From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Joseph Tam Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#5396: Something in splash page causes Emacs to crash? 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I hope I have provided enough details for you to figure it out, or at least, so that you can refer me for more diagnostics. Using a X11 thin client, I could not recreate this problem by using emacs directly on the installed host, but rather, I ssh -X from an intermediary host, then ran emacs: thin client <- X11 -> intermediary host <- "ssh -X" -> emacs I have looked at etc/PROBLEMS, and none of those cases seem to apply (but truthfully, the file is so overwhelmingly large I might have missed the correct one while skimming). Hmm, I notice something weird. It won't crash if I do "emacs -v" or some other flag it doesn't understand. If I avoid the splash-page, it also doesn't crash: # Does not crash emacs -blah emacs --no-splash emacs --version GNU Emacs 23.1.1 Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GNU Emacs comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You may redistribute copies of Emacs under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING. uname -a of host running emacs: SunOS zap 5.10 Generic_137111-08 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-2 Configure options: configure \ --mandir=/usr/local/man \ --infodir=/usr/local/info \ --with-x \ --with-x-toolkit=athena \ --without-gif \ --without-jpeg \ --without-png \ --without-tiff \ --without-xpm \ --without-xim Output of Emacs Fatal error (6)Abort Backtrace and value dumps (gdb) run Starting program: /nfs/build/Emacs/emacs-23.1/src/emacs Breakpoint 1, abort () at emacs.c:432 432 kill (getpid (), SIGABRT); (gdb) bt #0 abort () at emacs.c:432 #1 0x0017ef30 in font_parse_xlfd (name=0x8
, font=-2138962232) at font.c:1131 #2 0x001c8130 in xfont_list_pattern (display=0x7c5a80, pattern=0xffbfc198 "-adobe-helvetica-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1", registry=540807248, script=540533584) at xfont.c:414 #3 0x001c86b4 in xfont_list (frame=536870911, spec=-2143545280) at xfont.c:525 #4 0x00185adc in font_list_entities (frame=-2138889936, spec=-2138978624) at font.c:2855 #5 0x001862a8 in font_find_for_lface (f=0x832130, attrs=0xffbfc7a8, spec=-2139935872, c=-1) at font.c:3406 #6 0x001868f4 in font_load_for_lface (f=0x1fffffff, attrs=0xffbfc7a8, spec=2) at font.c:3476 #7 0x000ce94c in realize_face (cache=0x80d078, attrs=0xffbfc7a8, former_face_id=8518864) at xfaces.c:5893 #8 0x000cfaf0 in lookup_face (f=0x0, attr=0xffbfc7a8) at xfaces.c:4723 #9 0x000d13d8 in face_at_buffer_position (w=0x0, pos=5, region_beg=-1, region_end=-1, endptr=0xffbfc874, limit=8617312, mouse=0, base_face_id=0) at xfaces.c:6360 #10 0x0005ea3c in handle_face_prop (it=0xffbfd430) at xdisp.c:3447 #11 0x000614e0 in handle_stop (it=0xffbfd430) at xdisp.c:3134 #12 0x000644e8 in next_element_from_buffer (it=0xffbfd430) at xdisp.c:6499 #13 0x00062760 in get_next_display_element (it=0xffbfd430) at xdisp.c:5676 #14 0x0006c318 in display_line (it=0xffbfd430) at xdisp.c:16624 #15 0x0006d708 in try_window (window=8594104, pos={charpos = 1, bytepos = 1}, check_margins=1) at xdisp.c:14075 #16 0x00075160 in redisplay_window (window=-2138889544, just_this_one_p=0) at xdisp.c:13698 #17 0x00076e3c in redisplay_window_0 (window=-2138889544) at xdisp.c:12293 #18 0x0016cee0 in internal_condition_case_1 (bfun=0x76e0c , arg=-2138889544, handlers=-1606920816, hfun=0x689b8 ) at eval.c:1560 #19 0x00068700 in redisplay_windows (window=-2138889544) at xdisp.c:12272 #20 0x00078ee0 in redisplay_internal (preserve_echo_area=3612672) at xdisp.c:11844 #21 0x001082b8 in read_char (commandflag=1, nmaps=3, maps=0xffbff548, prev_event=540533584, used_mouse_menu=0xffbff570, end_time=0x0) at keyboard.c:2709 #22 0x0010ba2c in read_key_sequence (keybuf=0xffbff6e0, bufsize=30, prompt=540533584, dont_downcase_last=0, can_return_switch_frame=1, fix_current_buffer=1) at keyboard.c:9460 #23 0x0010de80 in command_loop_1 () at keyboard.c:1642 #24 0x0016d1a8 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0x10dc94 , handlers=540595464, hfun=0x105990 ) at eval.c:1512 #25 0x000ff120 in command_loop_2 () at keyboard.c:1359 #26 0x0016cdc4 in internal_catch (tag=540591592, func=0xff0fc , arg=540533584) at eval.c:1248 #27 0x000fee80 in command_loop () at keyboard.c:1338 #28 0x000fef78 in recursive_edit_1 () at keyboard.c:953 #29 0x000ff0dc in Frecursive_edit () at keyboard.c:1015 #30 0x000fe9dc in main (argc=1, argv=0xffbffc54) at emacs.c:1852 (gdb) up #1 0x0017ef30 in font_parse_xlfd (name=0x8
, font=-2142319328) at font.c:1131 1131 font_assert (FONT_SPEC_P (font)); (gdb) pr font The history is empty. (gdb) call debug_print(font) # strace -otrace.out emacs; emacs; grep -E '^open' trace.out open("/var/ld/ld.config", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/local/lib/libXaw3d.so.6.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/openwin/lib/libXmu.so.4", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/openwin/lib/libXt.so.4", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/openwin/lib/libSM.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/openwin/lib/libICE.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/openwin/lib/libXext.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/usr/openwin/lib/libX11.so.4", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libresolv.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libsocket.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libkstat.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libcurses.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libm.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/lib/libc.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/platform/SUNW,Ultra-2/lib/libc_psr.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/netconfig", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 open("/dev/udp", O_RDONLY) = 3 open64("/var/run/name_service_door", O_RDONLY) = 3 open("/etc/default/nss", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4 open("/nfs/tam/.Xauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/site-lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/site-lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/site-lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 openat(-3041965, "/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/site-lisp", O_RDONLY|O_NDELAY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 openat(-3041965, "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp", O_RDONLY|O_NDELAY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4 openat(-3041965, "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex", O_RDONLY|O_NDELAY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4 openat(-3041965, "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/auctex/images", O_RDONLY|O_NDELAY|O_LARGEFILE) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/lisp/subdirs.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/leim/leim-list.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/leim/leim-list.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/leim/leim-list.el", O_RDONLY) = 4 open("/nfs/tam/.Xauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/nfs/tam/.Xauthority", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/usr/openwin/lib/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/openwin/lib/locale/locale.dir", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/openwin/lib/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/openwin/lib/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/openwin/lib/locale/locale.dir", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.Xdefaults-zap", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/X11/lib/libXcursor.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/usr/openwin/sfw/lib/libXrender.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/sb_v_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/sb_v_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/sb_v_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.Xdefaults-zap", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/charsets/MULE-tibetan.map", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/charsets/MULE-ethiopic.map", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/charsets/MULE-ipa.map", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/charsets/symbol.map", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/lisp/simple.elc", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/usr/openwin/lib/X11/Xcms.txt", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/charsets/8859-15.map", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/xterm", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/xterm", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/xterm", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/watch", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/watch", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/watch", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/xterm", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/xterm", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/xterm", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/hand2", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/hand2", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/hand2", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/sb_h_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/sb_h_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/sb_h_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/sb_v_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/sb_v_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/sb_v_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/sb_h_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/sb_h_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/sb_h_double_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/sb_left_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/sb_left_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/sb_left_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/sb_up_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/sb_up_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/sb_up_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/sb_down_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/sb_down_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/sb_down_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/sb_right_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/sb_right_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/sb_right_arrow", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/HELLO", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/cursors/right_ptr", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/nfs/tam/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/right_ptr", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/cursors/right_ptr", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open("/usr/share/pixmaps/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) Err#2 ENOENT open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.el", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.el", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/site-start.el", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/splash.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/splash.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/splash.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/splash.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/splash.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/splash.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/splash.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/splash.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL", O_RDONLY) = 5 open("/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/Canada/Pacific", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/HELLO", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/new.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/new.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/new.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/open.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/open.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/open.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/diropen.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/diropen.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/diropen.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/close.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/close.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/close.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/save.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/save.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/save.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/saveas.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/saveas.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/saveas.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/undo.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/undo.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/undo.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/cut.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/cut.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/cut.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/copy.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/copy.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/copy.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/paste.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/paste.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/paste.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/search.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/search.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/search.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/print.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/print.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/print.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/preferences.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/preferences.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/preferences.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/help.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/help.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/usr/local/share/emacs/23.1/etc/images/help.pbm", O_RDONLY) = 5 open64("/nfs/tam/.emacs.d/auto-save-list/.saves-10614-zap~", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0666) Err#2 ENOENT Misc. details - no user ~/.emacs* installed - some site-lisp packages (like AUCTeX) installed. Hopefully, the process trace output of open() calls will give you an idea of what's been installed (not much). Joseph Tam