Re: xterm.c:handle_one_xevent question

[Jan D.]

> I got an emacs abort at the following place in handle_one_xevent
> (xterm.c):
>
>         ...
>           /* If not using XIM/XIC, and a compose sequence is in 
> progress,
>              we break here.  Otherwise, chars_matched is always 0.  */
>           if (compose_status.chars_matched > 0 && nbytes == 0)
>             break;
>
>           orig_keysym = keysym;
>
>           if (numchars > 1)
>             {
>               Lisp_Object c;
>
>               /* First deal with keysyms which have defined
>                  translations to characters.  */
>               if (keysym >= 32 && keysym < 128)
>                 ...
>               else
>                 abort ();
>             }
>           else
> ====>       abort ();
>         ...
>
>
> I don't understand this code; can someone explain why numchars has to
> be > 1?  I've attached a bit of a gdb session, though it probably isn't
> very helpful...

I can not see any reson for that.  It should be enough that numchars is 
> 0.
A typo?

        Jan D.