919400) at eval.c:3331 #28 0x80b5ba9 in Fprogn (args=140919712) at eval.c:775 #29 0x80b5e47 in unbind_to_hairy (count=17) at eval.c:4977 #30 0x808c6b8 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x8611990 "Æ «\025Ç\t!\210È\r§­\n\rÉV­\005\b＠\r]!\207Ê \210Ë \210ÌÍ!\210Î \210\016\031\026\032Ï \210\f«\034Ð\024ÑÒ!«\006Ó \210ª\020\016\e«\fÔ Õ TU«\004Ö \210\r§­\a\rÉV­\002\rÐ\e\032×\216\016\034?­\nØ\r­\003\n?!\211\023+\207s a pie\026", stack_depth=3, constants_data=0x8655d10) at bytecode.c:759 #31 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=140844608, nargs=3, args=0xbfbfeba4) at bytecode.c:515 #32 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0xbfbfeba0) at eval.c:3563 #33 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program (program=0x863d8b0 "Ã\n\t\b#\207", stack_depth=4, constants_data=0x8551830) at bytecode.c:746 #34 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=139759476, nargs=0, args=0xbfbfece4) at bytecode.c:515 #35 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfbfece0) at eval.c:3563 #36 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program (program=0x86242b0 "Á\b\211A\020＠! \207", stack_depth=3, constants_data=0x2857f184) at bytecode.c:746 #37 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=677284356, nargs=1, args=0xbfbfee14) at bytecode.c:515 #38 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfbfee10) at eval.c:3563 #39 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program (program=0x8645610 "\n¬＠\016!?\205Ñ", stack_depth=7, constants_data=0x2857dcdc) at bytecode.c:746 #40 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=677282256, nargs=0, args=0xbfbfef54) at bytecode.c:515 #41 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfbfef50) at eval.c:3563 #42 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x837de10 "\013A\035ÆÇ\032\031È\r!\025ÉÊ!«\004Ë \210\f«\016\b¬\013ÌÍÎ\f!ÏQ! \210Ð \210*Ñ \210Ò \210rÓÔ!q\210Õ \210Ö×!\210\016\036Øa«\005\016\037 \210)Ù Úa«\bÀ ¬\004Û \210Ü \210×\026 À ­\004ÝÇ!)\207 right place in\aÐ7\b", stack_depth=4, constants_data=0x2857e598) at bytecode.c:746 #43 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=677283012, nargs=0, args=0xbfbff094) at bytecode.c:515 #44 0x80b039b in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfbff090) at eval.c:3563 #45 0x808c623 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x832d410 "\t«\005ÆÇ!\207È\021É \211\034«\025\fG\rGW«\016Ê\r!Ê\f!k«\005Ë\f!\025)Ì\r!\025Í \210Î \210\013®\aÏÐ!­\002È\eÑ\016#\016$\"\022\013«\tÒÓÔ\n\"Õ\"\210\n¬\004Ö \210×\n\016%\b\016&\013%\210Ø \210)\016!¬\022\016\"«\016ÙÚÛ\016'!\016\"\"ÜÈ#\210\016!¬\023\b¬\006Ý\016(!\210Ý\016)!\210Ý\016*!\210Þ\216ß \210)\016+­\003à \207", stack_depth=7, constants_data=0x2857ef20) at bytecode.c:746 #46 0x808c33b in funcall_compiled_function (fun=677284132, nargs=0, args=0xbfbff13c) at bytecode.c:515 #47 0x80afb39 in Feval (form=676501656) at eval.c:3388 #48 0x80b5931 in condition_case_1 (handlers=676426764, bfun=0x80af21c <Feval>, barg=676501656, hfun=0x809479c <cmd_error>, harg=676427124) at eval.c:1651 #49 0x8094823 in top_level_1 (dummy=676427124) at cmdloop.c:206 #50 0x80b583c in internal_catch (tag=676252260, func=0x80947f4 <top_level_1>, arg=676427124, threw=0x0) at eval.c:1317 #51 0x8094116 in initial_command_loop (load_me=676427124) at cmdloop.c:285 #52 0x80aa186 in xemacs_21_4_4_i386_unknown_freebsd4_3 (argc=4, argv=0xbfbff4a8, envp=0xbfbff4bc, restart=0) at emacs.c:2344 #53 0x80abd26 in main (argc=4, argv=0xbfbff4a8, envp=0xbfbff4bc) at emacs.c:2711 #54 0x80800c5 in _start () (gdb) quit Recent keystrokes: button1 button1up misc-user Recent messages (most recent first): Loading emacsbug...done Loading emacsbug... 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