[Bug: 21.4.22] Core dump while comparing two files with ediff-buffers

Torsten Rennett writes: Evidently this is a problem with lack of reentrancy in X. In 21.5 we do things differently, but in 21.4 check_quit() calls into Xlib, passing a callback which eventually calls Xlib, and BAM! you're down. If you're in a position to do without XIM for input of non-ASCII characters, rebuild XEmacs after reconfiguring ./configure --without-xim <your usual config options here> I don't know what to say if you need XIM. This is not trivial to fix, and a fix might not be accepted for 21.4 at all since it would definitely be destabilizing and there are alternatives to XIM. (That doesn't mean you have to like the alternatives, just that we have to balance destabilizing the code for all users against a few users who need XIM.) If so, you may as well move to XEmacs 21.5, which should not have this problem. _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://lists.xemacs.org/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta