#965291 emacs: Crash while byte-compiling after install of helm from MELPA

Package:
emacs
Source:
emacs
Submitter:
James Youngman
Date:
2021-02-22 19:45:07 UTC
Severity:
important
Tags:
#965291#5
Date:
2020-07-18 21:58:54 UTC
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This is the output on the TTY of the failing Emacs process (though
$DISPLAY is :0, so there's a window).  The shell didn't state whether
there was a fatal signal or not.

(emacs:9982): GLib-WARNING **: 22:54:11.111: g_main_context_prepare() called recursively from within a source's check() or prepare() member.

(emacs:9982): GLib-WARNING **: 22:54:11.111: g_main_context_check() called recursively from within a source's check() or prepare() member.

Backtrace:
emacs[0x51159e]
emacs[0x4f6f6a]
emacs[0x511643]
emacs[0x4574ea]
emacs[0x459c22]
emacs[0x5ab860]
emacs[0x5b35f5]
emacs[0x4f6d34]
emacs[0x4c3efd]
emacs[0x4c7d49]
emacs[0x4c7dcb]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(_XError+0x11a)[0x7febd921411a]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(+0x43077)[0x7febd9211077]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(+0x4311d)[0x7febd921111d]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(_XEventsQueued+0x55)[0x7febd9211a55]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6(XPending+0x57)[0x7febd92037b7]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0(+0x6a20d)[0x7febd9aad20d]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_prepare+0x1c9)[0x7febd9586669]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(+0x4e06b)[0x7febd958706b]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_pending+0x27)[0x7febd9587207]
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0(gtk_events_pending+0xd)[0x7febd9d7bb9d]
emacs[0x4c4917]
emacs[0x4fe1c9]
emacs[0x4fe875]
emacs[0x5d8dd7]
emacs[0x586aa4]
emacs[0x5db72a]
emacs[0x5db9b1]
emacs[0x5dbcbc]
emacs[0x448473]
emacs[0x44b9d1]
emacs[0x44c56c]
emacs[0x44d80b]
emacs[0x44d9e2]
emacs[0x44d9e2]
emacs[0x44d80b]
emacs[0x44d9e2]
emacs[0x44d9e2]
emacs[0x44eac9]
emacs[0x44ed19]
emacs[0x46672a]
...
#965291#10
Date:
2020-07-18 22:35:25 UTC
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This  init.el file is sufficient (and minimal) for me to reproduce the
crash on Emacs startup 100% of the time.  Removing any line avoids the
crash (though I didn't bother trying to remove the require lines).

(require 'package)
(package-initialize)
;; Helm configuration
(require 'helm-config)
(helm-mode 1)
;; Helm configuration ends
#965291#15
Date:
2021-02-21 18:17:16 UTC
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I was unable to reproduce this.

If it still happens with Emacs 27.1, I encourage you to report it to the Emacs developers with M-x report-emacs-bug. They will need:

1) A complete, minimal example that shows the problem (eg lists exactly which version of helm and its dependencies you installed).

2) The output of addr2line, as per https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Crashing.html
#965291#18
Date:
2021-02-21 18:17:16 UTC
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I was unable to reproduce this.

If it still happens with Emacs 27.1, I encourage you to report it to the Emacs developers with M-x report-emacs-bug. They will need:

1) A complete, minimal example that shows the problem (eg lists exactly which version of helm and its dependencies you installed).

2) The output of addr2line, as per https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Crashing.html