+ // Throw away any signals other than the first one received.
+ static sig_atomic_t handling_error = false;
+ if (handling_error)
+ return;
+ handling_error = true;
+
+ // We have received a signal indicating a fatal error, so
+ // try and save the data ASAP.
+ LyX::cref().emergencyCleanup();
+
+ // These lyxerr calls may or may not work:
+
+ // Signals are asynchronous, so the main program may be in a very
+ // fragile state when a signal is processed and thus while a signal
+ // handler function executes.
+ // In general, therefore, we should avoid performing any
+ // I/O operations or calling most library and system functions from
+ // signal handlers.
+
+ // This shouldn't matter here, however, as we've already invoked
+ // emergencyCleanup.