[Bug: 21.5-b23] 2.5.23 core with replace-regexp in X

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

>>>>> "Clay" == Clay Haapala <clay_haapala at symantec.com> writes:

    Clay> XEmacs does abort, but only in X.  I agree that X server
    Clay> crashing is not an XEmacs problem, but the abort may be
    Clay> something to be looked-at.

It is; the abort message indicates that it's something we know how to
handle if we write the program correctly.

    Clay> In the past year, I've used 21.5.18-23, and have regularly
    Clay> done this <cr> removal from files, but only have seen this
    Clay> recently.  Hmm. "Recently" for me means I used GCC 4 to
    Clay> compile XEmacs, so that, too, may be something to consider.
    Clay> (The libraries and the rest of the system is also compiled
    Clay> with GCC 4, with Mandrake 2006, come to think of it.)

Mandrake does a fair amount of fiddling with their packages, and they
don't consult upstream.  Nevertheless, XEmacs should be able to handle
loss of the X server more gracefully.

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