From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#21203: 24.5; about-emacs makes emacs freeze on windows 8.1 Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:42:37 +0300 Message-ID: <838u9nsioy.fsf@gnu.org> References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1438929803 5992 80.91.229.3 (7 Aug 2015 06:43:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:43:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 21203@debbugs.gnu.org To: Pablo Mercader =?UTF-8?Q?Alc=C3=A1ntara?= Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 07 08:43:12 2015 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 1ZNbN0-0001wq-98 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:43:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48191 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZNbMz-0000EK-8X for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:43:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42905) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZNbMv-0000Cj-Sn for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:43:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZNbMs-0001ty-NS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:43:05 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:40302) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZNbMs-0001tu-KO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:43:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZNbMs-0005ot-Eo for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:43:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 06:43:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 21203 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 21203-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B21203.143892976522334 (code B ref 21203); Fri, 07 Aug 2015 06:43:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 21203) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Aug 2015 06:42:45 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41740 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZNbMb-0005o6-9u for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:42:45 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout24.012.net.il ([80.179.55.180]:43845) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZNbMY-0005nt-Jv for 21203@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:42:43 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.mtaout24.012.net.il by mtaout24.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0NSP004008QGXV00@mtaout24.012.net.il> for 21203@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:34:20 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by mtaout24.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0NSP000J58X8CM40@mtaout24.012.net.il>; Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:34:20 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.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@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:105342 Archived-At: > Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 19:41:53 -0400 > From: Pablo Mercader Alcántara > > When I call the "about-emacs" command (either through M-x or the menu) > emacs freezes, it stops accepting commands, it doesn't close and doesn't > redraw the content of its window. The only to stop it is using the "end > task" option in window's task manager. > > This problem does not happen if I run emacs on text mode with the "-nw" > option. > > This problem doesn't happen on emacs 24.3.1 text or windows mode. > > I have the "inhibit-startup-screen" variable set to "t" in my .emacs > file, from previous uses in previous versions, but if I take it out > emacs freezes at start. I cannot reproduce this with the same Emacs binary and on the same Windows 8.1. I suspect some of your image support libraries are buggy or corrupted or incompatible with this build of Emacs. The startup screen shows an image, so if something is wrong with image support, you will see such a problem. What image support libraries do you have installed, and where did you get them?