bug#17710: 24.3; fonts got stuck

[Samuel Bronson]

I'm at a loss for what's going on here; I've changed the font a couple
of times, but can't get it to change anymore:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Invalid font name" 
"-Misc-Fixed-normal-normal-semi-condensed-*-12-*-*-*-c-60-iso10646-1")
  internal-set-lisp-face-attribute(default :width normal #<frame emacs@hydrogen 
0x98c7a50>)
  set-face-attribute(default #<frame emacs@hydrogen 0x98c7a50> :width normal 
:weight normal :slant normal :font "6x10")
  set-frame-font("6x10" nil t)
  eval((set-frame-font "6x10" nil t) nil)
  eval-last-sexp-1(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp record nil)
  command-execute(eval-last-sexp record)
  execute-extended-command(nil "eval-last-sexp")
  call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)

Mule-Diagnosis.txt
Description: *Mule-Diagnosis*

In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2014-05-16 on babin, modified by Debian
Windowing system distributor `Colin Harrison', version 11.0.60900031
System Description:     Debian GNU/Linux testing (jessie)

Configured using:
 `configure '--build' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--build' 'i486-linux-gnu'
 '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib'
 '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--infodir=/usr/share/info'
 '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes'
 
'--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs24:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/24.3/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.3/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp'
 '--with-crt-dir=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu' '--with-x=yes'
 '--with-x-toolkit=lucid' '--with-toolkit-scroll-bars' '--without-gconf'
 '--without-gsettings' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2
 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat
 -Werror=format-security -Wall' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-z,relro'
 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_COLLATE: C
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Debugger

Minor modes in effect:
  buffer-face-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  dir-locals-mode: t
  xterm-mouse-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  buffer-read-only: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
r t <tab> u p <return> <up> <down> <down> <up> <up> 
<up> <end> <down> <up> <up> <down> <down> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <end> <up> <end> M-x <up> <return> <up> <end> 
<tab> <return> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <C-home> <down> <down> <down> <end> 
<down> <end> <down> <down> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <C-home> 
<end> <down> <down> <next> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <C-down-mouse-1> <S-down-mouse-1> <help-echo> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <up> <delete> C-x C-s <end> 
M-x <up> <up> <up> <up> C-g M-x e v a l <tab> l <tab> 
<return> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <C-home> 
<C-end> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <end> <down> <home> <end> <home> 
<Scroll_Lock> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <help-echo> 
<Scroll_Lock> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-movement> <mouse-1> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> q <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <up> 
<C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> <backspace> 
- 0 <backspace> 0 <backspace> <backspace> 0 C-x C-s 
<end> M-x <up> <return> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> <Scroll_Lock> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <S-down-mouse-1> <S-down-mouse-1> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <home> <up> <up> 
<end> <up> <up> <end> <home> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <end> 
<home> <down> <end> <home> <right> <up> <end> <up> 
<end> <down> <home> <right> <right> <return> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <Scroll_Lock> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<Scroll_Lock> <help-echo> <help-echo> <Scroll_Lock> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> q 
<Scroll_Lock> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <double-down-mouse-1> 
<double-mouse-1> <triple-down-mouse-1> <triple-mouse-1> 
M-w <Scroll_Lock> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <end> <home> <C-right> <C-right> <C-right> 
<C-right> <left> <delete> 2 <end> C-x C-s <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <double-down-mouse-1> <double-mouse-1> <triple-down-mouse-1> 
<triple-mouse-1> M-w <Scroll_Lock> <Scroll_Lock> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu> 
<send-emacs-bug-report>

Recent messages:
byte-code: Beginning of buffer [2 times]
Back to top level.
Saving file /home/naesten/system/emacs/gui.el...
Wrote /home/naesten/system/emacs/gui.el
Entering debugger...
Buffer-Face mode enabled [2 times]
Type "q" in help window to restore its previous buffer.
Saving file /home/naesten/system/emacs/gui.el...
Wrote /home/naesten/system/emacs/gui.el
Error in post-command-hook (diminish-oneshot-post-command-hook): (error 
"font-lock-mode is not currently registered as a minor mode")

Load-path shadows:
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