| 0. run emacs with --no-site-file --no-init-file | | 1. M-x load-file RET organizer-mode.el | | 2. M-x organizer-show RET ~/Organizer/cbn | | Can you possibly send in a self-contained test case, using code from | whichever files you need? okay. The attached file (X.el) is my attempt at that. I tried to boil it down as much as possible. This test does not require other files, but it does create a file called "XXX" (which you can obviously remove after running the test). I execute this test with: emacs with --no-site-file --no-init-file -l X.el | Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. | 0x081322fe in re_compile_pattern () | (gdb) where | #0 0x081322fe in re_compile_pattern () | #1 0x08139fc9 in error () | | It seems to me that the function names in your backtrace are | not right. Did you compile without -g? If so, how about | recompiling with -g so you can get a meaningful backtrace? I was using a binary distribution from RedHat, and I thought I could get a meaningful stack trace from that. This is what I get from a version that I just compiled (with -g): Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. save_restriction_restore (data=1480501668) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/editfns.c:2872 2872 if (beg->charpos != BUF_BEGV(buf) || end->charpos != BUF_ZV(buf)) (gdb) where #0 save_restriction_restore (data=1480501668) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/editfns.c:2872 #1 0x081233f8 in unbind_to (count=2, value=405199556) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:3014 #2 0x08120abf in unwind_to_catch (catch=0xbffff420, value=138324388) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1072 #3 0x08121241 in Fsignal (error_symbol=405295924, data=405199556) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1463 #4 0x081229ea in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xbfffdff4) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2659 #5 0x08149bb4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=941496636, vector=2, maxdepth=-1073750032) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/bytecode.c:716 #6 0x08122d09 in funcall_lambda (fun=1209932060, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbfffe0a0) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2851 #7 0x08122baa in apply_lambda (fun=1209932060, args=405199556, eval_flag=1) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2770 #8 0x08121e98 in Feval (form=1209932060) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2071 #9 0x0811fee1 in Fsetq (args=138324388) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:531 #10 0x08122140 in Feval (form=1209525052) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1960 #11 0x0811fc70 in Fif (args=1480490540) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:364 #12 0x08122140 in Feval (form=1209524932) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1960 #13 0x0811fdad in Fprogn (args=405199604) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:431 #14 0x08122d48 in funcall_lambda (fun=138314516, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbfffe420) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2844 #15 0x08122baa in apply_lambda (fun=1480491796, args=405199556, eval_flag=1) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2770 #16 0x08121e98 in Feval (form=1480491796) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2071 #17 0x0811fdad in Fprogn (args=1480488772) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:431 #18 0x0812073f in Flet (args=1480488796) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:875 #19 0x08122140 in Feval (form=1209525292) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1960 #20 0x0811fdad in Fprogn (args=405199556) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:431 #21 0x08122d48 in funcall_lambda (fun=138312108, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbfffe730) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2844 #22 0x08122baa in apply_lambda (fun=1480489388, args=405199556, eval_flag=1) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2770 #23 0x08121e98 in Feval (form=1480489388) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2071 #24 0x0811fdad in Fprogn (args=1480501756) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:431 #25 0x0811c2b6 in Fsave_restriction (body=1480501756) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/editfns.c:2931 #26 0x08122140 in Feval (form=1209524576) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1960 #27 0x0811fdad in Fprogn (args=1480501740) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:431 #28 0x08119086 in Fsave_excursion (args=1480501740) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/editfns.c:902 #29 0x08122140 in Feval (form=1209523376) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1960 #30 0x0811fdad in Fprogn (args=1480501732) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:431 #31 0x0807b94c in Fsave_window_excursion (args=1480501732) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/window.c:5373 #32 0x08122140 in Feval (form=1209504192) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1960 #33 0x081346cf in readevalloop (readcharfun=1213280184, stream=0x0, sourcename=943957908, evalfun=0x8121c68 , printflag=0, unibyte=138324388, readfun=405199556) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/lread.c:1259 #34 0x08134936 in Feval_buffer (buffer=138324388, printflag=405199556, filename=943957908, unibyte=405199556, do_allow_print=405199604) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/lread.c:1317 #35 0x08122a2e in Ffuncall (nargs=6, args=0xbfffec94) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2675 #36 0x08149bb4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=405315732, vector=5, maxdepth=-1073746800) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/bytecode.c:716 #37 0x08122d09 in funcall_lambda (fun=1209832604, nargs=4, arg_vector=0xbfffedd4) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2851 #38 0x0812290a in Ffuncall (nargs=5, args=0xbfffedd0) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2716 #39 0x08122724 in call4 (fn=405598820, arg1=944843796, arg2=943957908, arg3=405199556, arg4=405199604) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2525 #40 0x08133c92 in Fload (file=943957908, noerror=405199556, nomessage=405199604, nosuffix=405199556, must_suffix=405199556) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/lread.c:785 #41 0x08122a2e in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0xbfffef30) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2675 #42 0x08149bb4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=137076444, vector=3, maxdepth=-1073746000) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/bytecode.c:716 #43 0x08122d09 in funcall_lambda (fun=1210359644, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xbffff0e4) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2851 #44 0x0812290a in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xbffff0e0) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2716 #45 0x08149bb4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=2, vector=1, maxdepth=-1073745696) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/bytecode.c:716 #46 0x08122d09 in funcall_lambda (fun=1210350280, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbffff204) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2851 #47 0x0812290a in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xbffff200) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2716 #48 0x08149bb4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=136902532, vector=0, maxdepth=-1073745408) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/bytecode.c:716 #49 0x08122d09 in funcall_lambda (fun=1210346344, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xbffff2c0) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2851 #50 0x08122baa in apply_lambda (fun=1210346344, args=405199556, eval_flag=1) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2770 #51 0x08121e98 in Feval (form=1210346344) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:2071 #52 0x080cdb15 in top_level_2 () at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/keyboard.c:1254 #53 0x08120eb6 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x80cdb04 , handlers=405295900, hfun=0x80cd844 ) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1267 #54 0x080cdb41 in top_level_1 () at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/keyboard.c:1262 #55 0x08120a71 in internal_catch (tag=138324388, func=0x80cdb18 , arg=405199556) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/eval.c:1030 #56 0x080cda93 in command_loop () at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/keyboard.c:1223 #57 0x080cd614 in recursive_edit_1 () at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/keyboard.c:950 #58 0x080cd730 in Frecursive_edit () at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/keyboard.c:1006 #59 0x080cc1ed in main (argc=5, argv=0xbffff924, envp=0xbffff93c) at /local/home/carzanig/core/emacs-21.3/src/emacs.c:1547 #60 0x40279a77 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6 Hope this helps. -Antonio