Hi, Here's some crash info and a C back trace for a crash that's happening once every 2 or 3 days. Sometimes there's a lisp backtrace, this time there isn't. Any suggestions would be welcome! I'm using the XEmacs build that comes with Mandrake 9.0 Thanks! Eric ---------------------------------------------------------------- uname -a: Linux enne 2.4.18-21mdk #1 Thu Jul 4 17:48:31 CEST 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux ../../configure 'i386-mandrake-linux' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--package-path=//usr/share/xemacs/' '--datadir=//usr/share' '--infodir=//usr/share/info/xemacs' '--mandir=//usr/share/man/man0' '--infodir=//usr/share/info' '--libdir=//usr/lib/' '--bindir=//usr/bin/' '--infopath=//usr/share/info' '--with-gpm=no' '--with-sound=none' '--with-pop' '--mail-locking=flock' '--with-clash-detection' '--with-scrollbars=lucid' '--with-menubars=lucid' '--with-xpm' '--with-xface' '--with-png' '--with-jpeg' '--with-tiff' '--dynamic=yes' '--with-ncurses' '--without-ldap' '--without-postgresql' '--with-gpm=no' '--with-clash-detection' '--debug=no' '--error-checking=none' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--with-x11' '--with-tty=yes' '--with-meta-same-as-alt' '--with-dialogs=athena' '--with-widgets=athena' '--with-athena=3d' '--with-file-coding' XEmacs 21.4.9 "Informed Management" configured for `i386-mandrake-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /export/home/warly.local/rpm/BUILD/xemacs-21.4.9 Installation prefix: /usr Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -mcpu=pentiumpro -march=i586 -ffast-math -fno-strength-reduce Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: yes - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library. Linking with `-z nocombreloc'. - Consider configuring with --pdump. 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: Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Internationalization: Compiling in support for file coding. 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 kludge to make meta same as alt. Current directory is /usr/bin/ GNU gdb 5.2.1-2mdk (Mandrake Linux) Copyright 2002 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 "i586-mandrake-linux-gnu"... (no debugging symbols found)... (gdb) core ~/core.24049 warning: core file may not match specified executable file. Core was generated by `xemacs'. Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw3d.so.7... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw3d.so.7 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3...(no debugging symbols found)... done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)... done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62...(no debugging symbols found)... done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 Reading symbols from /lib/libz.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libz.so.1 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6... (no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libdb-3.3.so...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libdb-3.3.so Reading symbols from /lib/libncurses.so.5...(no debugging symbols found)... done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libncurses.so.5 Reading symbols from /lib/i686/libm.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/libm.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libutil.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libutil.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/i686/libc.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgpm.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)... done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgpm.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_files.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/common/xlcDef.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/common/xlcDef.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/common/xomGeneric.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/common/xomGeneric.so.2 #0 0x403c43d1 in kill () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (gdb) where #0 0x403c43d1 in kill () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6 #1 0x080ac63b in fatal_error_signal () #2 0x403c4358 in sigaction () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6 #3 0x080834ee in complex_vars_of_alloc () #4 0x0808058b in garbage_collect_1 () #5 0x080b227c in Ffuncall () #6 0x0808b5bd in funcall_compiled_function () #7 0x0808b1cb in funcall_compiled_function () #8 0x080b1f79 in Ffuncall () #9 0x0808b5bd in funcall_compiled_function () #10 0x0808b1cb in funcall_compiled_function () #11 0x080b1f79 in Ffuncall () #12 0x0810d3e6 in init_provide_once () #13 0x0810c491 in Fmapc_internal () #14 0x080b2016 in Ffuncall () #15 0x0808b5bd in funcall_compiled_function () #16 0x0808b1cb in funcall_compiled_function () #17 0x080b1f79 in Ffuncall () #18 0x0808b5bd in funcall_compiled_function () #19 0x0808c76d in Fbyte_code () #20 0x080b1960 in Feval () #21 0x080afcf9 in internal_catch () #22 0x0808c1be in execute_rare_opcode () #23 0x0808b436 in funcall_compiled_function () #24 0x0808b1cb in funcall_compiled_function () #25 0x080b1f79 in Ffuncall () #26 0x0808b5bd in funcall_compiled_function () #27 0x0808b1cb in funcall_compiled_function () #28 0x080b1f79 in Ffuncall () #29 0x080b5717 in call0 () #30 0x080deac4 in Fset_recent_keys_ring_size () #31 0x080e25cd in complex_vars_of_event_stream () #32 0x080deccb in Fdispatch_event () #33 0x08094b98 in Fcommand_loop_1 () #34 0x080afe34 in condition_case_1 () #35 0x0809507a in syms_of_cmdloop () #36 0x080afcf9 in internal_catch () #37 0x08094896 in initial_command_loop () #38 0x080ad432 in xemacs_21_4_9_i386_mandrake_linux () #39 0x080add12 in main () #40 0x403b3082 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (gdb) quit Inferior GDB finished