As suggested by Vin, a configured with '--with-sound=noesd', without success: it crashed just the same way. uname -a: Linux bluetooth 2.4.18-3 #1 Thu Apr 18 07:37:53 EDT 2002 i686 unknown ./configure '--with-sound=noesd' '--with-msw=no' '--cflags=-g -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -march=i686' XEmacs 21.5-b8 "broccoli" configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Compilation / Installation: Source code location: /usr/local/src/xemacs-21.5.8 Installation prefix: /usr/local Operating system description file: `s/linux.h' Machine description file: `m/intel386.h' Compiler: gcc -g -Wall -Wno-switch -Winline -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -march=i686 Relocating allocator for buffers: no GNU version of malloc: yes - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library. Linking with `-z nocombreloc'. - Consider configuring with --pdump. 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. Using Lucid menubars. Using Lucid scrollbars. Using Motif dialog boxes. Using Motif native widgets. TTY: Compiling in support for ncurses. Compiling in support for GPM (General Purpose Mouse). 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: Compiling in support for sound (native). Databases: Compiling in support for Berkeley database. Compiling in support for LDAP. Compiling in support for PostgreSQL. - Using PostgreSQL header file: libpq-fe.h - Using PostgreSQL V7 bindings. Internationalization: Mail: Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method. Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Compiling in support for extra debugging code. 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: --------------------------------------------------------- Lisp backtrace follows: # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # (unwind-protect ...) # bind (frame-being-created) make-frame(nil #<x-device on ":0.0" 0x215e>) frame-initialize() # bind (debugger debug-on-error command-line-args-left) command-line() # (condition-case ... . ((t (byte-code " Â" [error-data data nil] 1)))) # bind (error-data) normal-top-level() # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) C backtrace follows: #0 0x42029241 in kill () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6 #1 0x080cdc8e in fatal_error_signal (sig=11) at emacs.c:3423 #2 <signal handler called> #3 0x4011c077 in XmStringEmpty () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.3 #4 0x4013b3ed in Initialize () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXm.so.3 #5 0x4030f947 in XtInitializeWidgetClass () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #6 0x4030f915 in XtInitializeWidgetClass () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #7 0x4030fe51 in XtInitializeWidgetClass () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #8 0x40310329 in _XtCreateWidget () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #9 0x403103ad in XtCreateWidget () from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 #10 0x08224288 in x_create_widgets (f=0x83e0d48, lisp_window_id=137722412, parent=137722412) at frame-x.c:1959 #11 0x08224894 in x_init_frame_1 (f=0x83e0d48, props=137722412, frame_name_is_defaulted=1) at frame-x.c:2152 #12 0x0812d7e6 in Fmake_frame (props=137722412, device=140355392) at frame.c:424 #13 0x080d5555 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfffedd4) at eval.c:3750 #14 0x0809abed in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x8696ea8 "Æ \210Ç ?­&È\fÉ \"¬\027Ê\r\v\"\022Ë\rÈ\tÌ \"＠\"\211\020\026\020Í\r!\025Î\016\021!\210Ï\211\024\207", stack_depth=5, constants_data=0x8427350) at bytecode.c:675 #15 0x080db1df in funcall_compiled_function (fun=138561636, nargs=0, args=0xbfffeff8) at eval.c:3387 #16 0x080d57d3 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfffeff4) at eval.c:3785 #17 0x0809abed in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x85bdad8 "\vA\035ÆÇ\032\031È\r!\025\bÉa«\004Ê \210ËÌ!«\004Í \210ËÌ!«\017ËÎ!«\aÏÐ!\210ª\004Ñ \210\f«\017\016%¬\vÒÓÔ\f!ÕQ! \210Ö \210*× \210ËØ!«\004Ù \210ËÚ!«\004Û \210Ü \210rÝÞ!q\210ß \210àá!\210\016)âa«\005\016* \210)ã äa«\bå ¬\004æ \210ç \210á\026+å ­\004èÇ!)\207", stack_depth=4, constants_data=0x84c5bf8) at bytecode.c:675 #18 0x080db1df in funcall_compiled_function (fun=139195844, nargs=0, args=0xbffff180) at eval.c:3387 #19 0x080d4f97 in Feval (form=139116868) at eval.c:3589 #20 0x080d1920 in condition_case_1 (handlers=139117204, bfun=0x80d4270 <Feval>, barg=139116868, hfun=0x80d1a50 <run_condition_case_handlers>, harg=137853876) at eval.c:1856 #21 0x080d1e5c in condition_case_3 (bodyform=139116868, var=137853876, handlers=139117204) at eval.c:1941 #22 0x0809c1ee in execute_rare_opcode (stack_ptr=0xbffff464, program_ptr=0x8548539 "\210Ð\r!\025\016-«\016âÖã\016-ä å $!\0264æç!\210\016(«\005æè!\210Ü\026(é \210\016*«\005æê!\210Ü\026*\t«\bë\t＠\tA\"\210)\0165­\003ì \207", opcode=Bcondition_case) at bytecode.c:1200 #23 0x0809a8e3 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x85484b8 "\b«\005ÆÇ!\207È\020ÉÊ!«\tËÌÉÊ!!!\210Í \211\034«\025\fG\rGW«\016Î\r!Î\f!k«\005Ï\f!\025)Ð\r!\025Ñ \210Ò \210\v®\aÉÓ!­\002È\eÔ\016.\016/\"\0 -- «\005æè!\210Ü\026(é \210\016*«\005æê!\210Ü\026*\t«\bë\t＠\tA\"\210)\0165­\003ì \207", opcode=Bcondition_case) at bytecode.c:1200 #23 0x0809a8e3 in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x85484b8 "\b«\005ÆÇ!\207È\020ÉÊ!«\tËÌÉÊ!!!\210Í \211\034«\025\fG\rGW«\016Î\r!Î\f!k«\005Ï\f!\025)Ð\r!\025Ñ \210Ò \210\v®\aÉÓ!­\002È\eÔ\016.\016/\"\0---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- 22\v«\tÕÖ×\n\"Ø\"\210\n¬\004Ù \210Ú\n\0160\0161«\004Ȫ\006\0162­\002Û\0163\vÜ&\006\210Ý \210)Þ \210Ü\031ßàá\217\210Ð\r!\025\016-«\016âÖã\016-ä å $!\0264æç!\210\016(«\005æè!\210Ü\026(é \210\016*«\005æê!\210Ü\026*\t«\bë\t＠\tA\"\210)\0165­\003ì \207", stack_depth=8, constants_data=0x84bfe08) at bytecode.c:581 #24 0x080db1df in funcall_compiled_function (fun=139195756, nargs=0, args=0xbffff600) at eval.c:3387 #25 0x080d4f97 in Feval (form=139115188) at eval.c:3589 #26 0x080d1920 in condition_case_1 (handlers=137722508, bfun=0x80d4270 <Feval>, barg=139115188, hfun=0x80a6990 <cmd_error>, harg=137722412) at eval.c:1856 #27 0x080a6a37 in top_level_1 (dummy=137722412) at cmdloop.c:214 #28 0x080d13db in internal_catch (tag=137798868, func=0x80a6a00 <top_level_1>, arg=137722412, threw=0x0, thrown_tag=0x0) at eval.c:1479 #29 0x080a6b59 in initial_command_loop (load_me=137722412) at cmdloop.c:293 #30 0x080cc57c in xemacs_21_5_b8_i686_pc_linux () at emacs.c:2344 #31 0x080cd277 in main () at emacs.c:2782 #32 0x42017499 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6 ---------------------------------------- Ernst J. 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Ernst> As suggested by Vin, a configured with Ernst> '--with-sound=noesd', without success: it crashed just the Ernst> same way. Check for having both OpenMotif and LessTif installed. That's a loser, especially on Red Hat. Unless you realy want Motif, you can avoid a whole sheaf of headaches by using --with-dialogs=athena --with-widgets=athena --with-athena=3d (or whatever variant of Athena widgets floats your boat, see configure --usage for information about what's supported). -- Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN My nostalgia for Icon makes me forget about any of the bad things. I don't have much nostalgia for Perl, so its faults I remember. Scott Gilbert c.l.py