================================================================ Dear Bug Team! I opened a file in XEmacs, then clicked "Options->Syntax Highlighting->Automatic" and then "Options->Syntax Highlighting->In This Buffer" and attempted to click "Options" again when XEmacs died. This is one way to kill it. The other is quite similar: I also managed to hit "Options->Syntax Highlighting->Lazy Lock" and *boom* XEmacs went down. Following is the Lisp and C backtrace. Thanks. Kaarthik --- Starting program: /usr/home/kaarthik/xemacs/xemacs-21.5/src/xemacs Fatal error: assertion failed, file eval.c, line 1467, Attempt to call Lisp code from within redisplay without being properly wrapped Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted. 0x28628b64 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.4 (gdb) bt #0 0x28628b64 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.4 #1 0x2866a10a in abort () from /usr/lib/libc.so.4 #2 0x80c69ff in really_abort () at emacs.c:4393 #3 0x80c6757 in assert_failed (file=0x8278c56 "eval.c", line=1467, expr=0x8278ec0 "Attempt to call Lisp code from within redisplay without being properly wrapped") at emacs.c:3729 #4 0x80cb1f1 in Feval (form=678193468) at eval.c:1467 #5 0x8159add in gui_item_included_p (gui_item=145616256, conflist=678194908) at gui.c:401 #6 0x822ba6e in button_item_to_widget_value (gui_object_instance=678116524, gui_item=145616256, wv=0x8ae36c0, allow_text_field_p=1, no_keys_p=0, menu_entry_p=1, accel_p=1) at gui-x.c:427 #7 0x822c906 in menu_item_descriptor_to_widget_value_1 (desc=678709064, menu_type=0, deep_p=1, filter_p=0, depth=2) at menubar-x.c:137 #8 0x822ce8a in menu_item_descriptor_to_widget_value_1 (desc=678434812, menu_type=0, deep_p=1, filter_p=0, depth=1) at menubar-x.c:305 #9 0x822ce8a in menu_item_descriptor_to_widget_value_1 (desc=145489316, menu_type=0, deep_p=1, filter_p=0, depth=0) at menubar-x.c:305 #10 0x822d3ba in set_frame_menubar (f=0x840d800, deep_p=1, first_time_p=0) at menubar-x.c:350 #11 0x822d1ca in pre_activate_callback (widget=0x8553a00, id=65537, client_data=0x0) at menubar-x.c:497 #12 0x824ded6 in pre_hook (w=0x8553a00, client_data=0x85634e0, call_data=0x0) at lwlib-Xlw.c:82 #13 0x28436db9 in XtCallCallbackList () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #14 0x824a171 in Start (w=0x8553a00, ev=0xbfbff2e0, params=0x0, num_params=0x284730b4) at xlwmenu.c:3323 #15 0x28463a82 in HandleActions () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #16 0x28463f03 in HandleSimpleState () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #17 0x28464441 in _XtTranslateEvent () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #18 0x28441d6d in XtDispatchEventToWidget () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #19 0x28442701 in _XtDefaultDispatcher () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #20 0x2844294e in XtDispatchEvent () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #21 0x2844d4c5 in XtAppProcessEvent () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #22 0x82107b0 in emacs_Xt_drain_queue () at event-Xt.c:2927 #23 0x8210882 in check_if_pending_expose_event (dev=0x853c000) at event-Xt.c:2948 #24 0x822265d in x_window_output_end (w=0x8515400) at redisplay-x.c:306 #25 0x81bcb3b in redisplay_output_window (w=0x8515400) at redisplay-output.c:2488 #26 0x81ab87b in redisplay_window (window=139547648, skip_selected=0) at redisplay.c:6641 #27 0x81ac228 in redisplay_frame (f=0x840d800, preemption_check=1) at redisplay.c:7047 #28 0x81ac42c in redisplay_device (d=0x853c000, automatic=1) at redisplay.c:7128 #29 0x81ac7e1 in redisplay_without_hooks () at redisplay.c:7203 #30 0x81b698b in redisplay_no_pre_idle_hook () at redisplay.c:7274 #31 0x81b69a0 in redisplay () at redisplay.c:7256 #32 0x80ddf35 in Fnext_event (event=141145692, prompt=678194908) at event-stream.c:2365 #33 0x80a2ff4 in Fcommand_loop_1 () at cmdloop.c:568 #34 0x80a32c2 in command_loop_1 (dummy=678194908) at cmdloop.c:488 #35 0x80c8f3b in condition_case_1 (handlers=678192820, bfun=0x80a3284 <command_loop_1>, barg=678194908, hfun=0x80a3334 <cmd_error>, harg=678194908) at eval.c:1917 #36 0x80a342b in command_loop_2 (dummy=678194908) at cmdloop.c:251 #37 0x80d1d74 in internal_catch (tag=677979868, func=0x80a33e8 <command_loop_2>, arg=678194908, threw=0x0, thrown_tag=0x0) at eval.c:1527 #38 0x80a2ca4 in initial_command_loop (load_me=678194908) at cmdloop.c:300 #39 0x80c48fb in xemacs_21_5_b12_i386_unknown_freebsd4_7 (argc=1, argv=0xbfbff98c, envp=0xbfbff994, restart=0) at emacs.c:2403 #40 0x80c6af0 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbfbff98c, envp=0xbfbff994) at emacs.c:2833 (gdb) c Continuing. Fatal error (6). Your files have been auto-saved. Use `M-x recover-session' to recover them. Your version of XEmacs was distributed with a PROBLEMS file that may describe your crash, and with luck a workaround. Please check it first, but do report the crash anyway. Please report this bug by invoking M-x report-emacs-bug, or by selecting `Send Bug Report' from the Help menu. If that won't work, send ordinary email to `crashes(a)xemacs.org&#39;. *MAKE SURE* to include this entire output from this crash, especially including the Lisp backtrace, as well as the XEmacs configuration from M-x describe-installation (or equivalently, the file `Installation' in the top of the build tree). *Please* try *hard* to obtain a C stack backtrace; without it, we are unlikely to be able to analyze the problem. Locate the core file produced as a result of this crash (often called `core' or `core.<process-id>', and located in the directory in which you started XEmacs or your home directory), and type gdb /usr/home/kaarthik/xemacs/xemacs-21.5/src/xemacs core then type `where' at the debugger prompt. No GDB on your system? You may have DBX, or XDB, or SDB. (Ask your system administrator if you need help.) If no core file was produced, enable them (often with `ulimit -c unlimited') in case of future recurrance of the crash. Lisp backtrace follows: # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (inhibit-quit) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) ("(in redisplay)" "[internal]") # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (inhibit-quit) (next-event "[internal]") # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted. 0x28628b64 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.4 (gdb) c Continuing. Program terminated with signal SIGABRT, Aborted. The program no longer exists. (gdb) ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- uname -a: FreeBSD the-saint 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #0: Sat Feb 22 16:47:02 EST 2003 kaarthik＠the-saint:/usr/src/sys/compile/THE-SAINT i386 ./configure '--site-includes=/usr/local/include' '--site-libraries=/usr/local/lib' '--with-database=no' '--with-dialogs=athena' '--with-widgets=athena' '--with-athena=3d' '--pdump' '--with-pop' '--with-xface' XEmacs 21.5-b12 "carrot" (+CVS-20030425) configured for `i386-unknown-freebsd4.7'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /usr/home/kaarthik/xemacs/xemacs-21.5 Installation prefix: /usr/local Additional header files: /usr/local/include Additional libraries: /usr/local/lib Runtime library search path: /usr/local/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib Operating system description file: `s/freebsd.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wshadow -Wmissing-declarations -Wpointer-arith -g -O3 Relocating allocator for buffers: yes GNU version of malloc: yes 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/Xaw3d - Athena library to link: Xaw3d 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: Internationalization: Mail: Compiling in support for POP mail retrieval. Compiling in support for "flock" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the new portable dumper. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Compiling in support for runtime error checking. WARNING: XEmacs will run noticeably more slowly as a result. WARNING: Error checking is on by default for XEmacs beta releases. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- Load-Path Lisp Shadows: ---------------------- (/home/kaarthik/.xemacs/elisp/ps-print/lisp/ps-print /usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ps-print/ps-print /home/kaarthik/.xemacs/elisp/ps-print/lisp/ps-mule /usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ps-print/ps-mule /home/kaarthik/.xemacs/elisp/ps-print/lisp/ps-bdf /usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/ps-print/ps-bdf /home/kaarthik/.xemacs/elisp/cparse/sformat /usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/semantic/sformat /home/kaarthik/.xemacs/elisp/newcomment /home/kaarthik/xemacs/xemacs-21.5/lisp/newcomment /usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/build/build-report /home/kaarthik/xemacs/xemacs-21.5/lisp/build-report) Installed XEmacs Packages: ------------------------- ((zenirc:version 1.13 :type regular) (xslt-process :version 1.11 :type regular) (xslide :version 1.06 :type regular) (xemacs-devel :version 1.52 :type single-file) (xemacs-base :version 1.75 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buff-menu lib-complete cus-file derived newcomment env text-props frame obsolete cus-start custom widget cl-extra mini-cl cl cl-19 packages backquote unicode lucid-scrollbars cut-buffer lucid-menubars athena-dialogs x c-balloon-help tty-frames tty toolbar esd-sound native-sound scrollbar unix-processes multicast network-streams subprocesses modules menu-accelerator-support menubar md5 xemacs gutter tiff png gif jpeg xface xpm xbm lisp-float-type file-coding berkeley-unix dialog devices window-system base64) Recent keystrokes: ----------------- M-x r e p o r t - e m TAB RET Recent messages (most recent first): ----------------------------------- Starting new Ispell process... Parsing /home/kaarthik/.mailrc... done Parsing /home/kaarthik/.mail_aliases... done Parsing /home/kaarthik/.mail_aliases... Parsing /home/kaarthik/.mailrc... Loading mail-extr...done Loading mail-extr... Loading xemacsbug...done Loading xemacsbug... Paren mode is blink-paren Loading paren...done Loading paren... Loading balloon-help...done Loading balloon-help... Loading blink-cursor...done Loading blink-cursor... Desktop loaded. Loading eldoc...done Loading eldoc... Gnuserv process exited; restart with `M-x gnuserv-start'