Re: timer error

[Gilbert Harman]

> Gilbert Harman writes:
>> If I directly evaluate that expression,
>> (timer-relative-time '(17583 46528 355684) 0.5 0)
>> I too get (17583 46528 855684).
>> 
>> So, I am not sure what I should try next?
> 
> I guess what Richard suggested initially: run under GDB, with a breakpoint at
> the line in floor which signals this error.  I think it's enough to put a
> breakpoint on Fsignal.  You can look at the lisp backtrace with `xbacktrace'
> but this way you can also examine values in the C backtrace to see what's
> going wrong.  Maybe there's some memory corruption.  See the DEBUG file for
> further help.
> 

OK I put a breakpoint on Fsignal and this resulted.  It's looking for
emacs/mac/src/eval.c, which isn't there.  It is probably relevant that I
used emacs/mac/make-package to compile emacs?

  Gil

[GH-iMAC:~] gilberth%
> gdb /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs
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This GDB was configured as "i386-apple-darwin"...Reading symbols for shared
libraries ..... done

(gdb) break Fsignal
Breakpoint 1 at 0xe3a36: file /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c,
line 1606.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs

Reading symbols for shared libraries
..................................................................... done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done
Reading symbols for shared libraries . done

Breakpoint 1, Fsignal (error_symbol=58838601, data=20849805) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1606
1606    /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c: No such file or
directory.
        in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c
(gdb) backtrace
#0  Fsignal (error_symbol=58838601, data=20849805) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1606
#1  0x000a3f7f in report_file_error (string=0x167234 "Removing old name",
data=20849829) at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/fileio.c:290
#2  0x000a6c0c in Fdelete_file (filename=77336931) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/fileio.c:2706
#3  0x000e2c92 in Feval (form=1826709) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:2250
#4  0x000e51b1 in internal_lisp_condition_case (var=58721289,
bodyform=1826709, handlers=1826725) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1421
#5  0x001138e8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1826603, vector=1826660, maxdepth=3)
at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/bytecode.c:884
#6  0x000e316c in funcall_lambda (fun=1826556, nargs=1,
arg_vector=0xbfffeed4) at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:3091
#7  0x000e372a in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfffeed0) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:2959
#8  0x001149d0 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1827235, vector=1827540, maxdepth=5)
at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/bytecode.c:694
#9  0x000e316c in funcall_lambda (fun=1827204, nargs=0,
arg_vector=0xbffff074) at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:3091
#10 0x000e372a in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbffff070) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:2959
#11 0x001149d0 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1826211, vector=1826308, maxdepth=5)
at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/bytecode.c:694
#12 0x000e316c in funcall_lambda (fun=1826164, nargs=1,
arg_vector=0xbffff284) at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:3091
#13 0x000e372a in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbffff280) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:2959
#14 0x000e07a0 in Fcall_interactively (function=59120417,
record_flag=58721289, keys=22023964) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/callint.c:884
#15 0x0007d635 in Fcommand_execute (cmd=59120417, record_flag=58721289,
keys=58721289, special=58721289) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:9759
#16 0x00085070 in command_loop_1 () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1791
#17 0x000e19d2 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x84c9d <command_loop_1>,
handlers=58767529, hfun=0x7e200 <cmd_error>) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1476
#18 0x00077de0 in command_loop_2 () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1328
#19 0x000e18c3 in internal_catch (tag=58763833, func=0x77d9c
<command_loop_2>, arg=58721289) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1214
#20 0x00077b87 in command_loop () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1307
#21 0x00077c3b in recursive_edit_1 () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1000
#22 0x00077d5d in Frecursive_edit () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1061
#23 0x00076f0e in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff914) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/emacs.c:1794
(gdb) step
1615    in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c
(gdb) step
1616    in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c
(gdb) step
1617    in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c
(gdb) step
1620    in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c
(gdb) step
1621    in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c
(gdb) backtrace
#0  Fsignal (error_symbol=58838601, data=20849805) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1621
#1  0x000a3f7f in report_file_error (string=0x167234 "Removing old name",
data=20849829) at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/fileio.c:290
#2  0x000a6c0c in Fdelete_file (filename=77336931) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/fileio.c:2706
#3  0x000e2c92 in Feval (form=1826709) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:2250
#4  0x000e51b1 in internal_lisp_condition_case (var=58721289,
bodyform=1826709, handlers=1826725) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1421
#5  0x001138e8 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1826603, vector=1826660, maxdepth=3)
at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/bytecode.c:884
#6  0x000e316c in funcall_lambda (fun=1826556, nargs=1,
arg_vector=0xbfffeed4) at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:3091
#7  0x000e372a in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbfffeed0) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:2959
#8  0x001149d0 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1827235, vector=1827540, maxdepth=5)
at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/bytecode.c:694
#9  0x000e316c in funcall_lambda (fun=1827204, nargs=0,
arg_vector=0xbffff074) at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:3091
#10 0x000e372a in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbffff070) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:2959
#11 0x001149d0 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=1826211, vector=1826308, maxdepth=5)
at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/bytecode.c:694
#12 0x000e316c in funcall_lambda (fun=1826164, nargs=1,
arg_vector=0xbffff284) at /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:3091
#13 0x000e372a in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbffff280) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:2959
#14 0x000e07a0 in Fcall_interactively (function=59120417,
record_flag=58721289, keys=22023964) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/callint.c:884
#15 0x0007d635 in Fcommand_execute (cmd=59120417, record_flag=58721289,
keys=58721289, special=58721289) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:9759
#16 0x00085070 in command_loop_1 () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1791
#17 0x000e19d2 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x84c9d <command_loop_1>,
handlers=58767529, hfun=0x7e200 <cmd_error>) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1476
#18 0x00077de0 in command_loop_2 () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1328
#19 0x000e18c3 in internal_catch (tag=58763833, func=0x77d9c
<command_loop_2>, arg=58721289) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c:1214
#20 0x00077b87 in command_loop () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1307
#21 0x00077c3b in recursive_edit_1 () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1000
#22 0x00077d5d in Frecursive_edit () at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/keyboard.c:1061
#23 0x00076f0e in main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff914) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/emacs.c:1794
(gdb) step
1634    in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c
(gdb) step
1647    in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/eval.c
(gdb) step
Fget (symbol=58838601, propname=58767481) at
/Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/fns.c:2058
2058    /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/fns.c: No such file or
directory.
        in /Users/gilbertharman/emacs/mac/../src/fns.c