bug#12579: 24.1; Emacs 24.1 / 24.2 (daily) crashes

[Fabrice Niessen]

Hello Eli,

I've been running Emacs 24.2 for 1.5 day so far with no crash... This is with
the version I got from
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/emacs-24.2-bin-i386.zip, dated 7th of
October. So, clearly, one of the most often occurring reason for crashing has
been fixed. That's pretty good news.

Now, I just got an infloop with that version, when I was using helm-for-files,
from Helm version:

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commit a6da05c96da1dbf9f3591060880b2801e5503500
Author: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri Aug 31 08:45:28 2012 +0200
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Here the backtrace, and the short "finish" dance:

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$ gdb -p 7864
GNU gdb (GDB) 7.5.50.20120815-cvs (cygwin-special)
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Attaching to process 7864
[New Thread 7864.0x17ac]
[New Thread 7864.0x1e6c]
[New Thread 7864.0x8a4]
[New Thread 7864.0x12d8]
[New Thread 7864.0x18d0]
[New Thread 7864.0x14e0]
[New Thread 7864.0x690]
Reading symbols from /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Emacs-24.2/bin/emacs.exe...done.
(gdb) thread apply all backtrace

Thread 7 (Thread 7864.0x690):
#0  0x7c91120f in ntdll!DbgUiConnectToDbg () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#1  0x7c962119 in ntdll!KiIntSystemCall () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#2  0x00000005 in ?? ()
#3  0x00000004 in ?? ()
#4  0x00000001 in ?? ()
#5  0x72f8ffd0 in ?? ()
#6  0x00000000 in ?? ()

Thread 6 (Thread 7864.0x14e0):
#0  0x7c91e514 in ntdll!LdrAccessResource () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#1  0x7c91d9da in ntdll!ZwReadFile () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#2  0x7c801879 in ReadFile () from /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/kernel32.dll
#3  0x00000650 in ?? ()
#4  0x00000000 in ?? ()

Thread 5 (Thread 7864.0x18d0):
#0  0x7c91e514 in ntdll!LdrAccessResource () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#1  0x7c91d9da in ntdll!ZwReadFile () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#2  0x7c801879 in ReadFile () from /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/kernel32.dll
#3  0x000006e0 in ?? ()
#4  0x00000000 in ?? ()

Thread 4 (Thread 7864.0x12d8):
#0  0x7c91e514 in ntdll!LdrAccessResource () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#1  0x7c91df5a in ntdll!ZwWaitForSingleObject () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#2  0x725c402b in ?? () from /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/mswsock.dll
#3  0x725c57c9 in ?? () from /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/mswsock.dll
#4  0x724b67de in WSACancelAsyncRequest () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/Ws2_32.dll
#5  0x0102f9f2 in _sys_read_ahead ()
#6  0x0105dc16 in reader_thread@4 ()
#7  0x7c80b729 in KERNEL32!GetModuleFileNameA () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/kernel32.dll
#8  0x00000000 in ?? ()

Thread 3 (Thread 7864.0x8a4):
#0  0x7c91e514 in ntdll!LdrAccessResource () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#1  0x7c91df5a in ntdll!ZwWaitForSingleObject () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#2  0x7c8025db in WaitForSingleObjectEx () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/kernel32.dll
#3  0x00000584 in ?? ()
#4  0x00000000 in ?? ()

Thread 2 (Thread 7864.0x1e6c):
#0  0x7c91e514 in ntdll!LdrAccessResource () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#1  0x7e3991be in USER32!GetProcessWindowStation () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/USER32.dll
#2  0x7e3a776b in USER32!GetMessageA () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/USER32.dll
#3  0x010bb5b3 in w32_msg_pump.isra.14 ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#4  0x010bbc23 in w32_msg_worker@4 ()
#5  0x7c80b729 in KERNEL32!GetModuleFileNameA () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/kernel32.dll
#6  0x00000000 in ?? ()

Thread 1 (Thread 7864.0x17ac):
#0  0x7c91e514 in ntdll!LdrAccessResource () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#1  0x7c91df5a in ntdll!ZwWaitForSingleObject () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#2  0x7c929b23 in ntdll!RtlpWaitForCriticalSection () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#3  0x7c911046 in ntdll!RtlEnumerateGenericTableLikeADirectory () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
#4  0x00a41fe0 in ?? ()
#5  0x77bfd114 in msvcrt!_close () from /cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/msvcrt.dll
#6  0x00000005 in ?? ()
#7  0x013deddc in fd_info ()
#8  0x013df250 in child_procs ()
#9  0x00000005 in ?? ()
#10 0x0141f81a in __register_frame_info ()
#11 0x0102f72b in sys_close ()
#12 0x010c2b6c in emacs_close ()
#13 0x0101204c in deactivate_process ()
#14 0x010141f2 in status_notify ()
#15 0x010147cc in Fdelete_process ()
#16 0x0100e4b4 in eval_sub ()
#17 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#18 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#19 0x0100ed43 in Ffuncall ()
#20 0x0100f1fe in call1 ()
#21 0x0104c4cd in mapcar1 ()
#22 0x0104f6db in Fmapc ()
#23 0x0100e4a4 in eval_sub ()
#24 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#25 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#26 0x0100dfa2 in apply_lambda ()
#27 0x0100e216 in eval_sub ()
#28 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#29 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#30 0x0100dfa2 in apply_lambda ()
#31 0x0100e216 in eval_sub ()
#32 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#33 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#34 0x0100e3a7 in eval_sub ()
#35 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#36 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#37 0x0100dfa2 in apply_lambda ()
#38 0x0100e216 in eval_sub ()
#39 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#40 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#41 0x0101120e in Funwind_protect ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#42 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#43 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#44 0x010430e4 in Fsave_current_buffer ()
#45 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#46 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#47 0x0101145d in Flet ()
#48 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#49 0x0100e3a7 in eval_sub ()
#50 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#51 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#52 0x0101111b in internal_lisp_condition_case ()
#53 0x010111c8 in Fcondition_case ()
#54 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#55 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#56 0x0101145d in Flet ()
#57 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#58 0x0100e3a7 in eval_sub ()
#59 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#60 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#61 0x0100ed43 in Ffuncall ()
#62 0x0100fd11 in Fapply ()
#63 0x0100ef7d in Ffuncall ()
#64 0x0107139d in exec_byte_code ()
#65 0x01071f9a in Fbyte_code ()
#66 0x0100e48d in eval_sub ()
#67 0x0101111b in internal_lisp_condition_case ()
#68 0x01070ae5 in exec_byte_code ()
#69 0x0100e9ec in funcall_lambda ()
#70 0x0100ed43 in Ffuncall ()
#71 0x0100f1fe in call1 ()
#72 0x0101f040 in timer_check ()
#73 0x0101f1e5 in readable_events ()
#74 0x0101fcce in get_input_pending.constprop.15 ()
#75 0x01021698 in detect_input_pending_run_timers ()
#76 0x01015b49 in wait_reading_process_output ()
#77 0x0105c7e4 in sit_for ()
#78 0x01023219 in read_char ()
#79 0x01024005 in read_key_sequence.constprop.14 ()
#80 0x01025879 in command_loop_1 ()
#81 0x0100d5b1 in internal_condition_case ()
#82 0x0101cf14 in command_loop_2 ()
#83 0x0100d4fb in internal_catch ()
#84 0x0101dc03 in recursive_edit_1 ()
#85 0x01085ca8 in read_minibuf ()
#86 0x0100e3eb in eval_sub ()
#87 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#88 0x0101145d in Flet ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#89 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#90 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#91 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#92 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#93 0x01011638 in FletX ()
#94 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#95 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#96 0x010430e4 in Fsave_current_buffer ()
#97 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#98 0x0100e3a7 in eval_sub ()
#99 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#100 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#101 0x0100dfa2 in apply_lambda ()
#102 0x0100e216 in eval_sub ()
#103 0x0101120e in Funwind_protect ()
#104 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#105 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#106 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#107 0x0101120e in Funwind_protect ()
#108 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#109 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#110 0x0101145d in Flet ()
#111 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#112 0x0100e3a7 in eval_sub ()
#113 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#114 0x0101145d in Flet ()
#115 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#116 0x0101111b in internal_lisp_condition_case ()
#117 0x010111c8 in Fcondition_case ()
#118 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#119 0x0101120e in Funwind_protect ()
#120 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#121 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#122 0x0101145d in Flet ()
#123 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#124 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#125 0x0100d4fb in internal_catch ()
#126 0x0100e6b9 in Fcatch ()
#127 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#128 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#129 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#130 0x0100ed43 in Ffuncall ()
#131 0x0100fcd5 in Fapply ()
#132 0x0100e5db in eval_sub ()
#133 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#134 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#135 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#136 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#137 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#138 0x0101145d in Flet ()
#139 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#140 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#141 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#142 0x0100ed43 in Ffuncall ()
#143 0x0100fcd5 in Fapply ()
#144 0x0100e5db in eval_sub ()
#145 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#146 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#147 0x0100ed43 in Ffuncall ()
#148 0x0100e5db in eval_sub ()
#149 0x0101120e in Funwind_protect ()
#150 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#151 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#152 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#153 0x0100dfa2 in apply_lambda ()
#154 0x0100e216 in eval_sub ()
#155 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#156 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#157 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#158 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#159 0x0101145d in Flet ()
#160 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#161 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#162 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#163 0x0100dfa2 in apply_lambda ()
#164 0x0100e216 in eval_sub ()
#165 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#166 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#167 0x0100dfa2 in apply_lambda ()
#168 0x0100e216 in eval_sub ()
#169 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#170 0x0101145d in Flet ()
#171 0x0100e60d in eval_sub ()
#172 0x0100e810 in Fprogn ()
#173 0x0100eaff in funcall_lambda ()
#174 0x0100ed43 in Ffuncall ()
#175 0x0100f2e7 in apply1 ()
#176 0x0107230b in Fcall_interactively ()
#177 0x0100eed9 in Ffuncall ()
#178 0x0100f1a0 in call3 ()
#179 0x010259e5 in command_loop_1 ()
#180 0x0100d5b1 in internal_condition_case ()
#181 0x0101cf14 in command_loop_2 ()
#182 0x0100d4fb in internal_catch ()
---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---
#183 0x0101dc8c in recursive_edit_1 ()
#184 0x0101df14 in Frecursive_edit ()
#185 0x011a1c47 in main ()
(gdb)
(gdb) xbactrace
(gdb) Undefined command: "xbactrace".  Try "help".
(gdb) finish
Run till exit from #0  0x7c91120f in ntdll!DbgUiConnectToDbg () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
0x7c962119 in ntdll!KiIntSystemCall () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
(gdb) finish
Run till exit from #0  0x7c962119 in ntdll!KiIntSystemCall () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
Warning:
(gdb) Cannot insert breakpoint 0.
Error accessing memory address 0x5: Input/output error.


Run till exit from #0  0x7c962119 in ntdll!KiIntSystemCall () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
(gdb) Warning:
Cannot insert breakpoint 0.
Error accessing memory address 0x5: Input/output error.

finish
Run till exit from #0  0x7c962119 in ntdll!KiIntSystemCall () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
Warning:
Cannot insert breakpoint 0.
Error accessing memory address 0x5: Input/output error.

(gdb) finish
Run till exit from #0  0x7c962119 in ntdll!KiIntSystemCall () from 
/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/ntdll.dll
Warning:
Cannot insert breakpoint 0.
Error accessing memory address 0x5: Input/output error.

(gdb) q
A debugging session is active.

        Inferior 1 [process 7864] will be detached.

Quit anyway? (y or n) y
Detaching from program: /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Emacs-24.2/bin/emacs.exe, Pid 
7864
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Is this what you need?

BTW, you asked me to go there, to find the .gdbinit file in some /src
directory; but I don't find where... Could you show me where?

Best regards,
Fabrice

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