GNU Emacs 28.0.50 crash (emacs-w32)

Ken Brown kbrown@cornell.edu
Wed Oct 6 15:38:34 GMT 2021


On 10/6/2021 10:22 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> The test release of GNU Emacs 28.0.50 crashed on me when using
> emacs-w32.  I can repeat this every time.  I attached the trace and
> stackdump.
> 
> Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
> Take Command 27.01.24 x64
> Opened a text file using emacs-w32
> Ctrl-X Ctrl-C to exit Exit Emacs
> I did not make any changes to the text file

Could this be the following problem that I mentioned in the release announcement?

> Compilation is done asynchronously, with a log in a buffer called
> *Async-native-compile-log*.  If you run emacs-w32 and exit while a
> compilation is in progress, you might see a dialog box saying that
> emacs has aborted and asking if you want to attach a debugger.  Just
> say No.  If this annoys you, check the compilation buffer before
> exiting, and wait for the "Compilation finished" message.

I'll add one more thing that I didn't know when I wrote that: You can customize 
the variable native-comp-async-query-on-exit if you want to be warned that there 
are compilations in process when you exit.

Ken


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