Re: pkg/45589: pkgsrc/editors/emacs build failure

[bch%methodlogic.net@localhost]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/45589; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: bch%methodlogic.net@localhost
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: minskim%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/45589: pkgsrc/editors/emacs build failure
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:26:34 +0000

 On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 03:19:28PM +0000, bch%methodlogic.net@localhost wrote:
 > On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 01:10:06PM +0000, David Holland wrote:
 > > The following reply was made to PR pkg/45589; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > > 
 > > From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > > Cc: 
 > > Subject: Re: pkg/45589: pkgsrc/editors/emacs build failure
 > > Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 13:05:14 +0000
 > > 
 > >  On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 06:20:01AM +0000, bch%methodlogic.net@localhost 
 > > wrote:
 > >   >        Fatal error (6)[1]   Abort trap (core dumped) 
 > > EMACSLOADPATH=/u...
 > >   >        gmake[3]: *** 
 > > [/usr/pkgsrc/editors/emacs/work/emacs-23.3/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.elc] 
 > > Error 134
 > >  
 > >  This is almost certainly the same problem that's been reported several
 > >  times elsewhere, e.g. in PR 45405; PR 40166 may be the same too.
 > >  
 > >  It doesn't affect everyone and there's no pattern anyone's been able
 > >  to figure out.
 > 
 > "cjbaird" in #netbsd has same problem (-current on amd64 as well),
 > but apparently is so incapacitated that can't post to ML.
 > 
 > Datapoint (which may be closer to core issue): I restored a runnable emacs 
 > from a package I'd built, but noticed that it dumps core on exit (C-x C-c).
 > eg:
 > ======================
 > kamloops$ emacs . 
 > Fatal error (6)[1]   Abort trap (core dumped) emacs .
 > ======================
 > 
 > I can't see anything obvious in the core file, but I haven't _really_
 > dug in; gdb problem solving for me is usually pretty obvious and simple,
 > so there may be features to get better info I'm just not familiar
 > with. Emacs itself is doing the compiling, a bad exit like the above
 
 Too early, no coffee: Let me rewrite.
 
 "In the build process failure, Emacs is doing it's own compiling,
 but the failure on exit alone (observed from package I installed too)
 is what's causing the build to fail. In that case we can start/stop an
 installed Emacs at will and observe failure, run traces, etc."
 
 I've got such a beast now, and can provide core files or analysis with
 guidance.
 
 cd ~coffee
 
 -bch
 
 > is probably what's triggering the failure. In that case, we can trigger
 > failures at will (start/stop emacs) and observe.
 > 
 > -bch
 > 
 > >  -- 
 > >  David A. Holland
 > >  dholland%netbsd.org@localhost
 > >  
 > 
 > -- 
 > Brad Harder
 > Method Logic Digital Consulting
 > http://methodlogic.net/
 > http://twitter.com/bcharder
 > 
 
 -- 
 Brad Harder
 Method Logic Digital Consulting
 http://methodlogic.net/
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