Gnus users, have you seen this error? itimer "with-timeout" signaled: (no-catch (nil) timeout) There is a bug in `with-timeout' macro, when BODY is executed successfuly intime, timeout handler is not destroyed and executed lately outside the catch, giving no-catch error .. this patch fixes this .. ----------------- cut here ----------------- --- timer-funcs.el~ Fri Oct 22 19:23:09 2004 +++ timer-funcs.el Fri Nov 18 13:20:01 2005 ＠＠ -181,16 +181,18 ＠＠ (timeout-forms (cdr list))) `(let ((with-timeout-tag (cons nil nil)) with-timeout-value with-timeout-timer) - (when (catch with-timeout-tag - (progn - (setq with-timeout-timer - (start-itimer "with-timeout" #'with-timeout-handler - ,seconds nil nil t with-timeout-tag)) - (setq with-timeout-value (progn ,＠body)) - nil)) - ,＠timeout-forms - (delete-itimer with-timeout-timer) - with-timeout-value)))) + (when (catch with-timeout-tag + (progn + (setq with-timeout-timer + (start-itimer "with-timeout" #'with-timeout-handler + ,seconds nil nil t with-timeout-tag)) + (setq with-timeout-value + (unwind-protect + (progn ,＠body) + (delete-itimer with-timeout-timer))) + nil)) + ,＠timeout-forms + with-timeout-value)))) ;;;###autoload (defun y-or-n-p-with-timeout (prompt seconds default-value) ----------------- cut ends here ----------------- Thanks! -- lg