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Formerly PROBLEMS.~3~
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 24 Feb 1993 18:02:05 +0000
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1 This file describes various problems that have been encountered 1 This file describes various problems that have been encountered
2 in compiling, installing and running GNU Emacs. 2 in compiling, installing and running GNU Emacs.
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4 * `Pid xxx killed due to text modification or page I/O error'
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6 On HP/UX, you can get that error when the Emacs executable is on an NFS
7 file system. HP/UX responds this way if it tries to swap in a page and
8 does not get a response from the server within a timeout whose default
9 value is just ten seconds.
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11 If this happens to you, extend the timeout period.
3 12
4 * `expand-file-name' fails to work on any but the machine you dumped Emacs on. 13 * `expand-file-name' fails to work on any but the machine you dumped Emacs on.
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6 On some systems, if you use any of the functions which look up 15 On some systems, if you use any of the functions which look up
7 information in the passwd database before dumping Emacs (say, by using 16 information in the passwd database before dumping Emacs (say, by using