From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann@gnu.org>
To: rogers-emacs@rgrjr.dyndns.org
Cc: 6739@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6739: 24.0.50; hang in *VC-log* -- redisplaying?
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:45:50 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <yxqsk346coh.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <19535.3271.85435.47527@rgr.rgrjr.com> (rogers-emacs@rgrjr.dyndns.org's message of "Tue\, 27 Jul 2010 12\:43\:51 -0400")
rogers-emacs@rgrjr.dyndns.org writes:
> In emacs built from git on 17-July (on openSUSE GNU/Linux 11.0), I am
> experiencing frequent hanging in *VC-log* buffers. In a fresh *VC-log*
> buffer, as soon as I type "SPC RET", the cursor disappears and I get no
> response. Typing C-g restores control, though sometimes I have to C-g
> twice or more. It appears to be a display problem, as the display
> updates to reflect keystrokes typed before the C-g -- and sometimes the
> first C-g will update the display partway, and the next will update it
> more.
>
> Burying or killing the *VC-log* buffer makes the problem go away.
> Same with deleting the initial SPC character, which appears to be
> necessary.
Can you please look in the *Messages* buffer when the problem happens,
see if there's anything strange there.
>
> I have had no luck tracking this down any further. Setting
> debug-on-quit not only does not enter the debugger, it sometimes seems
> to cause emacs to hang indefinitely. I assume the next step would be to
> start emacs under gdb, but I am not familiar enough with redisplay (or
> gdb for that matter) to know what to look for. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> -- Bob Rogers
> http://www.rgrjr.com/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-07-27 17:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-07-27 16:43 bug#6739: 24.0.50; hang in *VC-log* -- redisplaying? rogers-emacs
2010-07-27 17:45 ` Dan Nicolaescu [this message]
2011-07-12 8:13 ` Glenn Morris
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