I reported a case which triggered this particular abort() in:
From: Glynn Clements <glynn(a)sensei.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 14:53:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: abort() in redisplay.c
Message-ID: <13753.58194.112839.686478(a)cerise.sensei.co.uk>
In my case, it resulted from invoking ispell-word with a horizontally
split frame. The ispell window had zero height, and attempting to
enlarge it triggered the abort.
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Glynn Clements <glynn(a)sensei.co.uk>