From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Debugging lisp during startup Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:25:25 -0500 Message-ID: References: <0d9303d2c41ea07e384ac3edf9a51254@lagorda> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1202397955 8077 80.91.229.12 (7 Feb 2008 15:25:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 15:25:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chris Hall Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 07 16:26:17 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JN8db-0002sl-N3 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:26:07 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JN8d9-0001Qy-5M for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:25:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JN8d4-0001QY-A5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:25:34 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JN8d2-0001PN-78 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:25:33 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JN8d2-0001PK-1T for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:25:32 -0500 Original-Received: from mercure.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.24.67]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JN8d1-000380-Jk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:25:31 -0500 Original-Received: from hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.50]) by mercure.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 711EE2CF6BD; Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:25:31 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id D59B13FE0; Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:25:25 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id C18906CAA0; Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:25:25 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <0d9303d2c41ea07e384ac3edf9a51254@lagorda> (Chris Hall's message of "Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:33:28 -1000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-DIRO-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-DIRO-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-DIRO-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (score=-2.82, requis 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -2.82) X-DIRO-MailScanner-From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:88425 Archived-At: > I'm sure this a FAQ -- can someone point me to information on how to > debug elisp during the Emacs startup process? > I'm trying to debug Emacs.app for GNUstep, and it looks like there is > a problem in the windowing system initialization process. The menu > displays, but no main window, and the window won't do anything. > I've tried starting emacs -nw, then (debug-on-entry > 'make-frame-on-display), but I only get so far before it just hangs on > me. You're probably better off debugging it at the C level. Stefan