From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6739: 24.0.50; hang in *VC-log* -- redisplaying? Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:45:50 -0400 Message-ID: References: <19535.3271.85435.47527@rgr.rgrjr.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1280254075 10063 80.91.229.12 (27 Jul 2010 18:07:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:07:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6739@debbugs.gnu.org To: rogers-emacs@rgrjr.dyndns.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 27 20:07:52 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdoZD-0007dN-U8 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:07:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34900 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OdoZC-0001SA-LO for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:07:50 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=51629 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OdoZ2-0001Pd-JO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:07:41 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdoZ1-0002KL-Al for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:07:40 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:40013) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdoZ1-0002KH-8Y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:07:39 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdoE6-0007uo-K8; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:46:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Dan Nicolaescu Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:46:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6739 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6739-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6739.128025274430414 (code B ref 6739); Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:46:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6739) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Jul 2010 17:45:44 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdoDo-0007uV-Dl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:45:44 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdoDn-0007uQ-3J for 6739@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:45:43 -0400 Original-Received: from dann by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdoDu-0007MW-U0; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:45:50 -0400 In-Reply-To: <19535.3271.85435.47527@rgr.rgrjr.com> (rogers-emacs@rgrjr.dyndns.org's message of "Tue\, 27 Jul 2010 12\:43\:51 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:46:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:38989 Archived-At: rogers-emacs@rgrjr.dyndns.org writes: > In emacs built from git on 17-July (on openSUSE GNU/Linux 11.0), I am > experiencing frequent hanging in *VC-log* buffers. In a fresh *VC-log* > buffer, as soon as I type "SPC RET", the cursor disappears and I get no > response. Typing C-g restores control, though sometimes I have to C-g > twice or more. It appears to be a display problem, as the display > updates to reflect keystrokes typed before the C-g -- and sometimes the > first C-g will update the display partway, and the next will update it > more. > > Burying or killing the *VC-log* buffer makes the problem go away. > Same with deleting the initial SPC character, which appears to be > necessary. Can you please look in the *Messages* buffer when the problem happens, see if there's anything strange there. > > I have had no luck tracking this down any further. Setting > debug-on-quit not only does not enter the debugger, it sometimes seems > to cause emacs to hang indefinitely. I assume the next step would be to > start emacs under gdb, but I am not familiar enough with redisplay (or > gdb for that matter) to know what to look for. Any help would be > appreciated. > > -- Bob Rogers > http://www.rgrjr.com/