Bug: Fatal error: assertion failed, file symbols.c, line 1100 (xe macs-21.5.3)

I hope this helps (since send-pr failed) ====== Fatal error: assertion failed, file symbols.c, line 1100, abort( ====== M-x describe-installation uname -a: SunOS ssdevws17 5.6 Generic_105181-23 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-60 ./configure '--prefix=/opt/xemacs-21.5.3' '--debug=no' '--error-checking=no' '--site-prefixes=/connectproducts/local/' XEmacs 21.5-b3 "asparagus" configured for `sparc-sun-solaris2.6'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /export/home/iansh/apps/xemacs-21.5.3 Installation prefix: /opt/xemacs-21.5.3 Additional prefixes: /connectproducts/local/ Runtime library search path: /connectproducts/local//lib:/usr/dt/lib:/opt/SUNWdt/lib Operating system description file: `s/sol2.h' Machine description file: `m/sparc.h' Compiler: cc -v -xO4 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/dt/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/dt/lib /usr/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Motif dialog boxes. Using Motif native widgets. TTY: Images: Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). Compiling in support for XPM images. WARNING: ----------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Compiling without PNG image support. Reason: PNG library version and header file don't match! WARNING: You should strongly consider installing the PNG libraries. WARNING: Otherwise certain images and glyphs may not display. WARNING: (a copy may be found in ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/aux) WARNING: ----------------------------------------------------------- Sound: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Compiling in support for DBM. Internationalization: Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Compiling in support for ToolTalk. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. =========== gdb: (gdb) where #0 0x6fa0880c in _kill () #1 0x8d274 in fatal_error_signal () #2 <signal handler called> ============= dbx: (dbx) where =>[1] _kill(0x0, 0x6, 0x2e981c, 0x0, 0x6fa23700, 0x8d26c), at 0x6fa0880c [2] fatal_error_signal(0x6, 0x2bb1a8, 0x2bc800, 0x2bc400, 0x0, 0x0), at 0x8d26 [3] sigacthandler(0x6, 0x0, 0xefffc840, 0x6fa25fe4, 0x6fa23700, 0x6f9ba5a8), a ---- called from signal handler with signal 6 (SIGABRT) ------ [4] _kill(0x0, 0x6, 0xefffcb58, 0x6fa25fe4, 0x6fa23700, 0x6f9ba5a8), at 0x6fa0 [5] abort(0x6fa23700, 0x28b6ec, 0x44c, 0x28b6f8, 0x6dfd80, 0x9d3000), at 0x6f9 [6] assert_failed(0x28b6ec, 0x44c, 0x28b6f8, 0x2b1400, 0x2bd400, 0x2bac00), at [7] do_symval_forwarding(0x2e981c, 0xeb9800, 0x5b7800, 0x2bc800, 0x2e9804, 0x2 [8] generate_fstring_runes(0x35, 0x5, 0x2, 0x1, 0x23c, 0xefffd14c), at 0x1c0d5 [9] generate_fstring_runes(0x35, 0x4, 0x2, 0x1, 0x23c, 0xefffd14c), at 0x1c0ee [10] generate_fstring_runes(0x35, 0x2, 0x2, 0x1, 0x23c, 0xefffd14c), at 0x1c0e [11] generate_fstring_runes(0x2a, 0x2, 0x17, 0x1, 0x23c, 0xefffd14c), at 0x1c1 [12] generate_fstring_runes(0x2a, 0x1, 0x1, 0x1, 0x23c, 0xefffd14c), at 0x1c0e [13] generate_formatted_string_db(0x7ed310, 0x95fc54, 0x2bcb10, 0x2b5394, 0x2bbfeec [14] generate_modeline(0x9d3000, 0x1, 0x2, 0x2bc800, 0x242, 0xeb9800), at 0x1c [15] ensure_modeline_generated(0x9d3000, 0x1179000, 0x1, 0xdbfe20, 0x1, 0xeb98 [16] regenerate_window(0x1, 0xffffffff, 0x113, 0xeb9800, 0x9d3004, 0x2e9804), [17] redisplay_window(0x9d3000, 0x0, 0x0, 0x3, 0xeb9800, 0x5c5400), at 0x1c474 [18] redisplay_frame(0x5c5400, 0x551a00, 0x2bcb10, 0x0, 0x0, 0xd657f0), at 0x1 [19] redisplay_device(0x551a00, 0x2bcb10, 0x5c5400, 0x0, 0xefffd48c, 0xefffd47 [20] redisplay_without_hooks(0x58eedc, 0x2bcb10, 0x551a00, 0x1, 0x0, 0x591d98) [21] Fnext_event(0x2bcb10, 0x2bb218, 0x2bb000, 0x2e9804, 0x2bcc00, 0x1), at 0x [22] Fcommand_loop_1(0x0, 0x2b7400, 0x2bc800, 0x2bb000, 0xefffd69c, 0x2e9804), [23] condition_case_1(0x2bb000, 0x2b1400, 0x2bcc00, 0x1, 0xefffd744, 0xefffd73 [24] command_loop_2(0x2bcb10, 0x6dac8, 0xefffd5f0, 0xefffd8b0, 0x73, 0xefffd9f [25] internal_catch(0x2fd16c, 0x6dac8, 0x2e9804, 0x0, 0x2f, 0x2e9804), at 0x99 [26] initial_command_loop(0x2baccc, 0x2bcb10, 0x2bb000, 0x34df8c, 0x33e0f4, 0x [27] xemacs_21_5_b3_sparc_sun_solaris2_6(0x1, 0x2df000, 0x2e9804, 0xefffd9e0, at 0x8e934 [28] main(0x1, 0xefffdf7c, 0xefffdf84, 0x2a3000, 0x0, 0x0), at 0x8f384 (dbx) quit ======== Since I noticed modeline in the stacktrace, here is what my modeline is set to (it was taken from the sample config file): (setq-default modeline-format (list "" (if (boundp 'modeline-multibyte-status) 'modeline-multibyte-status "") (cons modeline-modified-extent 'modeline-modified) (cons modeline-buffer-id-extent (list (cons modeline-buffer-id-left-extent (cons 15 (list (list 'line-number-mode "L%l ") (list 'column-number-mode "C%c ") (cons -3 "%p")))) (cons modeline-buffer-id-right-extent "%17b"))) " " 'global-mode-string " %[(" (cons modeline-minor-mode-extent (list "" 'mode-name 'minor-mode-alist)) (cons modeline-narrowed-extent "%n") 'modeline-process ")%]----" "%-" )) ======== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and solely for the intended addressee(s). 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