crash and core dump

[Devon]

In GNU Emacs 21.3.50.1 (i386-unknown-freebsd4.10, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2004-08-24 on grant.org
configured using `configure  'CC=gcc''

It had been running for some weeks.
I typed ^G because dired was slow.
It crashed at once, no questions.

$ gdb ~/gnu/emacs/src/emacs ~/emacs/emacs-2005a-Jan-08-Sat.core
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This GDB was configured as "i386-unknown-freebsd"...Deprecated bfd_read called 
at /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/../../../../contrib/gdb/gdb/dbxread.c line 
2627 in elfstab_build_psymtabs
Deprecated bfd_read called at 
/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/../../../../contrib/gdb/gdb/dbxread.c line 
933 in fill_symbuf

Core was generated by `emacs'.
Program terminated with signal 6, Abort trap.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw3d.so.7...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libtiff.so.4...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.so.9...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libpng.so.5...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libz.so.2...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libm.so.2...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libungif.so.5...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libutil.so.3...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.so.4...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXThrStub.so.6...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1...done.
#0  0x284affc4 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.4
(gdb) backtrace
#0  0x284affc4 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.4
#1  0x80e0857 in fatal_error_signal (sig=6) at emacs.c:395
#2  0xbfbfffac in ?? ()
#3  0x8174bd5 in find_interval (tree=0x8afbda4, position=324113)
    at intervals.c:649
#4  0x817669a in set_point_both (buffer=0x8a9c800, charpos=324113, 
    bytepos=324113) at intervals.c:2051
#5  0x8133341 in Fgoto_char (position=145769762) at editfns.c:269
#6  0x8134014 in save_excursion_restore (info=153528653) at editfns.c:867
#7  0x813ea45 in unbind_to (count=2, value=138215425) at eval.c:3095
#8  0x813c2eb in unwind_to_catch (catch=0xbfbff334, value=146272125)
    at eval.c:1150
#9  0x813ca43 in Fsignal (error_symbol=138299969, data=138215425)
    at eval.c:1545
#10 0x8143d05 in Fassq (key=138449993, list=140103509) at fns.c:1516
#11 0x817506c in adjust_intervals_for_insertion (tree=0x8afbda4, 
    position=320634, length=2) at intervals.c:963
#12 0x817744c in offset_intervals (buffer=0x8a9c800, start=320634, length=2)
    at intervals.c:1461
#13 0x810129a in insert_1_both (string=0xbfbfe748 "  ", nchars=2, nbytes=2, 
    inherit=1, prepare=1, before_markers=0) at insdel.c:1033
#14 0x810111a in insert_1 (string=0xbfbfe748 "  ", nbytes=2, inherit=1, 
    prepare=1, before_markers=0) at insdel.c:849
#15 0x8100f4c in insert_and_inherit (string=0xbfbfe748 "  ", nbytes=2)
    at insdel.c:769
#16 0x8135cb5 in Finsert_char (character=256, count=16, inherit=138215473)
    at editfns.c:2177
#17 0x811665d in Findent_to (column=16, minimum=0) at indent.c:770
#18 0x813e0c9 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfbfe828) at eval.c:2739
#19 0x8164c28 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=136604627, vector=136604716, maxdepth=32)
    at bytecode.c:689
#20 0x813e5e3 in funcall_lambda (fun=136604572, nargs=3, arg_vector=0xbfbfe92c)
    at eval.c:2923
#21 0x813e1a1 in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0xbfbfe928) at eval.c:2793
#22 0x8164c28 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=143581523, vector=143643140, maxdepth=48)
    at bytecode.c:689
#23 0x813e5e3 in funcall_lambda (fun=142967780, nargs=5, arg_vector=0xbfbfea3c)
    at eval.c:2923
#24 0x813e1a1 in Ffuncall (nargs=6, args=0xbfbfea38) at eval.c:2793
#25 0x8164c28 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=143581603, vector=143284100, maxdepth=48)
    at bytecode.c:689
#26 0x813e5e3 in funcall_lambda (fun=142970820, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbfbfeb4c)
    at eval.c:2923
#27 0x813e1a1 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfbfeb48) at eval.c:2793
#28 0x8164c28 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=143581651, vector=143284228, maxdepth=32)
    at bytecode.c:689
#29 0x813e5e3 in funcall_lambda (fun=142970724, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbfbfec4c)
    at eval.c:2923
#30 0x813e1a1 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfbfec48) at eval.c:2793
#31 0x8164c28 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=143581203, vector=143644164, maxdepth=64)
    at bytecode.c:689
#32 0x813e5e3 in funcall_lambda (fun=142970340, nargs=2, arg_vector=0xbfbfed5c)
    at eval.c:2923
#33 0x813e1a1 in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfbfed58) at eval.c:2793
#34 0x8164c28 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=136197635, vector=136197980, maxdepth=56)
    at bytecode.c:689
#35 0x813e5e3 in funcall_lambda (fun=136197572, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbfbfee6c)
    at eval.c:2923
#36 0x813e1a1 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfbfee68) at eval.c:2793
#37 0x8164c28 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=143416179, vector=143112964, maxdepth=48)
    at bytecode.c:689
#38 0x813e5e3 in funcall_lambda (fun=143383940, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbfbfef7c)
    at eval.c:2923
#39 0x813e1a1 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbfbfef78) at eval.c:2793
#40 0x8164c28 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=143440931, vector=143128068, maxdepth=32)
    at bytecode.c:689
#41 0x813e5e3 in funcall_lambda (fun=143384164, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xbfbff0bc)
    at eval.c:2923
#42 0x813e1a1 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfbff0b8) at eval.c:2793
#43 0x813ab14 in Fcall_interactively (function=140837961, 
    record_flag=17276928, keys=160944132) at callint.c:863
#44 0x80edb96 in Fcommand_execute (cmd=140837961, record_flag=138215425, 
    keys=138215425, special=138215425) at keyboard.c:9721
#45 0x80e404d in command_loop_1 () at keyboard.c:1776
#46 0x813c691 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x80e31e8 <command_loop_1>, 
    handlers=138299945, hfun=0x80e2d78 <cmd_error>) at eval.c:1346
#47 0x80e3054 in command_loop_2 () at keyboard.c:1306
#48 0x813c294 in internal_catch (tag=138289065, 
    func=0x80e3034 <command_loop_2>, arg=138215425) at eval.c:1107
#49 0x80e3007 in command_loop () at keyboard.c:1285
#50 0x80e2b18 in recursive_edit_1 () at keyboard.c:978
#51 0x80e2c4c in Frecursive_edit () at keyboard.c:1039
#52 0x80e1aa7 in main (argc=11, argv=0xbfbff5b8) at emacs.c:1687
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