"Error: Widget *Group* has zero width and/or height" I suspect that any X widget having (claiming to have) 153 children is pretty thoroughly broken. xwininfo: Window id: 0x5000029 "emacs: *Summary comp.emacs.xemacs*" Root window id: 0x26 (the root window) (has no name) Parent window id: 0x1801da4 (has no name) 1 child: 0x500002a (has no name): () 1267x976+0+0 +5+21 153 children: 0x500816c (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 1 child: 0x500816d (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +6+22 4 children: 0x50081c8 (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +7+44 0x50081b3 (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +7+44 0x50081c1 (has no name): () 62617x61355+1+22 +7+44 0x50081ba (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +7+44 0x50080f3 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 1 child: 0x50080f4 (has no name): () 4428x4419+0+0 +6+22 3 children: 0x50081f9 (has no name): () 4426x4396+1+22 +7+44 0x50081eb (has no name): () 250x220+1+22 +7+44 0x50081f2 (has no name): () 44x14+1+22 +7+44 0x50080ea (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 1 child: 0x50080eb (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +6+22 4 children: 0x50081e4 (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +7+44 0x50081cf (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +7+44 0x50081dd (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +7+44 0x50081d6 (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +7+44 0x500049e (has no name): () 15x661+1248+287 +1253+308 0x5000aa1 (has no name): () 1244x15+4+258 +9+279 0x5000493 (has no name): () 15x173+1248+85 +1253+106 0x5008086 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 1 child: 0x5008087 (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +9+88 4 children: 0x5008117 (has no name): () 62617x61355+1+22 +10+110 0x5008102 (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +10+110 0x5008110 (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +10+110 0x5008109 (has no name): () 1257x65531+1+22 +10+110 0x5000581 (has no name): () 1244x15+4+258 +9+279 0x5007fab (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 1 child: 0x5007fac (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +9+88 3 children: 0x50080cd (has no name): () 4334x4190+1+22 +10+110 0x50080bf (has no name): () 4334x4190+1+22 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0x5007f3a (has no name): () 152x14+1+22 +7+44 0x5007db2 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 1 child: 0x5007db3 (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +9+88 4 children: 0x5007ff2 (has no name): () 152x14+1+22 +10+110 0x5008007 (has no name): () 4328x4190+1+22 +10+110 0x5008000 (has no name): () 4328x4190+1+22 +10+110 0x5007ff9 (has no name): () 152x14+1+22 +10+110 0x5007c13 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 1 child: 0x5007c14 (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +6+22 4 children: 0x5007cdf (has no name): () 50x14+1+22 +7+44 0x5007cca (has no name): () 4226x4190+1+22 +7+44 0x5007cd8 (has no name): () 50x14+1+22 +7+44 0x5007cd1 (has no name): () 4226x4190+1+22 +7+44 0x5007b9a (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 1 child: 0x5007b9b (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +9+88 3 children: 0x5007deb (has no name): () 50x14+1+22 +10+110 0x5007df9 (has no name): () 4226x4190+1+22 +10+110 0x5007df2 (has no name): () 4226x4190+1+22 +10+110 0x5007b91 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 1 child: 0x5007b92 (has no name): () 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0x50060fb (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5006074 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5005e1f (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5005c1c (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5005b6b (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5005b62 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5005ac6 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5002867 (has no name): () 1244x15+4+258 +9+279 0x5005966 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5005549 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5005498 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x500548f (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x50053f3 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5004f8a (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5004ed9 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5004ed0 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5004e34 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5004ce9 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5004abe (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5004a0d (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5004a04 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5004968 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5004775 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x50046c4 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x50046bb (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x500461f (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x500442a (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5004379 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5004370 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x50042e9 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x50040e7 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5004036 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x500402d (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5003bb6 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5003b21 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5003b18 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x50035d6 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 1 child: 0x50035d7 (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +9+88 5 children: 0x5003d05 (has no name): () 74x14+1+22 +10+110 0x5003ce9 (has no name): () 4250x4190+1+22 +10+110 0x5003cfe (has no name): () 74x14+1+22 +10+110 0x5003cf7 (has no name): () 4250x4190+1+22 +10+110 0x5003cf0 (has no name): () 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name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5002744 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x500217d (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5002104 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x50020fb (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5002097 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5001f99 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5001dfa (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5001d81 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5001d78 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5001d13 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5001bc8 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5001b4f (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5001b46 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5001ae9 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000fce (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5000f55 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000f4c (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5000ee5 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000d70 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5000d13 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000d0a (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5000cc2 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000be0 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000afe (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000a59 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000977 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x500081e (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x50007c1 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x50007b8 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5000770 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x50005e8 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x500058b (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000582 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x5000539 (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000269 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x500020c (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000203 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 0x50001ca (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x5000040 (has no name): () 80x18+0+0 +5+21 1 child: 0x5000041 (has no name): () 1259x18+0+0 +6+22 4 children: 0x50070d6 (has no name): () 62617x61355+1+22 +7+44 0x50070eb (has no name): () 62617x61355+1+22 +7+44 0x50070e4 (has no name): () 62385x61123+1+22 +7+44 0x50070dd (has no name): () 62617x61355+1+22 +7+44 0x500002e (has no name): () 1259x18+4+67 +9+88 0x500002c (has no name): () 1267x950+0+26 +5+47 0x500002b (has no name): () 1265x24+0+0 +5+21 Stack trace begins: #0 exit (status=1) at exit.c:40 #1 0x2abf6eb3 in _XtDefaultError () #2 0x2abf6f2a in XtError () #3 0x2abf6a94 in DefaultMsg () #4 0x2abf6b0b in _XtDefaultErrorMsg () #5 0x2abf6c0e in XtAppErrorMsg () #6 0x2ac00102 in XtCreateWindow () #7 0x2ab11d4a in Realize () #8 0x2ab20d5c in Realize () #9 0x2abffb7b in RealizeWidget () #10 0x2abffe54 in XtRealizeWidget () #11 0x81d7cd5 in TabsChangeManaged (w=0x87db1f8) at xlwtabs.c:973 #12 0x2ac02a33 in ManageChildren () #13 0x2ac02be2 in XtManageChildren () #14 0x2ac02cbb in XtManageChild () #15 0x2abf3ed9 in XtCreateManagedWidget () #16 0x81cbe0e in xaw_create_label (parent=0x87db1f8, val=0x85b73c8) at lwlib-Xaw.c:773 #17 0x81d2e3d in xlw_update_tab_control (instance=0x89f1bd8, widget=0x87db1f8, val=0x85a3838) at lwlib-Xlw.c:406 #18 0x81d2f90 in xlw_update_one_widget (instance=0x89f1bd8, widget=0x87db1f8, val=0x85a3838, deep_p=1) at lwlib-Xlw.c:560 #19 0x81ca062 in lw_modify_all_widgets (id=65828, val=0x85a1500, deep_p=1 '\001') at lwlib.c:687 #20 0x81ac2b8 in x_tab_control_set_property (image_instance=146134640, prop=137002508, val=146457024) at glyphs-x.c:2711 #21 0x812006f in widget_set_property (image_instance=146134640, prop=137002508, val=146457024) at glyphs-widget.c:309 #22 0x810f713 in Fset_image_instance_property (image_instance=146134640, prop=137002508, val=146457024) at glyphs.c:1362 #23 0x809098a in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0x7fffea5c) at eval.c:3178 The widget ident which begins to be seen in frame #18 is again not part of what "xwininfo -tree" found, as I found when this occurred with -b20. RH 6.0 + 2.2.12 + XFree 3.3.5. uname -a: Linux beaver.jprc.com 2.2.12 #1 SMP Wed Sep 8 17:41:43 EDT 1999 i686 unknown ./configure '--with-pop' '--with-mule' XEmacs 21.2-b22 "Mercedes" configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Where should the build process find the source code? /home/src/Packages/xemacs/xemacs-21.2.22 What installation prefix should install use? /usr/local What operating system and machine description files should XEmacs use? `s/linux.h' and `m/intel386.h' What compiler should XEmacs be built with? gcc -g -O3 -Wall -Wno-switch Should XEmacs use the GNU version of malloc? yes (Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library.) Should XEmacs use the relocating allocator for buffers? yes What window system should XEmacs use? x11 Where do we find X Windows header files? /usr/X11R6/include Where do we find X Windows libraries? /usr/X11R6/lib Compiling in support for XAUTH. Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG image handling. Compiling in support for (builtin) GIF image handling. Compiling in support for JPEG image handling. Compiling in support for TIFF image handling. Compiling in support for X-Face message headers. Compiling in native sound support. Compiling in support for Enlightened Sound Daemon. Compiling in support for Berkeley DB. Compiling in support for GNU DBM. Compiling in support for ncurses. Compiling in support for GPM (General Purpose Mouse). Compiling in Mule (multi-lingual) support. Compiling in XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method) support. Using raw Xlib to provide XIM support. Compiling in support for proper WM_COMMAND handling. Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Athena-3d native widgets. Using Athena-3d dialog boxes. Compiling in DSO module support. movemail will use "dot-locking" for locking mail spool files. Using POP for mail access. Compiling in extra code for debugging. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: Compiling in support for runtime error checking. WARNING: XEmacs will run noticeably more slowly as a result. WARNING: Error checking is on by default for XEmacs beta releases. WARNING: ---------------------------------------------------------