Hi Adrian,
I found the following definition ... no patches.
Are you saying this is not a problem? or that there is a patch?
I did a google search before submitting this bug report and it seems like
it is a known problem
for the last few years but not under ELMs.
Let me know.
Thanks,
Lou
Variable: max-specpdl-size
This variable defines the limit on the total number of local variable
bindings and unwind-protect cleanups (see section 11.5 Nonlocal Exits
) that are allowed before signaling an error (with data "Variable
binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size").
This limit, with the associated error when it is exceeded, is one way
that Lisp avoids infinite recursion on an ill-defined function.
The default value is 3000.
max-lisp-eval-depth provides another limit on depth of nesting. See
section 10.2 Eval.
"Adrian Aichner"
<adrian(a)xemacs.or To: Lou N.
Morin/EMPL/FL/Verizon@VZNotes
g> cc: xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org
Subject: Re: [Bug: 21.4.6] Variable
binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size
10/06/2003 03:14
PM
>>>> "lou" == lou morin
<lou.morin(a)verizon.com> writes:
Hi!
Try searching for
max-specpdl-size
in the
http://www.xemacs.org/
mailing list and site search
Good Luck,
Adrian
lou> To: XEmacs Beta <xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org>
lou> Subject: [Bug: 21.4.6] Variable binding depth exceeds
max-specpdl-size
lou> --text follows this line--
lou> ================================================================
lou> Dear Bug Team!
lou> I get the following message when reading a .java file into a
buffer over an
lou> FTP session.
lou> "Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size"
lou> It does not happen with local .java files only when I use ftp.
lou> Is there a patch for this which I can install?
lou> Thanks,
lou> Lou
lou> ================================================================
lou> System Info to help track down your bug:
lou> ---------------------------------------
lou> OS version:
lou> Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
lou> OS: Windows_NT
lou> XEmacs 21.4.6 \"Common Lisp (Windows)\" configured for
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lou> Building XEmacs in \"f:\\xemacs\\xemacs-21.4-release\\nt\".
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lou> Installing XEmacs in \"c:\\Program
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lou> Compiling in support for TIFF images.
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lou> Compiling in support for toolbars.
lou> Compiling in support for dialogs.
lou> Compiling in support for widgets.
lou> Compiling in support for native sounds.
lou> Compiling in fast dired implementation.
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lou> Loading xemacsbug...done
lou> Loading xemacsbug...
lou> File mode specification error: (error "Lisp nesting exceeds
lou> `max-lisp-eval-depth'")
lou> Retrieving
/dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/TestMQSender.java...done
lou> Retrieving
/dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/TestMQSender.java...100%
lou> (10.3 KB/s)
lou> Retrieving
/dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/TestMQSender.java...50%
lou> (6.9 KB/s)
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/dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/TestMQSender.java...
lou> Making completion list...
lou> Listing /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/...done
lou> Listing /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/...4k (8.7 KB/s)
lou> Listing /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/...2k (5.7 KB/s)
lou> Listing /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/...
lou> CWD'ing to /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/...done
lou> CWD'ing to /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/jms/...
lou> Making completion list...
lou> Making completion list...
lou> Listing /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/...done
lou> Listing /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/...2k (4.4 KB/s)
lou> Listing /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/...
lou> CWD'ing to /dt10459@salsa:/homes/dt10459/Java/...done
--
Adrian Aichner
mailto:adrian@xemacs.org
http://www.xemacs.org/