[Bug: 21.5-b28] itimer freezes vm

Giacomo Boffi giacomo.boffi at polimi.it
Wed Mar 19 11:48:12 EDT 2008


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Dear Bug Team!

when i use vm (the mail agent) xemacs freezes very often, usually with
no arm and even unfreezes without manual intervention, if i go, e.g.,
to the coffe machine and back...

if i hit C-g to unfreeze xemacs, most of the typeahead is inserted in
the current buffer, and jn the minibuffer flashes the warning 

                        itimer "vm-flush" quit

aside from the bug report, is it possible to put in place an ad
interim workaround?

tia, ciao
                                                                gb
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System Info to help track down your bug:
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uname -a: Linux boffi95 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 17:17:36 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

./configure  '--with-system-packages=/usr/local/lib/xemacs/' '-with-mule' '-with-xft=emacs,gauges,menubars,tabs' '--with-athena=3d' '--with-widgets=lucid' '--with-dialogs=lucid' '--with-sound=none' '--with-bignum=gmp'


XEmacs 21.5-b28 "fuki" 42711a251efd configured for `i686-pc-linux'.

Compilation Environment and Installation Defaults:
  Source code location:              /home/boffi/src/ppqq/xemacs
  Installation prefix:               /usr/local
  Operating system description file: `s/linux.h'
  Machine description file:          `m/intel386.h'
  Compiler version:                  gcc (GCC) 4.2.3 (Debian 4.2.3-1)
    - GCC specs file:                specs.
    - Compiler command:              gcc   -Wall -Wno-switch -Wundef -Wsign-compare -Wno-char-subscripts -Wpacked -Wunused-parameter -g  
  libc version:                      GNU libc 2.7-6 (Debian)
  Relocating allocator for buffers:  no
  GNU version of malloc:             yes
    - Using Doug Lea's new malloc from the GNU C Library.

Window System:
  Compiling in support for the X window system:
    - X Windows headers location:                 
    - X Windows libraries location:               
    - Handling WM_COMMAND properly.
    - Using fontconfig to manage fonts.
    - Compiling in support for Xft antialiased fonts (EXPERIMENTAL).
  Using Lucid menubars.
    - Using Xft to render antialiased fonts in menubars.
      WARNING: This feature will be replaced with a face.
  Using Lucid scrollbars.

TTY:
  Compiling in support for ncurses.
  Compiling in support for GPM (General Purpose Mouse).

Images:
  Compiling in support for GIF  images (builtin).
  Compiling in support for XPM  images.
  Compiling in support for PNG  images.
  Compiling in support for JPEG images.
  Compiling in support for TIFF images.
  Compiling in support for X-Face message headers.

Sound:

Databases:
  Compiling in support for Berkeley database.
  Compiling in support for LDAP.

Internationalization:
  Compiling in support for Mule (multi-lingual Emacs).
  Compiling in support for XIM (X11R5+ I18N input method).
    - Using raw Xlib to provide XIM support.

Mail:
  Compiling in support for "file" mail spool file locking method.

Other Features:
  Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup.
  Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules.
  Compiling in support for more number types using the GNU MP library.
  Using the new GC mark algorithms (KKCC).
  WARNING: ---------------------------------------------------------
  WARNING: The new algorithms are experimental. They are enabled by
  WARNING: default for this release. Use `--disable-kkcc' to
  WARNING: turn it off.
  WARNING: ---------------------------------------------------------
  Using the new portable dumper.
  Dumping into executable.
  Compiling in support for extra debugging code.
  Compiling in support for runtime error checking.
  WARNING: ---------------------------------------------------------
  WARNING: XEmacs will run noticeably more slowly as a result.
  WARNING: Error checking is on by default for XEmacs beta releases.
  WARNING: ---------------------------------------------------------



Load-Path Lisp Shadows:
----------------------
(/home/boffi/lib/emacs/info-look
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/edit-utils/info-look
/home/boffi/lib/emacs/slime/tree-widget
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/jde/tree-widget
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/ethio-util
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/mule/ethio-util
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/china-util
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/mule/china-util
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/japan-util
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/mule/japan-util
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/korea-util
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/mule/korea-util
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/cyril-util
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/mule/cyril-util
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-base/viet-util
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/mule/viet-util
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/xemacs-base/easy-mmode
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/easy-mmode
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/lisp/mule-ucs/unicode
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/unicode
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/build/build-report
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/build-report
/usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/lisp/xemacs-base/regexp-opt
/usr/local/share/xemacs-21.5-b28/lisp/regexp-opt)

Internationalization Settings:
-------------------------

Environment:

  Value of LC_ALL      : nil
  Value of LC_COLLATE  : nil
  Value of LC_CTYPE    : nil
  Value of LC_MESSAGES : nil
  Value of LC_MONETARY : nil
  Value of LC_NUMERIC  : nil
  Value of LC_TIME     : nil
  Value of LANG        : C

Lisp locale settings:

  current-language-environment      => "English"
  default-buffer-file-coding-system => iso-8859-1
  default-process-coding-system     => (undecided . iso-8859-1)
  (current-locale)                  => "C"
  keyboard-coding-system            => iso-8859-1
  terminal-coding-system            => iso-8859-1
  (coding-priority-list)            =>
    (iso-8-1 utf-16-little-endian-bom utf-16-bom utf-8-bom iso-7
    no-conversion utf-8 iso-8-2 iso-8-designate iso-lock-shift
    shift-jis big5 utf-16-little-endian utf-16 ucs-4)

Coding system aliases:

  'native                              is aliased to iso-8859-1
  'file-name                           is aliased to native
  'mswindows-multibyte-system-default  is not a coding system alias


Installed XEmacs Packages:
-------------------------
(zenirc ver: 1.16 upstream: 2.112)
(xwem ver: 1.22 upstream: lg at xwem.org--2005/xwem--main--2.1--versionfix-1)
(xslt-process ver: 1.12 upstream: 1.2.1)
(xslide ver: 1.09 upstream: 0.2.2)
(xlib ver: 1.14 upstream: lg at xwem.org--2005/xlib--main--2.1--version-0)
(xetla ver: 1.01 upstream: steve at eicq.org--2005/xetla--main--1.1--version-0)
(xemacs-devel ver: 1.77 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(xemacs-base ver: 2.14 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(x-symbol ver: 1.1 upstream: 4.5.1)
(w3 ver: 1.34 upstream: 4.0pre47)
(vm ver: 7.26 upstream: 7.19)
(viper ver: 1.59 upstream: 3.09)
(view-process ver: 1.13 upstream: 2.4)
(vhdl ver: 1.22 upstream: 3.33.12)
(vc-cc ver: 1.22 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(vc ver: 1.45 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(tramp ver: 1.4 upstream: 2.0.56)
(tpu ver: 1.14 upstream: 4.2X)
(tooltalk ver: 1.15 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(tm ver: 1.38 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(time ver: 1.14 upstream: 1.17)
(textools ver: 1.15 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(text-modes ver: 1.95 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(texinfo ver: 1.3 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(supercite ver: 1.21 upstream: 3.55x3)
(strokes ver: 1.1 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(speedbar ver: 1.28 upstream: 0.14beta4)
(sounds-wav ver: 1.12 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(sounds-au ver: 1.12 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(sml-mode ver: 0.12 upstream: 3.9.5)
(slider ver: 1.15 upstream: 0.3x1)
(sieve ver: 1.18 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(sh-script ver: 1.22 upstream: 2.0f)
(sgml ver: 1.11 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(semantic ver: 1.2 upstream: 1.4.4)
(sasl ver: 1.16 upstream: 1.14.4)
(ruby-modes ver: 1.02 upstream: 1.6.8)
(rmail ver: 1.14 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(reftex ver: 1.34 upstream: 4.21)
(re-builder ver: 1.05 upstream: 1.20)
(python-modes ver: 1.09 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(psgml-dtds ver: 1.03 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(psgml ver: 1.45 upstream: 1.3.2)
(ps-print ver: 1.11 upstream: 6.5.6)
(prog-modes ver: 2.15 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(pgg ver: 1.06 upstream: 0.1)
(perl-modes ver: 1.1 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(pcomplete ver: 1.04 upstream: 1.1.6)
(pcl-cvs ver: 1.68 upstream: R-2_9_9)
(pc ver: 1.28 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(os-utils ver: 1.4 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(oo-browser ver: 1.05 upstream: 4.08)
(ocaml ver: 0.06 upstream: 3.06)
(net-utils ver: 1.54 upstream: N/A)
(mmm-mode ver: 1.02 upstream: 0.4.7)
(misc-games ver: 1.19 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(mine ver: 1.16 upstream: 1.9)
(mew ver: 1.19 upstream: 1.94.2)
(mailcrypt ver: 2.14 upstream: 3.5.8)
(mail-lib ver: 1.79 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(jde ver: 1.51 upstream: 2.3.3)
(ispell ver: 1.32 upstream: 3.6)
(ilisp ver: 1.34 upstream: 5.12.0)
(igrep ver: 1.16 upstream: 2.111)
(idlwave ver: 1.32 upstream: 5.1)
(ibuffer ver: 1.09 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(hyperbole ver: 1.17 upstream: 5.0)
(hm--html-menus ver: 1.24 upstream: 5.9)
(haskell-mode ver: 1.11 upstream: 2.1)
(guided-tour ver: 0.51 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(gnus ver: 1.92 upstream: 5.10.8)
(gnats ver: 1.17 upstream: 3.101)
(general-docs ver: 1.05 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(games ver: 1.17 upstream: 1.04)
(fsf-compat ver: 1.15 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(frame-icon ver: 1.11 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(fortran-modes ver: 1.05 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(forms ver: 1.15 upstream: 2.37)
(footnote ver: 1.16 upstream: 0.18x)
(eudc ver: 1.4 upstream: 1.32)
(eterm ver: 1.17 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(eshell ver: 1.12 upstream: 2.4.1)
(escreen ver: 1.01 upstream: 1.16)
(erc ver: 0.21 upstream: Version 5.1.2 Revision: 1.796.2.6)
(emerge ver: 1.11 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(elib ver: 1.13 upstream: 1.0)
(eieio ver: 1.05 upstream: 0.17)
(efs ver: 1.34 upstream: 1.24)
(edt ver: 1.14 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(edit-utils ver: 2.38 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(ediff ver: 1.72 upstream: 2.75)
(edebug ver: 1.22 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(ecrypto ver: 0.2 upstream: 2.0)
(ecb ver: 1.22 upstream: 2.31)
(docbookide ver: 0.08 upstream: 0.1)
(dired ver: 1.18 upstream: 7.15)
(dictionary ver: 1.16 upstream: 1.8)
(debug ver: 1.18 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(crisp ver: 1.15 upstream: 1.34)
(cookie ver: 1.15 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(clearcase ver: 1.1 upstream: /main/laptop/165)
(cc-mode ver: 1.45 upstream: 5.30.10)
(calendar ver: 1.34 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(calc ver: 1.26 upstream: 2.02fX3)
(c-support ver: 1.22 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(build ver: 1.14 upstream: 2.02)
(bbdb ver: 1.32 upstream: 2.35)
(auctex ver: 2007.0112 upstream: 11.84)
(apel ver: 1.33 upstream: 10.6)
(ada ver: 1.14 upstream: 2.27)
(Sun ver: 1.16 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(skk ver: 1.24 upstream: 10.62a)
(mule-ucs ver: 1.16 upstream: 0.84)
(mule-base ver: 1.52 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(lookup ver: 1.15 upstream: 1.0)
(leim ver: 1.26 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(latin-unity ver: 1.2 upstream: 1.20)
(latin-euro-standards ver: 1.08 upstream: 1.08)
(egg-its ver: 1.27 upstream: No-Upstream-Ver)
(edict ver: 1.16 upstream: 0.9.9)



Installed Modules:
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Features:
--------

(xemacsbug shadow mail-abbrevs sendmail vm-reply rfc822 vm-sort
vm-mark vm-virtual vm-minibuf vm-macro vm-save vm-delete vm-undo
vm-crypto vm-pop vm-page vm-mime vm-toolbar vm-summary tapestry
vm-motion vm-message vm-menu vm-folder vm-misc vm-mouse vm-window
vm-autoload vm-vars vm-version vm vm-startup efs-cu gnuserv paren
blink-paren func-menu bbdb regexp-opt timezone jka-compr slime
byte-optimize bytecomp byte-compile tree-widget wid-edit apropos
edmacro timer-funcs overlay font-lock cus-face hyperspec thingatpt
browse-url hideshow pp timer comint ring smiley annotations
messagexmas nnheader nnheaderxm gnus-util netrc time-date mm-util
mail-prsvr mail-utils x-compose filladapt image-mode view-less view
mwheel advice advice-preload zenirc-autoloads xwem-autoloads
xslt-process-autoloads xslide-autoloads xlib-autoloads xetla-autoloads
xemacs-devel-autoloads xemacs-base-autoloads x-symbol-autoloads
w3-autoloads vm-autoloads viper-autoloads view-process-autoloads
vhdl-autoloads vc-cc-autoloads vc-autoloads tramp-autoloads
tpu-autoloads tooltalk-autoloads tm-autoloads time-autoloads
textools-autoloads text-modes-autoloads texinfo-autoloads
supercite-autoloads strokes-autoloads speedbar-autoloads
sounds-wav-autoloads sounds-au-autoloads sml-mode-autoloads
slider-autoloads sieve-autoloads sh-script-autoloads sgml-autoloads
semantic-autoloads sasl-autoloads ruby-modes-autoloads rmail-autoloads
reftex-autoloads re-builder-autoloads python-modes-autoloads
psgml-dtds-autoloads psgml-autoloads ps-print-autoloads
prog-modes-autoloads pgg-autoloads perl-modes-autoloads
pcomplete-autoloads pcl-cvs-autoloads pc-autoloads os-utils-autoloads
oo-browser-autoloads ocaml-autoloads net-utils-autoloads
mmm-mode-autoloads misc-games-autoloads mine-autoloads mew-autoloads
mailcrypt-autoloads mail-lib-autoloads jde-autoloads ispell-autoloads
ilisp-autoloads igrep-autoloads idlwave-autoloads ibuffer-autoloads
hyperbole-autoloads hm--html-menus-autoloads haskell-mode-autoloads
guided-tour-autoloads gnus-autoloads gnats-autoloads
general-docs-autoloads games-autoloads fsf-compat-autoloads
frame-icon-autoloads fortran-modes-autoloads forms-autoloads
footnote-autoloads eudc-autoloads eterm-autoloads eshell-autoloads
escreen-autoloads erc-autoloads emerge-autoloads elib-autoloads
eieio-autoloads efs-autoloads edt-autoloads edit-utils-autoloads
ediff-autoloads edebug-autoloads ecrypto-autoloads ecb-autoloads
docbookide-autoloads dired-autoloads dictionary-autoloads
debug-autoloads crisp-autoloads cookie-autoloads clearcase-autoloads
cc-mode-autoloads calendar-autoloads calc-autoloads
c-support-autoloads build-autoloads bbdb-autoloads tex-site
apel-autoloads ada-autoloads Sun-autoloads skk-autoloads
mule-ucs-autoloads mule-base-autoloads lookup-autoloads leim-autoloads
latin-unity-autoloads latin-euro-standards-autoloads egg-its-autoloads
edict-autoloads modules-autoloads mule-autoloads auto-autoloads
auto-show fontl-hooks canna-leim tibetan slovenian czech romanian lao
devanagari indian cyrillic code-cmds gutter-items menubar-items
x-menubar mode-motion mouse behavior itimer auto-save lisp-mode
easymenu easy-mmode iso8859-1 page buff-menu lib-complete loadhist
cus-file derived newcomment rsz-minibuf env text-props fontconfig
frame obsolete cus-start custom widget cl-extra cl cl-19 packages
backquote unicode font-mgr lucid-scrollbars cut-buffer xft-fonts
lucid-menubars x c-balloon-help tty-frames tty toolbar scrollbar
unix-processes multicast network-streams subprocesses bigfloat ratio
bignum number-types modules menu-accelerator-support menubar
berkeley-db md5 xemacs xim mule gutter tiff png gif jpeg xface xpm xbm
lisp-float-type file-coding linux devices window-system base64)


Recent keystrokes:
-----------------

SPC C-x 1 next next M m M n s RET q # # # V C s e d 
e r BS BS BS n d e r RET SPC M C up BS BS BS BS BS 
C-g M c C-g M C e c i BS BS BS r e c i TAB RET e BS 
m a c s - s o u RET M n s RET # # # r e p o r t SPC 
C-x k RET M-x r e p o TAB SPC r SPC SPC x e TAB SPC 
RET


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