From: Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 8786@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8786: 24.0.50; infinite loop in try_scrolling
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:24:29 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110603192433.801BF45607F@djcbsoftware.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1QS9Bl-0003sk-0X@fencepost.gnu.org>
Hi Eli,
>>>>> On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 10:47:57 -0400, Eli Zaretskii ("EZ") wrote:
>> Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:35:13 +0300
>> From: Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb.bulk@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Sometimes, when I'm running erc, it seems to hit an infinite loop in the
>> function try_scrolling. I have no exact steps to reproduce, but at least it
>> seems to happen when invoking 'anything' (C-x b in my case).
>>
>> Below, the backtrace I get with gdb when I attach it to the process:
EZ> Thanks. Could you please use the procedure described in etc/DEBUG
EZ> beginning with "If Emacs is in an infinite loop, try to determine
EZ> where the loop starts and ends", and report here where it loops?
Yes, as soon as I hit the problem again, I will attempt to do so.
EZ> Also, please invoke GDB from the src/ directory in the Emacs source
EZ> tree, so that it picks up the .gdbinit file that defines various
EZ> useful commands. E.g., the backtrace shows the Lisp backtrace as
EZ> well.
>> when print 'it', I get:
EZ> Please use the "pit" command to display the contents of `it' in a
EZ> human-readable form. (That command is defined bu src/.gdbinit.)
Ok, I will try that.
Best wishes,
Dirk.
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-06-02 13:35 bug#8786: 24.0.50; infinite loop in try_scrolling Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
2011-06-02 14:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-06-03 19:24 ` Dirk-Jan C. Binnema [this message]
2014-02-03 23:50 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2014-02-04 0:10 ` Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
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