bug#44583: 25.3; Emacs aborts with fatal error when a keyboard macro (saved in init.el) is set to run automatically at Emacs startup (Windows 10)

bug#44583: 25.3; Emacs aborts with fatal error when a keyboard macro (saved in init.el) is set to run automatically at Emacs startup (Windows 10)

[akshaychavan20031]

In GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2017-09-17 built on LAPHROAIG
Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.17134
Configured using:
 'configure --without-dbus --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2
 -static -g3''

Configured features:
XPM JPEG TIFF GIF PNG RSVG SOUND NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB
TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: ENU
  locale-coding-system: cp1252

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  savehist-mode: t
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  line-number-mode: t
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Recent messages:
Starting Emacs daemon.
When done with this frame, type C-x 5 0

Load-path shadows:
None found.

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Memory information:
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Hello,

I encountered a fatal error which caused Emacs to abort at startup
(running as Daemon). The actions which led to this bug are as follows:

1. I recorded a keyboard macro and inserted its elisp code in init.el
with the M-x insert-kbd-macro function.

2. The elisp code for the macro is

;; This macro automatically runs remember-notes on Emacs startup and
;; then runs recover-this-file to recover autosave data of notes and
;; then enters 'yes' to the minibuffer prompt
(fset 'remember-notes-my-macro
   (lambda (&optional arg) "Keyboard macro." (interactive "p") (kmacro-exec-ring-item (quote ([134217848 114 101 109 101 109 98 101 114 45 110 111 116 101 115 return 134217848 114 101 99 111 118 101 114 45 116 104 105 115 45 102 105 108 101 return 121 101 115 return] 0 "%d")) arg)))
;; Macro ends here

3. I wished for this macro execute automatically when Emacs Daemon is
launched at System startup. So I added the following line to my init.el

(remember-notes-my-macro)

4. When Emacs is started, I get a dialog box with the following text:

QUOTE
A fatal error has occured!
Would you like to attach a debugger?
Select:
YES -- To debug Emacs, or
NO -- to abort Emacs and produce a backtrace
(emacs_backtrace.txt in current directory).
(type 'gdb -p <emacs-PID>' and
'continue' inside GDB before clicking YES.)
UNQUOTE

5. However, this macro RUNS FINE when invoked in a running Emacs
instance by M-x remember-notes-my-macro

6. Please find the emacs_backtrace.txt in the attachment to this email.
<#part type=text filename="c:/Users/USER/Desktop/emacs_backtrace.txt" disposition=inline description=emacs_backtrace.txt>
<#/part>

Warm regards,
Akshay

bug#44583: 25.3; Emacs aborts with fatal error when a keyboard macro (saved in init.el) is set to run automatically at Emacs startup (Windows 10)

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: akshaychavan20031@gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:51:01 +0530
> 
> 6. Please find the emacs_backtrace.txt in the attachment to this email.
> <#part type=text filename="c:/Users/USER/Desktop/emacs_backtrace.txt" disposition=inline description=emacs_backtrace.txt>
> <#/part>

The attachment didn't make it to the bug tracker.  Can you resend it?

bug#44583: 25.3; Emacs aborts with fatal error when a keyboard macro (saved in init.el) is set to run automatically at Emacs startup (Windows 10)

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: akshaychavan20031@gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:51:01 +0530
> 
> I encountered a fatal error which caused Emacs to abort at startup
> (running as Daemon). The actions which led to this bug are as follows:
> 
> 1. I recorded a keyboard macro and inserted its elisp code in init.el
> with the M-x insert-kbd-macro function.
> 
> 2. The elisp code for the macro is
> 
> ;; This macro automatically runs remember-notes on Emacs startup and
> ;; then runs recover-this-file to recover autosave data of notes and
> ;; then enters 'yes' to the minibuffer prompt
> (fset 'remember-notes-my-macro
>    (lambda (&optional arg) "Keyboard macro." (interactive "p") (kmacro-exec-ring-item (quote ([134217848 114 101 109 101 109 98 101 114 45 110 111 116 101 115 return 134217848 114 101 99 111 118 101 114 45 116 104 105 115 45 102 105 108 101 return 121 101 115 return] 0 "%d")) arg)))
> ;; Macro ends here
> 
> 3. I wished for this macro execute automatically when Emacs Daemon is
> launched at System startup. So I added the following line to my init.el
> 
> (remember-notes-my-macro)
> 
> 4. When Emacs is started, I get a dialog box with the following text:

Your macro attempts to prompt the user in the minibuffer, but the
daemon doesn't have a frame to do that.  What was the purpose of
invoking such a macro when you start Emacs as a daemon?

bug#44583: Here is the emacs_backtrace.txt

[Akshay C]

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I could not send the emacs_backtrace.txt file in my bug report. Please find
it in the attachments.

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Backtrace:
0000000400172601
000000040017269e
00000004000085ec
0000000400009ac0
00000004000d18f1
00000004000d1b73
0000000400114ac8
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
00000004000cf291
0000000400114b9f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
000000040014b3b6
0000000400116775
00000004001181d4
000000040011252d
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400114c95
00000004000b5a2c
00000004000b7e75
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400116da5
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
00000004001165a6
0000000400137620
00000004001386a3
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400114987
000000040011781c
000000040013826e
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
00000004001181d4
0000000400113fcd
00000004000a7e35
0000000400113f4b
00000004000a700d
00000004000abadc
00000004000abe31
...

Backtrace:
0000000400172601
000000040017269e
00000004000085ec
0000000400009ac0
00000004000d18f1
00000004000d1b73
0000000400114ac8
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
00000004000cf291
0000000400114b9f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
000000040014b3b6
0000000400116775
00000004001181d4
000000040011252d
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400114c95
00000004000b5a2c
00000004000b7e75
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400116da5
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400137620
00000004001386a3
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400114987
000000040011781c
000000040013826e
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
00000004001181d4
0000000400113fcd
00000004000a7e35
0000000400113f4b
00000004000a700d
00000004000abadc
00000004000abe31
00000004001d679d
...

Backtrace:
0000000400172601
000000040017269e
00000004000085ec
0000000400009ac0
00000004000d18f1
00000004000d1b73
0000000400114ac8
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
00000004000cf291
0000000400114b9f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
000000040014b3b6
0000000400116775
00000004001181d4
000000040011252d
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400114c95
00000004000b5a2c
00000004000b7e75
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400116da5
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400137620
00000004001386a3
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400114987
000000040011781c
000000040013826e
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
00000004001181d4
0000000400113fcd
00000004000a7e35
0000000400113f4b
00000004000a700d
00000004000abadc
00000004000abe31
00000004001d679d
...

Backtrace:
0000000400172601
000000040017269e
00000004000085ec
0000000400009ac0
00000004000d18f1
00000004000d1b73
0000000400114ac8
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
00000004000cf291
0000000400114b9f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
000000040014b3b6
0000000400116775
00000004001181d4
000000040011252d
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400114c95
00000004000b5a2c
00000004000b7e75
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400116da5
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400137620
00000004001386a3
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400114987
000000040011781c
000000040013826e
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
00000004001181d4
0000000400113fcd
00000004000a7e35
0000000400113f4b
00000004000a700d
00000004000abadc
00000004000abe31
00000004001d679d
...

Backtrace:
0000000400172601
000000040017269e
00000004000085ec
0000000400009ac0
00000004000d18f1
00000004000d1b73
0000000400114ac8
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
00000004000cf291
0000000400114b9f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
000000040014b3b6
0000000400116775
00000004001181d4
000000040011252d
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400114c95
00000004000b5a2c
00000004000b7e75
0000000400114b3f
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400116da5
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
0000000400137620
00000004001386a3
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116cc6
0000000400114987
000000040011781c
000000040013826e
0000000400114b13
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400114987
0000000400148288
0000000400116b0f
0000000400116f2b
00000004001164e2
00000004001181d4
0000000400113fcd
00000004000a7e35
0000000400113f4b
00000004000a700d
00000004000abadc
00000004000abe31
00000004001d679d
...

bug#44583: 25.3; Emacs aborts with fatal error when a keyboard macro (saved in init.el) is set to run automatically at Emacs startup (Windows 10)

[Eli Zaretskii]

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> From: Akshay C <akshaychavan20031@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 23:24:18 +0530
> 
> Thank you for your response. Some text editors allow users to close the editor without saving the buffer to a
> file. The next time they open the editor, the buffer is still open. I wanted to achieve this in Emacs. So I wanted
> Emacs to automatically open "notes" at startup with the remember-notes function, then run recover-this-file
> function to recover any autosave data that I hadn't saved to disk, then enter "yes" at the minibuffer prompt. I
> am not good at elisp, so I recorded a keyboard macro to do the job.

Yes, but when you start Emacs as a daemon, there's no minibuffer to
prompt in, because there's no frame to display.

> I have attached emacs_backtrace.txt to
> this mail.

Thanks.  I've fixed the crash for the upcoming Emacs 27.2, in a way
that will use the console to display the messages when there's no
frame.

So I'm therefore closing this bug report.