I get a reliable crash when piping a message in VM to a nonexistent Unix command using vm-pipe-message-to-command. Here's a gdb backtrace: #0 0x90014ba8 in write () #1 0x00166720 in retry_write_1 (fildes=11, buf=0x2371800, nbyte=512, allow_quit=0) at sysdep.c:2755 #2 0x00106e50 in filedesc_writer (stream=0x20, data=0x2371800 ".21; 'needs': 0.24; 'url:%0': 0.27;\n\t\"don't\": 0.29; 'subject:] ': 0.31; 'across': 0.31;\n\t'header:MIME-version:1': 0.33; 'header:Message-id:1': 0.33;\n\t'supported': 0.33; 'still': 0.33; 'url:org': 0.33;"..., size=512) at lstream.c:1180 #3 0x00105cf8 in Lstream_really_write (lstr=0xedd560, data=0x2371800 ".21; 'needs': 0.24; 'url:%0': 0.27;\n\t\"don't\": 0.29; 'subject:] ': 0.31; 'across': 0.31;\n\t'header:MIME-version:1': 0.33; 'header:Message-id:1': 0.33;\n\t'supported': 0.33; 'still': 0.33; 'url:org': 0.33;"..., size=512) at lstream.c:380 #4 0x00108560 in Lstream_write_1 (lstr=0xedd560, data=0x2371400, size=512) at lstream.c:419 #5 0x00108620 in Lstream_write (lstr=0xedd560, data=0x2371400, size=512) at lstream.c:602 #6 0x0008ce8c in coding_writer (stream=0x20, data=0x2371800 ".21; 'needs': 0.24; 'url:%0': 0.27;\n\t\"don't\": 0.29; 'subject:] ': 0.31; 'across': 0.31;\n\t'header:MIME-version:1': 0.33; 'header:Message-id:1': 0.33;\n\t'supported': 0.33; 'still': 0.33; 'url:org': 0.33;"..., size=0) at file-coding.c:1888 #7 0x00105cf8 in Lstream_really_write (lstr=0xedaea0, data=0x223f600 "'url-ip:194/8': 0.36;\n\t'skip:_ 40': 0.37; 'received:208.210.124.72': 0.37;\n\t'received:snug.pobox.com': 0.37; 'received:194.109.24.22': 0.37;\n\t'received:smtp-vbr2.xs4all.nl': 0.37; 'charset:us-ascii': "..., size=512) at lstream.c:380 #8 0x00107e84 in Lstream_close (lstr=0xedaea0) at lstream.c:419 #9 0x00116c54 in deactivate_process (process=15586400) at process.c:2136 #10 0x00118338 in status_notify () at process.c:2170 #11 0x000696a4 in Faccept_process_output (process=2320080, timeout_secs=37165056, timeout_msecs=27) at event-stream.c:2732 #12 0x0011a7f0 in unix_send_process (proc=15586400, lstream=0xedd670) at process-unix.c:1554 #13 0x00116390 in send_process (process=15586400, relocatable=15384896, nonrelocatable=0x0, start=37165056, len=512) at process.c:1185 #14 0x0011a248 in Fprocess_send_region (process=15586400, start=18957, end=30517, buffer=0) at process.c:1370 #15 0x00052820 in Ffuncall (nargs=5, args=0x4) at eval.c:3915 #16 0x00014e38 in execute_optimized_program (program=0xbfffcfc4 "", stack_depth=37165056, constants_data=0x352194) at bytecode.c:862 #17 0x00017b44 in Fbyte_code (instructions=2604496, constants=3481988, stack_depth=512) at bytecode.c:2620 #18 0x00050d98 in Feval (form=3269880) at eval.c:3668 #19 0x00050090 in condition_case_1 (handlers=4, bfun=0x50570 <Feval>, barg=3269880, hfun=0x56250 <run_condition_case_handlers>, harg=2320080) at eval.c:1946 #20 0x0001440c in execute_rare_opcode (stack_ptr=0xbfffd6b4, unused_program_ptr=0x2371800 ".21; 'needs': 0.24; 'url:%0': 0.27;\n\t\"don't\": 0.29; 'subject:] ': 0.31; 'across': 0.31;\n\t'header:MIME-version:1': 0.33; 'header:Message-id:1': 0.33;\n\t'supported': 0.33; 'still': 0.33; 'url:org': 0.33;"..., opcode=512) at bytecode.c:1438 #21 0x00014c4c in execute_optimized_program (program=0xbfffd6bc "", stack_depth=37165056, constants_data=0x352250) at bytecode.c:754 #22 0x00017b44 in Fbyte_code (instructions=2604768, constants=3482176, stack_depth=512) at bytecode.c:2620 #23 0x00050d98 in Feval (form=3270252) at eval.c:3668 #24 0x0004a320 in internal_catch (tag=32, func=0x50570 <Feval>, arg=3270252, threw=0x0, thrown_tag=0x0, backtrace_before_throw=0x0) at eval.c:1552 #25 0x000143bc in execute_rare_opcode (stack_ptr=0xbfffdde4, unused_program_ptr=0x2371800 ".21; 'needs': 0.24; 'url:%0': 0.27;\n\t\"don't\": 0.29; 'subject:] ': 0.31; 'across': 0.31;\n\t'header:MIME-version:1': 0.33; 'header:Message-id:1': 0.33;\n\t'supported': 0.33; 'still': 0.33; 'url:org': 0.33;"..., opcode=512) at bytecode.c:1419 #26 0x00014c4c in execute_optimized_program (program=0xbfffdde8 "", stack_depth=37165056, constants_data=0x3524fc) at bytecode.c:754 #27 0x00052b24 in Ffuncall (nargs=7, args=0x52eb90) at eval.c:3517 #28 0x00056a84 in Fapply (nargs=6, args=0xbfffe108) at eval.c:4219 #29 0x00052988 in Ffuncall (nargs=7, args=0x52e96c) at eval.c:3938 #30 0x00014e38 in execute_optimized_program (program=0xbfffe104 "", stack_depth=37165056, constants_data=0x3525e4) at bytecode.c:862 #31 0x00052b24 in Ffuncall (nargs=7, args=0x52eb90) at eval.c:3517 #32 0x00056a84 in Fapply (nargs=6, args=0xbfffe424) at eval.c:4219 #33 0x00052988 in Ffuncall (nargs=7, args=0x52e96c) at eval.c:3938 #34 0x00014e38 in execute_optimized_program (program=0xbfffe420 "", stack_depth=37165056, constants_data=0x33e118) at bytecode.c:862 #35 0x00052b24 in Ffuncall (nargs=9, args=0x52eb90) at eval.c:3517 #36 0x00014e38 in execute_optimized_program (program=0xbfffe5b4 "", stack_depth=37165056, constants_data=0xedb640) at bytecode.c:862 #37 0x00052b24 in Ffuncall (nargs=5434344, args=0x8) at eval.c:3517 #38 0x00056a84 in Fapply (nargs=2, args=0xbfffe7e8) at eval.c:4219 #39 0x00056b4c in apply1 (fn=38686756, arg=4593400) at eval.c:4541 #40 0x00018d2c in Fcall_interactively (function=37256540, record_flag=2320080, keys=2320080) at callint.c:459 #41 0x000581f4 in Fcommand_execute (cmd=37256540, record_flag=2320080, keys=2320080) at eval.c:3138 #42 0x00068718 in execute_command_event (command_builder=0xe1b320, event=37167196) at event-stream.c:4288 #43 0x00069174 in Fdispatch_event (event=37167196) at event-stream.c:4640 #44 0x0001fea8 in Fcommand_loop_1 () at cmdloop.c:600 #45 0x0001fef8 in command_loop_1 (unused_dummy=32) at cmdloop.c:505 #46 0x00050090 in condition_case_1 (handlers=4, bfun=0x1fec0 <command_loop_1>, barg=2320080, hfun=0x1f710 <cmd_error>, harg=2320080) at eval.c:1946 #47 0x0001f9b8 in command_loop_2 (unused_dummy=32) at cmdloop.c:262 #48 0x0004a320 in internal_catch (tag=32, func=0x1f930 <command_loop_2>, arg=2320080, threw=0x0, thrown_tag=0x0, backtrace_before_throw=0x0) at eval.c:1552 #49 0x0001faf4 in initial_command_loop (load_me=32) at cmdloop.c:313 #50 0x00048938 in xemacs_21_5_b28_powerpc_apple_darwin8_10_0 (argc=1, argv=0xbffff5b8, unused_envp=0x200, restart=0) at emacs.c:2667 #51 0x000489e8 in main (argc=32, argv=0x2371800, unused_envp=0x200) at emacs.c:3111 Skip Montanaro ================================================================ System Info to help track down your bug: --------------------------------------- uname -a: Darwin montanaro.dyndns.org 8.10.0 Darwin Kernel Version 8.10.0: Wed May 23 16:50:59 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.21.3~1/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh powerpc ./configure '--prefix=/Users/skip/local' '--with-optimization' '--without-error-checking' 'LDFLAGS=-L/opt/local/lib' 'CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/local/include' XEmacs 21.5-b28 "fuki" configured for `powerpc-apple-darwin8.10.0'. Compilation Environment and Installation Defaults: Source code location: /Users/skip/src/xemacs-21.5.28 Installation prefix: /Users/skip/local Operating system description file: `s/darwin.h' Machine description file: `m/powerpc.h' Compiler version: powerpc-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5367) - GCC specs file: specs. - Compiler command: gcc -Wall -Wno-switch -Wundef -Wsign-compare -Wno-char-subscripts -Wpacked -Wpointer-arith -Wunused-parameter -g -O3 libc version: Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: no - The GNU allocators don't work with this system configuration. Window System: Compiling in support for the X window system: - X Windows headers location: /usr/X11R6/include - X Windows libraries location: /usr/X11R6/lib - Handling WM_COMMAND properly. Compiling in support for the Athena widget set: - Athena headers location: X11/Xaw - Athena library to link: Xaw Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Athena dialog boxes. Using Athena native widgets. TTY: Compiling in support for ncurses. Images: Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin). Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG images. Compiling in support for JPEG images. Compiling in support for TIFF images. Sound: Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Compiling in support for DBM. Compiling in support for LDAP. Internationalization: Mail: Compiling in support for "file" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Using the new GC mark algorithms (KKCC). WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- WARNING: The new algorithms are experimental. They are enabled by WARNING: default for this release. Use `--disable-kkcc' to WARNING: turn it off. WARNING: --------------------------------------------------------- Using the new portable dumper. Dumping into executable. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. 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