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@ -217,6 +217,28 @@ result in an endless loop.
If you need Emacs to be able to recover from closing displays, compile If you need Emacs to be able to recover from closing displays, compile
it with the Lucid toolkit instead of GTK. it with the Lucid toolkit instead of GTK.
** Emacs compiled with GTK crashes at startup due to X protocol error.
This is known to happen on elementary OS GNU/Linux systems.
The error message is:
X protocol error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) on protocol request 140
When compiled with GTK, Emacs cannot recover from X disconnects.
This is a GTK bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85715
For details, see etc/PROBLEMS.
Fatal error 6: Aborted
followed by a C backtrace. (Sometimes the offending protocol request
number is 139.)
The relevant bug report is here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+bug/1355274
A workaround is to set XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 in the environment
before starting Emacs, or run Emacs as root.
** Emacs crashes when you try to view a file with complex characters. ** Emacs crashes when you try to view a file with complex characters.
For example, the etc/HELLO file (as shown by C-h h). For example, the etc/HELLO file (as shown by C-h h).