CVS update by stephent xemacs ...

[xemacs-cvs at xemacs.org]

  User: stephent
  Date: 07/03/13 18:27:23

  Modified:    xemacs   ChangeLog PROBLEMS
Log:
Document X server crash. <87ejntaw0n.fsf at uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>

Revision  Changes    Path
1.524     +5 -0      XEmacs/xemacs/ChangeLog

Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/xemacs/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.523
retrieving revision 1.524
diff -u -p -r1.523 -r1.524
--- ChangeLog	2007/03/13 16:48:37	1.523
+++ ChangeLog	2007/03/13 17:27:20	1.524
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-03-14  Stephen J. Turnbull  <stephen at xemacs.org>
+
+	* PROBLEMS: describe crash when inserting or displaying a TAB.
+	Thanks to Aidan Kehoe for the diagnosis.
+
 2006-12-24  Stephen J. Turnbull  <stephen at xemacs.org>
 
 	* configure.ac (ar): Sun has it but hides it; check for it.



1.74      +14 -4     XEmacs/xemacs/PROBLEMS

Index: PROBLEMS
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RCS file: /pack/xemacscvs/XEmacs/xemacs/PROBLEMS,v
retrieving revision 1.73
retrieving revision 1.74
diff -u -p -r1.73 -r1.74
--- PROBLEMS	2006/05/17 06:18:45	1.73
+++ PROBLEMS	2007/03/13 17:27:20	1.74
@@ -167,15 +167,25 @@ when attempting to link against libMagic
 libz.a in the X11 binary directory.
 
 
-** Motif
+** X11 and Motif
 
 Motif is the X11 version of the Gnus torture test: if there's a way to
 crash, Motif will find it.  With the open source release of Motif, it
 seems like a good idea to collect all Motif-related issues in one
-place.
+place.  X11 itself is not all that safe, either.
 
-You should also look in your OS's section, as it may not be Motif's
-fault.
+You should also look in your OS's section, as it may not be the window
+system (toolkit's) fault.
+
+*** XEmacs and the X server crash when inserting or displaying a TAB character.
+
+If you are using the XFree86 distribution, you need an X server with
+this patch applied:
+
+https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=2016
+
+Versions of XFree86 previous to that crashed when an app tried to draw a
+literal tab character using many fonts. 
 
 *** XEmacs crashes on exit (#1).