The Following patch seems to fix my problem : --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/comp.el +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/comp.el @@ -3778,13 +3778,7 @@ comp-delete-or-replace-file (while (condition-case _ (progn - ;; oldfile maybe recreated by another Emacs in - ;; between the following two rename-file calls - (if (file-exists-p oldfile) - (rename-file oldfile (make-temp-file-internal - (file-name-sans-extension oldfile) - nil ".eln.old" nil) - t)) + (delete-file oldfile) (when newfile (rename-file newfile oldfile nil)) ;; Keep on trying. Changed the call to rename-file to delete-file. De : Eli Zaretskii Envoyé le :samedi 6 mars 2021 21:16 À : Andrea Corallo Cc : mmerino@outlook.fr; 46972@debbugs.gnu.org Objet :Re: RE : RE : bug#46972: 28.0.50; [feature/native-comp] Emacs locks itself during native compilation because of permission denied > From: Andrea Corallo > Cc: Matt M , 46972@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2021 20:14:12 +0000 > > > Hmm... Andrea, what could that Emacs wait for? When compilation > > signals the error described by Matt, why doesn't Emacs exit instead of > > waiting for something? > > I *think* that what might be going on here is that Emacs is trying to > delete a stale .eln file through `comp-delete-or-replace-file'. There > we have some Windows specific code that I guess might loop forever. > > I guess somebody observing this issue will have confirm or refut this > suspect debugging this function. OK, I will try to reproduce this and look into the cause(s).