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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com>
Cc: 63555-done@debbugs.gnu.org, rpluim@gmail.com, phill@thesusis.net
Subject: bug#63555: emacs 29 complains that it can't connect to the display
Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 15:58:50 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83ednbrwfp.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87bkif2yq9.fsf@yahoo.com> (message from Po Lu on Sat, 20 May 2023 16:28:30 +0800)

> From: Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com>
> Cc: rpluim@gmail.com,  phill@thesusis.net,  63555@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 16:28:30 +0800
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > What function(s) is/are used at that point which tells us a GUI
> > session is impossible?
> 
> window-system-initialization.
> 
> > Can we invoke those same functions earlier during startup to realize
> > this fact where we still can start as -nw?
> 
> Unfortunately not.  At least, not enough to make a change suitable for
> the release branch.

Too bad.  I added some verbiage to this effect in NEWS, and I'm
closing this bug.

(With all these disadvantages, I wonder why the PGTK build was
considered such a useful addition to Emacs...)

Btw, the Emacs user manual says WAYLAND_DISPLAY is the variable used
by PGTK, which you seem to say is inaccurate?





  reply	other threads:[~2023-05-20 12:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-05-17 13:51 bug#63555: emacs 29 complains that it can't connect to the display Phillip Susi
2023-05-17 14:09 ` Phillip Susi
2023-05-19  6:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-05-19  7:22   ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-19 13:26     ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-19 14:52       ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-05-19 15:44         ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-20  1:40         ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-20  5:51           ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-05-20  6:33             ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-20  8:16               ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-05-20  8:28                 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-20 12:58                   ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-05-21  0:45                     ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-21  5:41                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-05-21  6:32                         ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-21 11:16                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-05-20  1:38       ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
     [not found] ` <handler.63555.D63555.168458752424255.notifdone@debbugs.gnu.org>
2023-05-20 17:35   ` bug#63555: closed (Re: bug#63555: emacs 29 complains that it can't connect to the display) Phillip Susi
2023-05-22  7:29     ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-22  9:26       ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-22 10:05         ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-22 11:15           ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-22 11:28             ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-22 12:50               ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-22 13:37             ` Phillip Susi
2023-05-23  0:31               ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-23 14:59                 ` Phillip Susi
2023-05-24  0:20                   ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-25 15:38                     ` Phillip Susi
2023-05-26  1:00                       ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-26  8:38                         ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-26 15:54                           ` Phillip Susi
2023-05-27  0:48                             ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-30 17:31                               ` Phillip Susi
2023-05-31  1:19                                 ` Po Lu via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-05-22 16:44       ` Phillip Susi
2023-05-22 17:05         ` Robert Pluim
2023-05-23 14:58           ` Phillip Susi
2023-06-08  6:02 ` Daan Ro

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