Dear friends, As if things were not already bad enough, after updates today, emacs stopped working on two different machines. Remove and reinstall does not change anything. What can I do? Thanks! Take care Oliver [oliver@dhcp-0000006281-c4-1f ~]$ emacs *** glibc detected *** emacs: corrupted double-linked list: 0x0937fd28 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib/libc.so.6[0x1b0dd8] /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_malloc+0x7e)[0x1b204e] emacs[0x8145b1d] /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_malloc+0x35)[0x1b2005] /usr/lib/libX11.so.6(XOpenDisplay+0x509)[0x43af15a9] emacs[0x80c5721] emacs[0x8056a14] emacs[0x80f3b76] /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe0)[0x15df30] emacs[0x8051b31] ======= Memory map: ======== 00110000-00124000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4522070 /lib/libpthread-2.5.90.so 00124000-00125000 r-xp 00013000 fd:00 4522070 /lib/libpthread-2.5.90.so 00125000-00126000 rwxp 00014000 fd:00 4522070 /lib/libpthread-2.5.90.so 00126000-00128000 rwxp 00126000 00:00 0 00128000-00147000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4523682 /lib/libncurses.so.5.6 00147000-00148000 rwxp 0001f000 fd:00 4523682 /lib/libncurses.so.5.6 00148000-00296000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4522031 /lib/libc-2.5.90.so 00296000-00298000 r-xp 0014e000 fd:00 4522031 /lib/libc-2.5.90.so 00298000-00299000 rwxp 00150000 fd:00 4522031 /lib/libc-2.5.90.so 00299000-0029c000 rwxp 00299000 00:00 0 008e5000-008e6000 r-xp 008e5000 00:00 0 [vdso] 009d2000-009ed000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4521999 /lib/ld-2.5.90.so 009ed000-009ee000 r-xp 0001a000 fd:00 4521999 /lib/ld-2.5.90.so 009ee000-009ef000 rwxp 0001b000 fd:00 4521999 /lib/ld-2.5.90.so 00ad5000-00afc000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4522051 /lib/libm-2.5.90.so 00afc000-00afd000 r-xp 00026000 fd:00 4522051 /lib/libm-2.5.90.so 00afd000-00afe000 rwxp 00027000 fd:00 4522051 /lib/libm-2.5.90.so 00b15000-00b20000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4521993 /lib/libgcc_s-4.1.2-20070503.so.1 00b20000-00b21000 rwxp 0000a000 fd:00 4521993 /lib/libgcc_s-4.1.2-20070503.so.1 00c1e000-00c26000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5576283 /usr/lib/libgif.so.4.1.3 00c26000-00c27000 rwxp 00007000 fd:00 5576283 /usr/lib/libgif.so.4.1.3 00da1000-00da2000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5576285 /usr/lib/libungif.so.4.1.3 00da2000-00da3000 rwxp 00000000 fd:00 5576285 /usr/lib/libungif.so.4.1.3 00f99000-00f9c000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4522041 /lib/libdl-2.5.90.so 00f9c000-00f9d000 r-xp 00002000 fd:00 4522041 /lib/libdl-2.5.90.so 00f9d000-00f9e000 rwxp 00003000 fd:00 4522041 /lib/libdl-2.5.90.so 08048000-081d1000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5593919 /usr/bin/emacs-x 081d1000-09591000 rwxp 00188000 fd:00 5593919 /usr/bin/emacs-x 0a3d6000-0a3db000 rwxp 0a3d6000 00:00 0 42ed6000-42ee6000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5576203 /usr/lib/libXpm.so.4.11.0 42ee6000-42ee7000 rwxp 00010000 fd:00 5576203 /usr/lib/libXpm.so.4.11.0 436a0000-436b5000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4526639 /lib/libtinfo.so.5.6 436b5000-436b8000 rwxp 00014000 fd:00 4526639 /lib/libtinfo.so.5.6 436cd000-43723000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5573760 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3.8.2 43723000-43725000 rwxp 00056000 fd:00 5573760 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3.8.2 43a10000-43a22000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4526619 /lib/libz.so.1.2.3 43a22000-43a23000 rwxp 00011000 fd:00 4526619 /lib/libz.so.1.2.3 43a25000-43ac3000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4526616 /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0.1200.11 43ac3000-43ac4000 rwxp 0009d000 fd:00 4526616 /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0.1200.11 43ac6000-43bc4000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584772 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0 43bc4000-43bc8000 rwxp 000fe000 fd:00 5584772 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2.0 43bca000-43bcc000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584770 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0 43bcc000-43bcd000 rwxp 00001000 fd:00 5584770 /usr/lib/libXau.so.6.0.0 43bcf000-43bd4000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584771 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0 43bd4000-43bd5000 rwxp 00004000 fd:00 5584771 /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0 43bf1000-43c2f000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4526618 /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0.1200.11 43c2f000-43c30000 rwxp 0003e000 fd:00 4526618 /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0.1200.11 43c32000-43c34000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4526617 /lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0.1200.11 43c34000-43c35000 rwxp 00002000 fd:00 4526617 /lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0.1200.11 43c37000-43c46000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584777 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6.4.0 43c46000-43c47000 rwxp 0000e000 fd:00 5584777 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6.4.0 43c49000-43ccf000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584768 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.15 43ccf000-43cd3000 rwxp 00086000 fd:00 5584768 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.15 43cd5000-43cfc000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584769 /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.2.0 43cfc000-43d04000 rwxp 00027000 fd:00 5584769 /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.2.0 43d06000-43d2b000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584765 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.16.0 43d2b000-43d2c000 rwxp 00024000 fd:00 5584765 /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0.16.0 43d2e000-43d4d000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 4526621 /lib/libexpat.so.0.5.0 43d4d000-43d4f000 rwxp 0001e000 fd:00 4526621 /lib/libexpat.so.0.5.0 43d51000-43d59000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584773 /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1.3.0 43d59000-43d5a000 rwxp 00007000 fd:00 5584773 /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1.3.0 43d5c000-43d63000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584779 /usr/lib/libXi.so.6.0.0 43d63000-43d64000 rwxp 00006000 fd:00 5584779 /usr/lib/libXi.so.6.0.0 43d66000-43d6c000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584780 /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2.1.0 43d6c000-43d6d000 rwxp 00005000 fd:00 5584780 /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2.1.0 43d6f000-43dec000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584774 /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2.11.2 43dec000-43dee000 rwxp 0007c000 fd:00 5584774 /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2.11.2 43df0000-43e7a000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584783 /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.1000.11 43e7a000-43e7d000 rwxp 0008a000 fd:00 5584783 /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.1000.11 43e7f000-43e95000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584766 /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1000.11 43e95000-43e96000 rwxp 00016000 fd:00 5584766 /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.1000.11 43e98000-43ea0000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584776 /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0.1600.4 43ea0000-43ea1000 rwxp 00007000 fd:00 5584776 /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0.1600.4 43ea3000-43eac000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584782 /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1.0.2 43eac000-43ead000 rwxp 00008000 fd:00 5584782 /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1.0.2 43eaf000-43eb1000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584778 /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1.0.0 43eb1000-43eb2000 rwxp 00001000 fd:00 5584778 /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1.0.0 43eb4000-43ef4000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584767 /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0.1600.4 43ef4000-43ef6000 rwxp 0003f000 fd:00 5584767 /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0.1600.4 43ef8000-43efc000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584781 /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3.1.0 43efc000-43efd000 rwxp 00003000 fd:00 5584781 /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3.1.0 43eff000-43f2d000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584775 /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.1600.4 43f2d000-43f2e000 rwxp 0002e000 fd:00 5584775 /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.1600.4 43f30000-442c6000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584785 /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.1000.11 442c6000-442cc000 rwxp 00396000 fd:00 5584785 /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.1000.11 442cc000-442cd000 rwxp 442cc000 00:00 0 442cf000-442e9000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584784 /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0.1809.1 442e9000-442eb000 rwxp 0001a000 fd:00 5584784 /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0.1809.1 44422000-44443000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5585018 /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62.0.0 44443000-44444000 rwxp 00020000 fd:00 5585018 /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62.0.0 44446000-4445d000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584786 /usr/lib/libICE.so.6.3.0 4445d000-4445e000 rwxp 00016000 fd:00 5584786 /usr/lib/libICE.so.6.3.0 4445e000-44460000 rwxp 4445e000 00:00 0 44462000-4446a000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5584787 /usr/lib/libSM.so.6.0.0 4446a000-4446b000 rwxp 00007000 fd:00 5584787 /usr/lib/libSM.so.6.0.0 44568000-4457a000 r-xp 00000000 fd:00 5586903 /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.1.2 4457a000-4457b000 rwxp 00012000 fd:00 5586903 /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.1.2 b7c00000-b7c08000 rw-p b7c00000 00:00 0 b7c08000-b7d00000 ---p b7c08000 00:00 0 b7da2000-b7fa2000 r--p 00000000 fd:00 5574275 /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive b7fa2000-b7fac000 rw-p b7fa2000 00:00 0 bff22000-bff37000 rw-p bff22000 00:00 0 [stack] Fatal error (6)Aborted -- Oliver Ruebenacker, Post-Doc Researcher Theoretical Biological Physics and Soft Statistical Mechanics Cell Biology at UConn Health Center and Physics at Harvard http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~oliver/