> After getting a core dump with 21.2.8, I thought I would > try 21.0.60 and see if I had better luck. I also get a core > dump with this version. Lisp backtrace follows: redisplay-echo-area() # bind (inhibit-read-only zmacs-region-stays stdout-p frame message) raw-append-message("Error in init file: Symbol's function definition is void: display-time" #<x-frame "emacs" 0x8fd> nil) This error is normal because you haven't the package time installed and so he couldn't use the function display-time.