address@hidden: [20.1.50]: emacs hang when creating a new frame]

[Richard Stallman]

Has anyone else seen this?  Can anyone debug it?

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From: "Marshall, Simon" <address@hidden>
To: "'Emacs Pretest Bug'" <address@hidden>
Subject: [20.1.50]: emacs hang when creating a new frame
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:24:02 -0000

In GNU Emacs 21.1.90.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.6, GNU/LessTif Version 2.1
Release 0.93.3)
 of 2002-02-04 on ashanti
configured using `configure  --prefix=/rvcarma/marshals/slash/usr/local
- --x-includes=/usr/openwin/include:/rvcarma/marshals/slash/usr/local/incl
ude:/rvcarma/marshals/slash/usr/local/include/X11
- --x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib:/rvcarma/marshals/slash/usr/local/lib:/rv
carma/marshals/slash/usr/local/lib/X11 --with-x-toolkit=motif'
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: en_UK
  value of $LC_CTYPE: en_UK
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: C
  value of $LC_MONETARY: en_UK
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: en_UK
  value of $LC_TIME: en_UK
  value of $LANG: en_UK
  locale-coding-system: iso-latin-1
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

I reported this for 21.1, but I saw no feedback.

Sometimes, I find that emacs hangs when creating a new frame.

(gdb) where
#0  0xef238160 in poll () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1
#1  0xef24eaf4 in select () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1
#2  0xef589d08 in _XtWaitForSomething () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4
#3  0xef598b64 in _wait_for_response () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4
#4  0xef598f5c in RootGeometryManager () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4
#5  0xef65122c in _XmRootGeometryManager () from /usr/lib/libXm.so.3
#6  0xef580830 in _XtMakeGeometryRequest () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4
#7  0xef596268 in XtSetValues () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4
#8  0xef5a9fe0 in XtVaSetValues () from /usr/lib/libXt.so.4
#9  0x189f00 in EmacsFrameSetCharSize (widget=0x560100, columns=80,
rows=40) at widget.c:976
#10 0xbc95c in x_set_window_size (f=0x16cd400, change_gravity=0, cols=0,
rows=23909376) at xterm.c:12600
#11 0xc3c74 in x_set_scroll_bar_width (f=0x16cd400, arg=18,
oldval=271272964) at xfns.c:2551
#12 0xc0c94 in x_set_frame_parameters (f=0x16cd400, alist=18) at
xfns.c:955
#13 0xc47d0 in x_default_parameter (f=0x16cd400, alist=1360464884,
prop=271533348, deflt=271272964, xprop=0x19dbf8 "scrollBarWidth", 
    xclass=0x19dc08 "ScrollBarWidth", type=RES_TYPE_NUMBER) at
xfns.c:2934
#14 0xc7554 in Fx_create_frame (parms=1360464884) at xfns.c:4444
#15 0x13e6dc in Ffuncall (nargs=-268445476, args=0xefffd8d8) at
eval.c:2659
#16 0x16d708 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=-268445480, vector=1076083628,
maxdepth=5) at bytecode.c:716
#17 0x13ee28 in funcall_lambda (fun=1076083504, nargs=1,
arg_vector=0xefffda84) at eval.c:2851
#18 0x13e89c in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xefffda80) at eval.c:2716
#19 0x16d708 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=-268445056, vector=1076038124,
maxdepth=3) at bytecode.c:716
#20 0x13ee28 in funcall_lambda (fun=1076038040, nargs=1,
arg_vector=0xefffdc2c) at eval.c:2851
#21 0x13e89c in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xefffdc28) at eval.c:2716
#22 0x16d708 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=-268444632, vector=1076033236,
maxdepth=2) at bytecode.c:716
#23 0x13ee28 in funcall_lambda (fun=1076033188, nargs=0,
arg_vector=0xefffde30) at eval.c:2851
#24 0x13e89c in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xefffde2c) at eval.c:2716
#25 0x13e27c in call0 (fn=1076033188) at eval.c:2435
#26 0x75de4 in Fdisplay_buffer (buffer=1088467968,
not_this_window=271273012, frame=271272964) at window.c:2976
#27 0xf3b4c in Fpop_to_buffer (buffer=1088467968,
other_window=271273012, norecord=271272964) at buffer.c:1584
#28 0x13e724 in Ffuncall (nargs=-268443716, args=0xefffdfb8) at
eval.c:2666
#29 0x16d708 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=-268443720, vector=1075804560,
maxdepth=4) at bytecode.c:716
#30 0x13ee28 in funcall_lambda (fun=1075804468, nargs=1,
arg_vector=0xefffe164) at eval.c:2851
#31 0x13e89c in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0xefffe160) at eval.c:2716
#32 0x16d708 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=-268443296, vector=1079469728,
maxdepth=4) at bytecode.c:716
#33 0x13ee28 in funcall_lambda (fun=1079469984, nargs=2,
arg_vector=0xefffe30c) at eval.c:2851
#34 0x13e89c in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0xefffe308) at eval.c:2716
#35 0x13dd48 in Fapply (nargs=2, args=0xefffe398) at eval.c:2169
#36 0x13e228 in apply1 (fn=271619796, arg=1357456220) at eval.c:2420
#37 0x13965c in Fcall_interactively (function=271619796,
record_flag=271272964, keys=1089054720) at callint.c:367
#38 0xe7354 in Fcommand_execute (cmd=271619796, record_flag=271272964,
keys=271272964, special=-268442248) at keyboard.c:9221
#39 0xdbab8 in command_loop_1 () at keyboard.c:1644
#40 0x13c32c in internal_condition_case (bfun=0xdabd8 <command_loop_1>,
handlers=271395012, hfun=0xda734 <cmd_error>) at eval.c:1267
#41 0xdaa60 in command_loop_2 () at keyboard.c:1245
#42 0x13beb0 in internal_catch (tag=271347364, func=0xdaa38
<command_loop_2>, arg=271272964) at eval.c:1030
#43 0xdaa0c in command_loop () at keyboard.c:1224
#44 0xda488 in recursive_edit_1 () at keyboard.c:950
#45 0xda5f4 in Frecursive_edit () at keyboard.c:1006
#46 0xd9398 in main (argc=1, argv=0xefffeb6c, envp=0xefffea88) at
emacs.c:1547
(gdb) up 9
#9  0x189f00 in EmacsFrameSetCharSize (widget=0x560100, columns=80,
rows=40) at widget.c:976
976           XtVaSetValues (f->output_data.x->widget,
(gdb) list
971           
972           /* Do parents first, otherwise LessTif's geometry
management
973              enters an infinite loop (as of 2000-01-15).  This is
fixed in
974              later versions of LessTif (as of 2001-03-13); I'll
leave it
975              as is because I think it can't do any harm.  */
976           XtVaSetValues (f->output_data.x->widget,
977                          XtNheight, (XtArgVal) (outer_widget_height
+ hdelta),
978                          XtNwidth, (XtArgVal) (outer_widget_width +
wdelta),
979                          NULL);
980           XtVaSetValues (f->output_data.x->column_widget,

I've using LessTif 0.93.3; notice the comment.  AFAIK,
LessTif 0.93.3 is 2001-08-28, ie, more recent than 2001-03-13.
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