crash in emacs 21.1.1 on SPARC Solaris 2.7

crash in emacs 21.1.1 on SPARC Solaris 2.7

[Alan Lehotsky]

I just downloaded the sunfreeware.com build of emacs (and the 6 or so
packages that are preconditions for using it...)

But after an uneventful install, running emacs causes a
Fatal error (4). Illegal instruction (core dumped)

I presume that I've got the wrong version of some library, but it's not
obvious to me what is out-of-date.  Since my emacs is dead-in-the-water
now, I'd appreciate any suggestions on getting around this problem.

gdb says the libraries loaded are:


     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libXaw3d.so.5...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXmu.so.4...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libSM.so.6...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libICE.so.6...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXext.so.0...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libtiff.so...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.so.62...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libpng.so.3...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libz.so...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libm.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libungif.so.4...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libXpm.so.4.11...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libX11.so.4...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libkstat.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libcurses.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdl.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libmp.so.2...done.
     Reading symbols from
     /usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-5_10/lib/libc_psr.so.1...done.

The gdb traceback says.....


     Core was generated by `emacs -bg white'.
     Program terminated with signal 4, Illegal Instruction.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libXaw3d.so.5...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXmu.so.4...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libSM.so.6...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libICE.so.6...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libXext.so.0...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libtiff.so...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libjpeg.so.62...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libpng.so.3...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libz.so...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libm.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libungif.so.4...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libXpm.so.4.11...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/openwin/lib/libX11.so.4...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libkstat.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libcurses.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdl.so.1...done.
     Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libmp.so.2...done.
     Reading symbols from
     /usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-5_10/lib/libc_psr.so.1...done.
     #0  0xfee169c0 in _libc_kill ()
     (gdb) where
     #0  0xfee169c0 in _libc_kill ()
     #1  0xc390c in fatal_error_signal ()
     #2  <signal handler called>
     #3  0x361784 in xlwmenu_default_font ()
     #4  0xff2a5b0c in XtInitializeWidgetClass ()
     #5  0xff2a5af0 in XtInitializeWidgetClass ()
     #6  0xff2a5af0 in XtInitializeWidgetClass ()
     #7  0xff2a56e4 in xtWidgetAlloc ()
     #8  0xff2a5290 in xtCreate ()
     #9  0xff2a522c in _XtAppCreateShell ()
     #10 0xff2a5138 in XtAppCreateShell ()
     #11 0xa66f8 in x_window ()
     #12 0xa830c in Fx_create_frame ()
     #13 0x133880 in Ffuncall ()
     #14 0x167980 in Fbyte_code ()
     #15 0x133cb0 in funcall_lambda ()
     #16 0x13374c in Ffuncall ()
     #17 0x167980 in Fbyte_code ()
     #18 0x133cb0 in funcall_lambda ()
     #19 0x13374c in Ffuncall ()
     #20 0x167980 in Fbyte_code ()
     #21 0x133cb0 in funcall_lambda ()
     #22 0x13374c in Ffuncall ()
     #23 0x167980 in Fbyte_code ()
     #24 0x133cb0 in funcall_lambda ()
     #25 0x13374c in Ffuncall ()
     #26 0x167980 in Fbyte_code ()
     #27 0x133cb0 in funcall_lambda ()
     #28 0x133b44 in apply_lambda ()
     #29 0x132a5c in Feval ()
     #30 0x1317ec in internal_condition_case ()
     #31 0xd4548 in top_level_1 ()
     #32 0x1314c4 in internal_catch ()
     #33 0xd4298 in command_loop ()
     #34 0xc4090 in recursive_edit_1 ()
     #35 0xc41c4 in Frecursive_edit ()
     #36 0xc2c7c in main ()
     (gdb) q


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Thanks,
Al Lehotsky

Re: crash in emacs 21.1.1 on SPARC Solaris 2.7

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Alan Lehotsky <qsmgmt@earthlink.net>
> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 22:02:12 -0500
> 
> I just downloaded the sunfreeware.com build of emacs (and the 6 or so
> packages that are preconditions for using it...)
> 
> But after an uneventful install, running emacs causes a
> Fatal error (4). Illegal instruction (core dumped)

Thank you for your report.

This should be directed at gnu.emacs.bug (redirected).

Also, your binary seems to be stripped, so the traceback doesn't help
at all.

I suggest to take this up with whoever built that binary.  Or (better)
download the source distribution and build Emacs yourself.