I logged in across the room vi ssh, started `screen -R', then ran an xemacs -nw. I started gnuserv, and used `make-frame-on-display' from the scratch buffer to try and project across to the display in front of me. It crashed. echo $DISPLAY cathcart.sysc.pdx.edu:11.0 cathcart:~ # w 12:19am up 2 days, 10:06, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00 USER TTY FROM LOGIN＠ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root ttyp3 bittersweet:S.1 12:15am 0.00s 0.51s 0.06s w root ttyp1 bittersweet:S.0 12:15am 1:09 0.05s 0.05s /bin/bash cathcart:~ # tty /dev/ttyp3 cathcart:~ # xemacs -vanilla Fatal error: assertion failed, file device-x.c, line 1038, d != NULL Fatal error (6). Your files have been auto-saved. Use `M-x recover-session' to recover them. Please report this bug by running the send-pr script included with XEmacs, or selecting `Send Bug Report' from the help menu. As a last resort send ordinary email to `crashes(a)xemacs.org&#39;. *MAKE SURE* to include the information in the command M-x describe-installation. If at all possible, *please* try to obtain a C stack backtrace; it will help us immensely in determining what went wrong. To do this, locate the core file that was produced as a result of this crash (it's usually called `core' and is located in the directory in which you started the editor, or maybe in your home directory), and type gdb /usr/local/bin/xemacs core then type `where' when the debugger prompt comes up. (If you don't have GDB on your system, you might have DBX, or XDB, or SDB. A similar procedure should work for all of these. Ask your system administrator if you need more help.) Lisp backtrace follows: # (unwind-protect ...) make-device(x nil) # bind (display) make-x-device(nil) init-x-win() # bind (debugger debug-on-error command-line-args-left) command-line() # (unwind-protect ...) normal-top-level() # (condition-case ... . error) # (catch top-level ...) Aborted [status 134] cathcart:~# gdb xemacs GNU gdb 4.17.m68k.objc.threads.hwwp.fpu.gnat Copyright 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Type "show copying" to see the conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "i486-pc-linux-gnu"... (gdb) set args -vanilla (gdb) run Starting program: /usr/local/bin/xemacs -vanilla Fatal error: assertion failed, file device-x.c, line 1038, d != NULL Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted. 0x40305e81 in () (gdb) where #0 0x40305e81 in () #1 0x40305acf in gsignal () #2 0x40307228 in abort () #3 0x807639a in assert_failed () at emacs.c:2665 #4 0x8123a40 in x_IO_error_handler (disp=0x823d900) at device-x.c:1038 #5 0x401bc2c9 in () #6 0x401b9cde in () #7 0x401ac801 in () #8 0x8122e5a in x_init_device (d=0x8264eb0, props=136233556) at device-x.c:487 #9 0x8069cd0 in Fmake_device (type=136355492, connection=136233556, props=136233556) at device.c:581 #10 0x807a72d in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbffff0e4) at eval.c:3189 #11 0x8059f9e in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x846e704 "ÀÁ\n\"\207karl＠ca(", stack_depth=3, constants_data=0x82a6b40) at bytecode.c:748 #12 0x8059c46 in funcall_compiled_function (fun=137013920, nargs=1, args=0xbffff1d0) at bytecode.c:521 #13 0x807a887 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbffff1cc) at eval.c:3221 #14 0x8059f9e in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x8481464 "\b?­%Á\nB\022à \210\f＠\rB\026\006ÇÁ!«\b\t¬\005ÈÉ!\021ÊË!\210\016\006A\025Ì\211\020\207error t1", stack_depth=2, constants_data=0x83ee330) at bytecode.c:748 #15 0x8059c46 in funcall_compiled_function (fun=138331408, nargs=0, ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- args=0xbffff2b4) at bytecode.c:521 #16 0x807a887 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbffff2b0) at eval.c:3221 #17 0x8059f9e in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x824225c "\bA\031ÂÃ\034\035Æ\t!\021ÇÈ!«\004É \210\016\n«\020\016\013¬\fÌÍÎ\016\n!ÏQ! \210Ð \210*Ñ \210rÒÓ!q\210Ô \210ÕÖ!\210\016\027Øa«\005\016\031 \210)Ú Ûa«\bË ¬\004Ü \210Ý \210Ö\026\036Ë ­\004ßÃ!)\207macs\037", stack_depth=4, constants_data=0x83285c0) at bytecode.c:748 #18 0x8059c46 in funcall_compiled_function (fun=137511132, nargs=0, args=0xbffff3a0) at bytecode.c:521 #19 0x807a887 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbffff39c) at eval.c:3221 #20 0x8059f9e in execute_optimized_program ( program=0x8277104 "\b«\005ÁÂ!\207Ã\020Ä \211\035«\030\rG\016\006GW«\020Ç\016\006!Ç\r!k«\006È\r!\026\006)É\016\006!\026\006Ê \210Ë \210\016\f®\aÍÎ!­\002Ã\036\fÏ\016\020\016\021\"\026\022\016\f«\nÓÔÕ\016\022\"Ö\"\210\016\022¬\006× \210ª\fØ\016\022\016\031\016\032\016\f$\210Û \210)\016\034¬\022\016\035«\016Þßà\016!!\016\035\"âÃ#\210\016\034¬\024\016\031¬\006ã\016$!\210ã\016%!\210ã\016&!\210ç\216è )\207", stack_depth=6, constants_data=0x8328440) at bytecode.c:748 #21 0x8059c46 in funcall_compiled_function (fun=137511076, nargs=0, args=0xbffff430) at bytecode.c:521 #22 0x807a38e in Feval (form=137455784) at eval.c:3045 #23 0x80784ba in condition_case_1 (handlers=136233652, bfun=0x8079c54 <Feval>, barg=137455784, hfun=0x8062fe8 <cmd_error>, harg=136233556) at eval.c:1640 #24 0x806305d in top_level_1 (dummy=136233556) at cmdloop.c:205 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #25 0x80781ff in internal_catch (tag=136307820, func=0x8063034 <top_level_1>, arg=136233556, threw=0x0) at eval.c:1315 #26 0x8063124 in initial_command_loop (load_me=136233556) at cmdloop.c:284 #27 0x8075508 in sort_args (argc=2, argv=0xbffff794) at emacs.c:1756 #28 0x8075c5e in main () at emacs.c:2181 #29 0x402ff18f in () (gdb) quit The program is running. Exit anyway? (y or n) y cathcart:~ # $ cvs status src/device-x.c =================================================================== File: device-x.c Status: Up-to-date Working revision: 1.33.2.8 Repository revision: 1.33.2.8 /usr/CVSroot/XEmacs/xemacs/src/device-x.c,v Sticky Tag: release-21-2 (branch: 1.33.2) Sticky Date: (none) Sticky Options: (none) uname -a: Linux cathcart.sysc.pdx.edu 2.2.9 #1 SMP Fri May 14 14:39:39 PDT 1999 i686 unknown ./configure '--compiler=egcc' '--cflags=-g -O2 -mpentiumpro' '--with-dialogs=athena3d' '--with-gpm=no' '--package-path=~/.xemacs/::/usr/local/src/XEmacs/Packages' '--debug=no' '--error-checking=none' '--with-clash-detection' '--lockdir=/var/lib/emacs/lock' '--infopath=/usr/share/info:/usr/info:/usr/local/share/info:/usr/local/info:~/.xemacs/info' '--with-mule' '--site-includes=/usr/include/db2' XEmacs 21.2-b17 "Chiyoda" configured for `i686-pc-linux'. Where should the build process find the source code? /usr/local/src/XEmacs/xemacs-21.2 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? egcc -g -O2 -mpentiumpro 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 Additional header files: /usr/include/db2 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 Berkeley DB. Compiling in support for ncurses. 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 dialog boxes. Compiling in DLL support. Clash detection will use "/var/lib/emacs/lock" for locking files. movemail will use "dot-locking" for locking mail spool files.