On 2016-07-03 03:45, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> As a temporary measure, try calling your code from the function
> update_end (you will have to modify the C sources for that).

Thanks! Is there a trick to prevent code running in that section to cause a new redisplay cycle?
Calling #'format from there causes a segfault:

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x0000000000577874 in print_object (obj=<optimized out>, printcharfun=printcharfun@entry=0, 
    escapeflag=escapeflag@entry=true) at print.c:1519
1519		if (p != end && (*p == '-' || *p == '+')) p++;
(gdb) bt
#0  0x0000000000577874 in print_object (obj=<optimized out>, printcharfun=printcharfun@entry=0, 
    escapeflag=escapeflag@entry=true) at print.c:1519
#1  0x0000000000577a82 in print_object (obj=<optimized out>, obj@entry=60247395, printcharfun=printcharfun@entry=0, 
    escapeflag=<optimized out>) at print.c:1662
#2  0x0000000000578e06 in print (obj=obj@entry=60247395, printcharfun=printcharfun@entry=0, 
    escapeflag=<optimized out>) at print.c:1143
#3  0x0000000000579749 in Fprin1_to_string (object=60247395, noescape=0) at print.c:672
#4  0x0000000000555725 in styled_format (nargs=2, args=0x7fffffffc0c0, message=<optimized out>) at editfns.c:4088
#5  0x000000000055d1a5 in eval_sub (form=<optimized out>) at eval.c:2145
#6  0x000000000055d33d in Fprogn (body=44976) at eval.c:427
#7  0x000000000055d6b5 in funcall_lambda (fun=53999395, nargs=nargs@entry=1, 
    arg_vector=arg_vector@entry=0x7fffffffc318) at eval.c:2922
#8  0x000000000055d8e3 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0x7fffffffc310) at eval.c:2762
#9  0x000000000055db39 in funcall_nil (nargs=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>) at eval.c:2340
#10 0x000000000055bd6c in run_hook_with_args (nargs=2, args=0x7fffffffc310, funcall=0x55db30 <funcall_nil>)
    at eval.c:2517
#11 0x000000000055bf6a in run_hook_with_args (funcall=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>, nargs=<optimized out>)
    at eval.c:2383
#12 Frun_hook_with_args (nargs=<optimized out>, args=<optimized out>) at eval.c:2382
#13 0x00000000004bd421 in x_update_end (f=<optimized out>) at xterm.c:1234
#14 0x0000000000421c9a in update_frame (f=f@entry=0x12bed60, force_p=<optimized out>, force_p@entry=false, 
    inhibit_hairy_id_p=inhibit_hairy_id_p@entry=false) at dispnew.c:3109
#15 0x0000000000453b64 in redisplay_internal () at xdisp.c:14058
#16 0x00000000004557e5 in redisplay () at xdisp.c:13252
#17 0x00000000004f5e3b in read_char (commandflag=commandflag@entry=1, map=map@entry=60215251, prev_event=0, 
    used_mouse_menu=used_mouse_menu@entry=0x7fffffffdc9b, end_time=end_time@entry=0x0) at keyboard.c:2477
#18 0x00000000004f86d3 in read_key_sequence (keybuf=keybuf@entry=0x7fffffffdd70, prompt=prompt@entry=0, 
    dont_downcase_last=dont_downcase_last@entry=false, can_return_switch_frame=can_return_switch_frame@entry=true, 
    fix_current_buffer=fix_current_buffer@entry=true, prevent_redisplay=prevent_redisplay@entry=false, bufsize=30)
    at keyboard.c:9084
#19 0x00000000004fa1d6 in command_loop_1 () at keyboard.c:1365
#20 0x000000000055c2dd in internal_condition_case (bfun=bfun@entry=0x4f9fe0 <command_loop_1>, 
    handlers=handlers@entry=19488, hfun=hfun@entry=0x4f0f90 <cmd_error>) at eval.c:1310
#21 0x00000000004ec6ac in command_loop_2 (ignore=ignore@entry=0) at keyboard.c:1107
#22 0x000000000055c28b in internal_catch (tag=tag@entry=46368, func=func@entry=0x4ec690 <command_loop_2>, 
    arg=arg@entry=0) at eval.c:1075
#23 0x00000000004ec667 in command_loop () at keyboard.c:1086
#24 0x00000000004f0bc4 in recursive_edit_1 () at keyboard.c:692
#25 0x00000000004f0ee5 in Frecursive_edit () at keyboard.c:763
#26 0x00000000004198c8 in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fffffffe0e8) at emacs.c:1656

Lisp Backtrace:
"format" (0xffffc0c0)
"~/redisplay" (0xffffc318)
"redisplay_internal (C function)" (0x0)