(Fedora Core 4 GNU/Linux: Segfault during dumping): New.

diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS
index 5b0c4e5eee71160f8b8af608a14fec72af6020eb..73da2666f9729ed81d6ae2fc0b0cd78ee408ff8d 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/PROBLEMS
+++ b/etc/PROBLEMS
@@ -2377,7 +2377,9 @@ The fix is to install a newer version of ncurses, such as version 4.2.
 
 With certain recent Linux kernels (like the one of Redhat Fedora Core
 1 and 2), the new "Exec-shield" functionality is enabled by default, which
-creates a different memory layout that breaks the emacs dumper.
+creates a different memory layout that breaks the emacs dumper. 
+The work-around explained here is not enough on Fedora Core 4. Read the
+next item.
 
 Configure can overcome the problem of exec-shield if the architecture is
 x86 and the program setarch is present.  On other architectures no
@@ -2404,6 +2406,20 @@ command when running temacs like this:
 
     setarch i386 ./temacs --batch --load loadup [dump|bootstrap]
 
+*** Fedora Core 4 GNU/Linux: Segfault during dumping.
+
+In addition to exec-shield explained above "Linux: Segfault during
+`make bootstrap' under certain recent versions of the Linux kernel"
+item, Linux kernel shipped with Fedora Core 4 randomizes the virtual
+address space of a process. As the result dumping is failed even if
+you turn off the exec-shield. In such case use -R option of setarch
+command:
+
+   setarch -R i386 ./temacs --batch --load loadup [dump|bootstrap]
+
+or
+
+   setarch -R i386 make bootstrap      
 
 *** Fatal signal in the command  temacs -l loadup inc dump.