---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mario Valencia Date: 2014-09-13 4:55 GMT-05:00 Subject: Re: bug#18463: play-sound crashes emacs if file does not exist To: Eli Zaretskii Emacs Abort Dialog A fatal error has ocurred. Would you like to attach a debugger? .... etc etc use gdb -p emacs blablablah 2014-09-13 4:50 GMT-05:00 Eli Zaretskii : > > Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 03:59:13 -0500 > > > From: Mario Valencia > > Cc: 18463@debbugs.gnu.org > > > > Log Name: Application > > Source: Application Error > > Date: 9/13/2014 3:55:12 a. m. > > Event ID:. 1,000 > > Task Category: (100) > > Level: Error > > Keywords: Classic > > User: Not available > > Computer: Lenovo-PC > > Description: > > Name of application errors: emacs.exe Version: 24.3.0.0, time stamp: > 0x51461ed8 > > Faulting module name: emacs.exe Version: 24.3.0.0, time stamp: 0x51461ed8 > > Exception code: 0x40000015 > > Offset errors: 0x000c5847 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > According to this, Emacs tried to display the Abort dialog box, and > crashed while trying. You didn't see the Abort dialog, did you? > > Maybe there's some Windows 8 specific problem in displaying that > dialog. Of course, the main question is why did Emacs at all tried to > display the Abort dialog... > i keep forgetting to include 18463@debbugs.gnu.org