Hang of Emacs

[David Kastrup]

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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

Just some ordinary operations in Gnus, nothing particularly
challenging.

(gdb) where
#0  0x002b47e2 in _dl_sysinfo_int80 () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#1  0x003a2a0e in __lll_mutex_lock_wait () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#2  0x003392a2 in _L_mutex_lock_15166 () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#3  0x003efff4 in ?? () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#4  0x00000002 in ?? ()
#5  0xbff886fc in ?? ()
#6  0x0812ee1a in emacs_blocked_malloc (size=4294967294)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/alloc.c:1220
#7  0x0812ee1a in emacs_blocked_malloc (size=2)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/alloc.c:1220
#8  0x00335d11 in malloc () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#9  0x00547ab0 in g_malloc () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#10 0x0052ce01 in g_convert_with_iconv () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#11 0x0052d094 in g_convert () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#12 0x0052d7cb in g_locale_from_utf8 () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#13 0x00a53eca in gdk_add_client_message_filter ()
   from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#14 0x00a558f7 in gdk_screen_get_setting () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#15 0x00a56c43 in gdk_screen_get_setting () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#16 0x00a56cb9 in gdk_screen_get_setting () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
#17 0x0054146e in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#18 0x00544476 in g_main_context_check () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#19 0x00544958 in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0

#20 0x00875524 in gtk_main_iteration () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#21 0x080c4224 in XTread_socket (sd=0, expected=1, hold_quit=0xbff89bc0)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/xterm.c:7078
#22 0x080ee7a0 in read_avail_input (expected=1)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:6651
#23 0x080ee93a in handle_async_input () at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:6797
#24 0x080ee9bf in input_available_signal (signo=29)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:6839
#25 <signal handler called>
#26 0x003330b3 in malloc_consolidate () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#27 0x00338b6d in mallopt () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
#28 0x0812fc9e in allocate_string_data (s=0x8efcd70, nchars=8719, nbytes=8719)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/alloc.c:1943
#29 0x0812fd1e in make_uninit_multibyte_string (nchars=8719, nbytes=8719)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/alloc.c:2449
#30 0x0813d5c9 in make_buffer_string_both (start=1, start_byte=1, end=8720, 
    end_byte=8720, props=1) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/editfns.c:2309
#31 0x0813d708 in make_buffer_string (start=1, end=8720, props=1)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/editfns.c:2280
#32 0x0813d7f0 in Fbuffer_string () at /home/tmp/emacs/src/editfns.c:2408
#33 0x08157b4f in Fprin1_to_string (object=146857157, noescape=4135080)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/print.c:790
#34 0x081458fd in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbff8a170)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2793
#35 0x0816f9d8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=142621203, vector=142900940, maxdepth=8)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/bytecode.c:686
#36 0x0814535b in funcall_lambda (fun=Variable "fun" is not available.
) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2974
#37 0x0814581e in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbff8a288)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2843
#38 0x0816f9d8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=145503155, vector=145504588, maxdepth=8)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/bytecode.c:686
#39 0x0814535b in funcall_lambda (fun=Variable "fun" is not available.
) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2974
#40 0x0814581e in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbff8a390)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2843
#41 0x0816f9d8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=145694163, vector=145705516, maxdepth=12)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/bytecode.c:686
#42 0x0814535b in funcall_lambda (fun=Variable "fun" is not available.
) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2974
#43 0x0814581e in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbff8a4b0)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2843
#44 0x0816f9d8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=145693907, vector=145704676, maxdepth=8)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/bytecode.c:686
#45 0x0814535b in funcall_lambda (fun=Variable "fun" is not available.
) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2974
#46 0x0814581e in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbff8a5d0)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2843
#47 0x08146749 in call1 (fn=145704956, arg1=149903273)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2578
#48 0x0815a8db in map_obarray (obarray=147761916, fn=0x815a900 <mapatoms_1>, 
    arg=145704956) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/lread.c:3332
#49 0x0815a948 in Fmapatoms (function=145704956, obarray=Variable "obarray" is 
not available.
)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/lread.c:3356
#50 0x081458fd in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbff8a680)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2793
#51 0x0816f9d8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=145693859, vector=145705020, maxdepth=8)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/bytecode.c:686
#52 0x0814535b in funcall_lambda (fun=Variable "fun" is not available.
) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2974
#53 0x0814581e in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0xbff8a790)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2843
#54 0x0816f9d8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=145713275, vector=145717972, maxdepth=6)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/bytecode.c:686
#55 0x0814535b in funcall_lambda (fun=Variable "fun" is not available.
) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2974
#56 0x0814581e in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbff8a8a0)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2843
#57 0x0816f9d8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=145713339, vector=145726636, maxdepth=5)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/bytecode.c:686
#58 0x0814535b in funcall_lambda (fun=Variable "fun" is not available.
) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2974
#59 0x0814581e in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbff8a9c0)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2843
#60 0x08146c0a in apply1 (fn=143094377, arg=137318417)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:2534
#61 0x0814246f in Fcall_interactively (function=143094377, 
    record_flag=137318417, keys=137375292) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/callint.c:412
#62 0x080eb1e5 in Fcommand_execute (cmd=143094377, record_flag=137318417, 
    keys=137318417, special=137318417) at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:9697
#63 0x080f347f in command_loop_1 () at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1792
#64 0x08143d8b in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x80f3144 <command_loop_1>, 
    handlers=137379409, hfun=0x80ebbd4 <cmd_error>)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:1385
#65 0x080e66c6 in command_loop_2 () at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1319
#66 0x08143ca3 in internal_catch (tag=4135080, 
    func=0x80e66a8 <command_loop_2>, arg=137318417)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/eval.c:1144
#67 0x080e64dd in command_loop () at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1298
#68 0x080e6577 in recursive_edit_1 () at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:991
#69 0x080e666a in Frecursive_edit () at /home/tmp/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1052
#70 0x080e5784 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbff8b214)
    at /home/tmp/emacs/src/emacs.c:1767

(gdb) xbacktrace
"prin1-to-string"
"gnus-prin1-to-string"
"gnus-group-update-group"
"gnus-group-make-articles-read"
0x8af47fc No enum type named pvec_type.
(gdb) 

In GNU Emacs 22.0.50.3 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.6.4)
 of 2005-03-30 on lola.goethe.zz
Distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.60802000
configured using `configure '--with-gtk' '--without-toolkit-scroll-bars' 
'--prefix=/usr/local/emacs-21''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US
  locale-coding-system: iso-latin-1
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Emacs-Lisp

Minor modes in effect:
  TeX-PDF-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  iswitchb-mode: t
  minibuffer-electric-default-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  unify-8859-on-encoding-mode: t
  utf-translate-cjk-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t

Recent input:
M-x r e b o <backspace> <backspace> p o r t - e m a 
c s - b u <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
Loading preview (compiled; note, source file is newer)...done
Applying style hooks...
Loading /usr/local/emacs-21/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/style/german.elc...done
Loading 
/usr/local/emacs-21/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/style/article.elc...done
Applying style hooks... done
Loading info...
Loading tool-bar...done
Loading info...done
Desktop: 6 buffers restored.
Loading emacsbug...done

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum