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changeset 112076:9b34017f06c6
Fix bug #7667: mention debug-on-quit in the manual.
trouble.texi (Checklist): Mention debug-on-quit.
| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
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| date | Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:35:16 +0200 |
| parents | 9546b9e764b9 |
| children | 2f24255ca500 |
| files | doc/emacs/ChangeLog doc/emacs/trouble.texi |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog Sat Dec 25 12:14:48 2010 +0200 +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog Sat Dec 25 12:35:16 2010 +0200 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2010-12-25 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> + + * trouble.texi (Checklist): Mention debug-on-quit. (Bug#7667) + 2010-12-18 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> * maintaining.texi: Move inclusion of emerge after EDE, so that it
--- a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi Sat Dec 25 12:14:48 2010 +0200 +++ b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi Sat Dec 25 12:35:16 2010 +0200 @@ -806,6 +806,13 @@ bug happen again. If you can't make it happen again, at least copy the whole error message. +@vindex debug-on-quit +If Emacs appears to be stuck in an infinite loop or in a very long +operation, typing @kbd{C-g} with the variable @code{debug-on-quit} +non-@code{nil} will start the Lisp debugger and show a backtrace. +This backtrace is useful for debugging such long loops, so if you can +produce it, copy it into the bug report. + @item Check whether any programs you have loaded into the Lisp world, including your @file{.emacs} file, set any variables that may affect the