This is unreproducible for me. Could you please run the following command and paste the output here?
emacs -q --batch -eval '(shell-command-to-string "echo foo")' I am setting the status of this bug report to Incomplete to mark it as pending on further input from you. It can be changed back to New once you have supplied the requested information. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. ** Changed in: emacs24 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1200354 Title: shell-command-to-string hangs emacs24 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs24/+bug/1200354/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs