From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Fabrice Niessen" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12579: Emacs 24.2 crashes or freezes Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:45:36 +0100 Organization: Mission Critical IT Message-ID: <80k3t680q7.fsf@somewhere.org> References: <80vcep2v3z.fsf@somewhere.org> <80a9uv2hki.fsf@somewhere.org> <83hap23bqm.fsf@gnu.org> <80625hit25.fsf@somewhere.org> <83pq3p1gqn.fsf@gnu.org> <80y5ic1jrv.fsf@somewhere.org> <80pq3oyusf.fsf@somewhere.org> <80fw4j8765.fsf@somewhere.org> <83mwyryusx.fsf@gnu.org> <80vcdft53a.fsf@somewhere.org> <83k3tvyqqv.fsf@gnu.org> <87pq3nkm23.fsf@gmail.com> <80a9uqyjdg.fsf@somewhere.org> <83fw4izx72.fsf@gnu.org> <80sj8izqa7.fsf@somewhere.org> <83625ezmds.fsf@gnu.org> <80k3tosfam.fsf@somewhere.org> <80fw49ucn1.fsf_-_@somewhere.org> <83lie1swer.fsf@gnu.org> <80d2z7oto8.fsf@somewhere.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1354099587 22508 80.91.229.3 (28 Nov 2012 10:46:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:46:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12579-ubl+/3LiMTaZdePnXv/OxA@public.gmane.org, thierry.volpiatto-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, lekktu-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Wed Nov 28 11:46:36 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Tdf9z-0007Zc-5d for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:46:31 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54112 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tdf9o-0005Sr-48 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:46:20 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:43528) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tdf9i-0005SW-F5 for bug-gnu-emacs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:46:18 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tdf9c-0005ed-P8 for bug-gnu-emacs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:46:14 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:60624) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tdf9c-0005eY-Lf for bug-gnu-emacs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:46:08 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TdfBR-0006J9-OU for bug-gnu-emacs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:48:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Resent-From: "Fabrice Niessen" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces-ubl+/3LiMTaZdePnXv/OxA@public.gmane.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Resent-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:48:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12579 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs,w32 X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12579-submit-ubl+/3LiMTaZdePnXv/OxA@public.gmane.org id=B12579.135409965724212 (code B ref 12579); Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:48:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12579) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Nov 2012 10:47:37 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42642 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TdfB3-0006IT-B2 for submit-ubl+/3LiMTaZdePnXv/OxA@public.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:47:37 -0500 Original-Received: from 81-188-7-133.sdsl.easynet.be ([81.188.7.133]:47282 helo=mail.missioncriticalit.com) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TdfAy-0006IJ-Rc for 12579-ubl+/3LiMTaZdePnXv/OxA@public.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:47:35 -0500 Original-Received: from MEDIACENTER. (unknown [10.10.20.26]) by mail.missioncriticalit.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DBB1F5010C6; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:45:36 +0100 (CET) X-Archive: encrypt In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:49:56 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.130006 (Ma Gnus v0.6) Emacs/24.2.50 (windows-nt) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit-ubl+/3LiMTaZdePnXv/OxA@public.gmane.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:67557 Archived-At: Hello Stefan, Sorry for my late reply, but I've welcomed a tiny (for the moment, only) upgrade to our family last week... Stefan Monnier wrote: >> (defconst windows-program-files-dir >> (concat (getenv "PROGRAMFILES") "/") >> "Defines the default Windows Program Files folder.") > >> (defvar sumatrapdf-command >> (concat windows-program-files-dir "SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe") >> "Path to the SumatraPDF executable.") > > If you replace (concat windows-program-files-dir "SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe") > with (expand-file-name "SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe" windows-program-files-dir) > it should work properly (and you can even just use (getenv > "PROGRAMFILES") for windows-program-files-dir, because expand-file-name > will add a slash if necessary). This suggestion and the previous one are perfectly working. Thanks a lot... The only thing I dislike in this one is the way we write the expansion: I always find it hard and unintuitive to read something like (expand-file-name "SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe" windows-program-files-dir) instead of a more natural syntax (directory, then file): (expand-file-name windows-program-files-dir "SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe") I know this may sound stupid, and purely syntactic... Anyway, things are like that... and thanks once again for mentioning ways to the portability of my .emacs file! Best regards, Fabrice