I am on Ubuntu 16.04 and Vim gets killed fairly regularly (maybe once a week?) Last time it happened I went through the effort of setting up vim to dump core instead of just leaving me with an empty console after crashing. I now have the coredump!
The vim version is reported as: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Apr 08 2016 11:38:28) [25/1416] Included patches: 1-1689 Modified by pkg-vim-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org Compiled by pkg-vim-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org Huge version with GTK2-GNOME GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): +acl +farsi +mouse_netterm +tag_binary +arabic +file_in_path +mouse_sgr +tag_old_static +autocmd +find_in_path -mouse_sysmouse -tag_any_white +balloon_eval +float +mouse_urxvt +tcl +browse +folding +mouse_xterm +terminfo ++builtin_terms -footer +multi_byte +termresponse +byte_offset +fork() +multi_lang +textobjects +channel +gettext -mzscheme +timers +cindent -hangul_input +netbeans_intg +title +clientserver +iconv +packages +toolbar +clipboard +insert_expand +path_extra +user_commands +cmdline_compl +job +perl +vertsplit +cmdline_hist +jumplist +persistent_undo +virtualedit +cmdline_info +keymap +postscript +visual +comments +langmap +printer +visualextra +conceal +libcall +profile +viminfo +cryptv +linebreak -python +vreplace +cscope +lispindent +python3 +wildignore +cursorbind +listcmds +quickfix +wildmenu +cursorshape +localmap +reltime +windows +dialog_con_gui +lua +rightleft +writebackup +diff +menu +ruby +X11 +digraphs +mksession +scrollbind -xfontset +dnd +modify_fname +signs +xim -ebcdic +mouse +smartindent +xsmp_interact +emacs_tags +mouseshape +startuptime +xterm_clipboard +eval +mouse_dec +statusline -xterm_save +ex_extra +mouse_gpm -sun_workshop +xpm +extra_search -mouse_jsbterm +syntax system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc" user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc" 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc" user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc" system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc" user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc" 2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc" system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim" Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I /usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/pang o-1.0 -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_6 4-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -D_REENTRANT -DORBIT2=1 -pthread -I/usr/i nclude/libgnomeui-2.0 -I/usr/include/gnome-keyring-1 -I/usr/include/libbonoboui-2.0 -I/usr/incl ude/libxml2 -I/usr/include/libgnome-2.0 -I/usr/include/libbonobo-2.0 -I/usr/include/bonobo-acti vation-2.0 -I/usr/include/orbit-2.0 -I/usr/include/libgnomecanvas-2.0 -I/usr/include/gail-1.0 - I/usr/include/libart-2.0 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/include -I/ usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 - I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/gdk-pix buf-2.0 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/gnome-vfs-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gnome- vfs-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gconf/2 -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dbus -1.0/include -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -Wdate-time -g -O2 -fPIE -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FOR TIFY_SOURCE=1 Linking: gcc -L. -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -fstack-protector -rdynamic -Wl,-expor t-dynamic -Wl,-E -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -fPIE -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed - o vim -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2 .0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lgnomeui-2 -lS M -lICE -lbonoboui-2 -lgnome-2 -lpopt -lbonobo-2 -lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 -lgnomecanvas-2 -lart_lgpl_2 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft 2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgnomevfs-2 -lgconf-2 -lgthread-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -lt info -lnsl -lselinux -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl -L/usr/lib -llua5.2 -Wl,-E -fstack-protector-s trong -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22/CORE -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthread -l crypt -L/usr/lib/python3.5/config-3.5m-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython3.5m -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -ltcl8.6 -ldl -lz -lpthread -lieee -lm -lruby-2.3 -lpthread -lgmp -ldl -lcrypt -lm Here is the backtrace from the coredump: Program terminated with signal SIGBUS, Bus error. #0 0x00007fa650515757 in kill () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:84 84 ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S: No such file or directory. [Current thread is 1 (Thread 0x7fa65557ca80 (LWP 38810))] (gdb) bt #0 0x00007fa650515757 in kill () at ../sysdeps/unix/syscall-template.S:84 #1 0x0000555fad98c273 in may_core_dump () at os_unix.c:3297 #2 0x0000555fad98dd20 in may_core_dump () at os_unix.c:3266 #3 mch_exit (r=1) at os_unix.c:3263 #4 <signal handler called> #5 in_id_list (cur_si=<optimized out>, cur_si@entry=0x555fb0591700, list=0x6578655f3931313e, ssp=ssp@entry=0x555faf7497a0, contained=0) at syntax.c:6193 #6 0x0000555fad9fb902 in syn_current_attr (syncing=syncing@entry=0, displaying=displaying@entry=0, can_spell=can_spell@entry=0x0, keep_state=keep_state@entry=0) at syntax.c:2090 #7 0x0000555fad9fc1b4 in syn_finish_line (syncing=syncing@entry=0) at syntax.c:1781 #8 0x0000555fad9fcd3f in syn_finish_line (syncing=0) at syntax.c:758 #9 syntax_start (wp=0x555faf633720, lnum=3250) at syntax.c:536 #10 0x0000555fad9fcf45 in syn_get_foldlevel (wp=0x555faf633720, lnum=lnum@entry=3250) at syntax.c:6546 #11 0x0000555fad9167e9 in foldlevelSyntax (flp=0x7ffe2b90beb0) at fold.c:3222 #12 0x0000555fad917fe8 in foldUpdateIEMSRecurse (gap=gap@entry=0x555faf633828, level=level@entry=1, startlnum=startlnum@entry=1, flp=flp@entry=0x7ffe2b90beb0, getlevel=getlevel@entry=0x555fad9167a0 <foldlevelSyntax>, bot=bot@entry=7532, topflags=2) at fold.c:2652 #13 0x0000555fad918dbf in foldUpdateIEMS (bot=7532, top=1, wp=0x555faf633720) at fold.c:2292 #14 foldUpdate (wp=wp@entry=0x555faf633720, top=top@entry=1, bot=bot@entry=2147483647) at fold.c:835 #15 0x0000555fad919123 in checkupdate (wp=wp@entry=0x555faf633720) at fold.c:1187 #16 0x0000555fad91936a in checkupdate (wp=0x555faf633720) at fold.c:217 #17 hasFoldingWin (win=0x555faf633720, lnum=5591, firstp=0x555faf633798, lastp=lastp@entry=0x0, cache=cache@entry=1, infop=infop@entry=0x0) at fold.c:158 #18 0x0000555fad91942e in hasFolding (lnum=<optimized out>, firstp=<optimized out>, lastp=lastp@entry=0x0) at fold.c:133 #19 0x0000555fad959c3e in update_topline () at move.c:291 #20 0x0000555fad9118ee in buf_reload (buf=buf@entry=0x555faf25e210, orig_mode=orig_mode@entry=33204) at fileio.c:7155 #21 0x0000555fad911d0c in buf_check_timestamp (buf=buf@entry=0x555faf25e210, focus=focus@entry=1) at fileio.c:6997 #22 0x0000555fad912422 in check_timestamps (focus=1) at fileio.c:6664 #23 0x0000555fada1091b in ui_focus_change (in_focus=<optimized out>) at ui.c:3203 #24 0x0000555fad91fd96 in vgetc () at getchar.c:1670 #25 0x0000555fad920019 in safe_vgetc () at getchar.c:1801 #26 0x0000555fad96e775 in normal_cmd (oap=0x7ffe2b90c440, toplevel=1) at normal.c:627 #27 0x0000555fada5d665 in main_loop (cmdwin=0, noexmode=0) at main.c:1359 #28 0x0000555fad88d21d in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at main.c:1051 I am willing to attempt building a newer Vim, but in my experience that can be a bit of a bear, and if any of my many, many plugins stop working, I expect that I won't be able to keep going on with it. I am happy to run gdb commands on the coredump, but I cannot send it as I was editing work code at the time, and besides it's 125 megs. Let me know how to proceed. -- fREW Schmidt https://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.