> > If I try to start emacs from a bash shell > > $ ./emacs > > it hangs. > > What happens if you try "emacs -Q"? > > If that hangs as well, can you attach GDB to the (hung) emacs process > and see where it is stuck or maybe inflooping? > > Also, please try the latest pretest of Emacs 23.2 (from alpha.gnu), > perhaps this is something that was solved in the meantime.
Also perhaps try this: Create a shortcut from runemacs.exe. As the shortcut's target, use this, where `...' is the folder containing runemacs.exe: ...\runemacs.exe -Q -debug-init Leave the Run field at "Normal window". Then double-click the shortcut to start Emacs. Using a shortcut shouldn't change anything, but maybe...
