Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 119544
Alt-F2 to step through compiler errors terminates xemacs suddenly.
Last modified: 2007-04-18 13:05:01 EDT
Description of problem: After compiling a C program I use Alt-F2 to step through the errors. To do this, I've disabled the desktop manager's keyboard shortcuts that use Alt-F1 and F2 and bound compile to Alt-F1 and next-error to Alt-F2. This used to work OK with RH7.3 and in fact works fine with RH9 most of the time, but sometimes instead of stepping through the errors, xemacs just shuts down completely. I used to think this was when I only have compiler warnings and linker errors, since as long as I have compiler errors it seems OK. However, when I tried to make a noddy app to demonstrate it, stepping through the warnings and linker errors worked perfectly. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xemacs 21.4 How reproducible: Tricky. Sigh. I used to work in support and I know if I don't tell you how to reliably reproduce it, it's next to impossible for you to fix it. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: xemacs closes unexpectedly Expected results: app steps through compiler warnings and errors Additional info:
Not sure this really is i386. It's a new(is) Compaq deskpro. This is not caused by the desktop window manager interfering with my keyboard shortcuts, since it also happens if I Alt-x next-error.
It is i386 and I see, in /usr/lib xemacs-21.4.12 which is a bit more precise than the 21.4 you get from Help About.
Any chance you could try with a newer xemacs like 21.4.15 say? If uninstall your xemacs, install the latest xemacs-sumo rpm from rawhide and rebuild the latest xemacs srpm and run that you should be able to test it.
Been on holiday for a week, hence the delay. New version 21.4.15 installed and appears to fix the problem. Not completely convinced yet, as I've not given it much of a hammering, but it's looking good so far. Thanks!
Ok, I'll close for now: please re-open if you see the problem again.