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diff man/xemacs-faq.texi @ 563:183866b06e0b
[xemacs-hg @ 2001-05-24 07:50:48 by ben]
Makefile.in.in, abbrev.c, alloc.c, buffer.c, bytecode.c, callint.c, callproc.c, casetab.c, chartab.c, cmdloop.c, cmds.c, console-msw.c, console-msw.h, console-stream.c, console-tty.c, console-x.c, console.c, data.c, database.c, debug.c, device-gtk.c, device-msw.c, device-tty.c, device-x.c, device.c, dialog-gtk.c, dialog-msw.c, dialog-x.c, dialog.c, dired-msw.c, dired.c, doc.c, doprnt.c, dragdrop.c, editfns.c, eldap.c, eldap.h, elhash.c, emacs-widget-accessors.c, emacs.c, emodules.c, esd.c, eval.c, event-Xt.c, event-gtk.c, event-msw.c, event-stream.c, events.c, extents.c, faces.c, file-coding.c, fileio.c, filelock.c, floatfns.c, fns.c, font-lock.c, frame-gtk.c, frame-x.c, frame.c, general-slots.h, glade.c, glyphs-gtk.c, glyphs-msw.c, glyphs-widget.c, glyphs-x.c, glyphs.c, glyphs.h, gpmevent.c, gui-gtk.c, gui-x.c, gui.c, gutter.c, hpplay.c, indent.c, input-method-xlib.c, insdel.c, intl.c, keymap.c, libsst.c, libsst.h, linuxplay.c, lisp.h, lread.c, lstream.c, lstream.h, macros.c, marker.c, md5.c, menubar-gtk.c, menubar-msw.c, menubar-x.c, menubar.c, minibuf.c, miscplay.c, miscplay.h, mule-ccl.c, mule-charset.c, mule-wnnfns.c, mule.c, nas.c, ntplay.c, ntproc.c, objects-gtk.c, objects-msw.c, objects-x.c, objects.c, postgresql.c, print.c, process-nt.c, process-unix.c, process.c, ralloc.c, rangetab.c, redisplay.c, scrollbar.c, search.c, select-gtk.c, select-x.c, select.c, sgiplay.c, sheap.c, sound.c, specifier.c, sunplay.c, symbols.c, symeval.h, symsinit.h, syntax.c, sysdep.c, toolbar-msw.c, toolbar.c, tooltalk.c, ui-byhand.c, ui-gtk.c, undo.c, unexaix.c, unexapollo.c, unexconvex.c, unexec.c, widget.c, win32.c, window.c:
-- defsymbol -> DEFSYMBOL.
-- add an error type to all errors.
-- eliminate the error functions in eval.c that let you just
use Qerror as the type.
-- redo the error API to be more consistent, sensibly named,
and easier to use.
-- redo the error hierarchy somewhat. create new errors:
structure-formation-error, gui-error, invalid-constant,
stack-overflow, out-of-memory, process-error, network-error,
sound-error, printing-unreadable-object, base64-conversion-
error; coding-system-error renamed to text-conversion error;
some others.
-- fix Mule problems in error strings in emodules.c, tooltalk.c.
-- fix error handling in mswin open-network-stream.
-- Mule-ize all sound files and clean up the headers.
-- nativesound.h -> sound.h and used for all sound files.
-- move some shared stuff into glyphs-shared.c: first attempt
at eliminating some of the massive GTK code duplication.
xemacs.mak: add glyphs-shared.c.
xemacs-faq.texi: document how to debug X errors
subr.el: fix doc string to reflect reality
| author | ben |
|---|---|
| date | Thu, 24 May 2001 07:51:33 +0000 |
| parents | 52626a2f02ef |
| children | 5fd7ba8b56e7 |
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--- a/man/xemacs-faq.texi Thu May 24 06:30:21 2001 +0000 +++ b/man/xemacs-faq.texi Thu May 24 07:51:33 2001 +0000 @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ @finalout @titlepage @title XEmacs FAQ -@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2001/04/20 11:32:18 $ +@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2001/05/24 07:50:53 $ @sp 1 @author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu> @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org> @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ * Q2.1.15:: How to debug an XEmacs problem with a debugger. * Q2.1.16:: XEmacs crashes in @code{strcat} on HP/UX 10. * Q2.1.17:: @samp{Marker does not point anywhere}. -* Q2.1.18:: [This question intentionally left blank] +* Q2.1.18:: XEmacs is outputting lots of X errors. * Q2.1.19:: XEmacs does not follow the local timezone. * Q2.1.20:: @samp{Symbol's function definition is void: hkey-help-show.} * Q2.1.21:: [This question intentionally left blank] @@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ * Q2.1.15:: How to debug an XEmacs problem with a debugger. * Q2.1.16:: XEmacs crashes in @code{strcat} on HP/UX 10. * Q2.1.17:: @samp{Marker does not point anywhere}. -* Q2.1.18:: [This question intentionally left blank] +* Q2.1.18:: XEmacs is outputting lots of X errors. * Q2.1.19:: XEmacs does not follow the local timezone. * Q2.1.20:: @samp{Symbol's function definition is void: hkey-help-show.} * Q2.1.21:: [This question intentionally left blank] @@ -2014,12 +2014,13 @@ @itemize @bullet @item First of all, if the crash is at all reproducible, consider very -strongly recompiling your XEmacs with debugging symbols, with no -optimization, and with the configure options @samp{--debug=yes} and -@samp{--error-checking=all}. This will make your XEmacs run somewhat -slower but make it a lot more likely to catch the problem earlier -(closer to its source), and a lot easier to determine what's going on -with a debugger. +strongly recompiling your XEmacs with debugging symbols and with no +optimization (e.g. with GCC use the compiler flags @samp{-g -O0} -- +that's an "oh" followed by a zero), and with the configure options +@samp{--debug=yes} and @samp{--error-checking=all}. This will make your +XEmacs run somewhat slower but make it a lot more likely to catch the +problem earlier (closer to its source), and a lot easier to determine +what's going on with a debugger. @item If you're able to run XEmacs under a debugger and reproduce the crash @@ -2040,6 +2041,10 @@ declared static in eval.c. @item +If XEmacs is outputting lots of X errors, put a breakpoint on +@code{x_error_handler()}; that will tell you which call is causing them. + +@item Internally, you will probably see lots of variables that hold objects of type @code{Lisp_Object}. These are exactly what they appear to be, i.e. references to Lisp objects. Printing them out with the debugger @@ -2219,7 +2224,11 @@ @end enumerate @node Q2.1.18, Q2.1.19, Q2.1.17, Installation -@unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.18: removed +@unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.18: XEmacs is outputting lots of X errors. + +If this is happening, we would very much like to know what's causing +them. To find this out, @xref{Q2.1.15}. Try to get both a C and Lisp +backtrace, and send them to @email{xemacs-beta@@xemacs.org}. @node Q2.1.19, Q2.1.20, Q2.1.18, Installation @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.19: XEmacs does not follow the local timezone.