bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Artemio González López]

When a .tex file is opened in Emacs 25.3.1 under macOS 10.13.2 High Sierra by double-clicking on it always launches a second instance of Emacs, even if a server process is already running (launched by a “(server-start)” line at the beginning of my .emacs file). This problem did not occur in the previous system (macOS 10.12 Sierra).

In GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS appkit-1265.21 Version 10.9.5 (Build 13F1911))
 of 2017-09-12 built on builder10-9.local
Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.1561
Configured using:
 'configure --with-ns '--enable-locallisppath=/Library/Application
 Support/Emacs/${version}/site-lisp:/Library/Application
 Support/Emacs/site-lisp' --with-modules'

Configured features:
NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 ZLIB TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS NS MODULES

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US@currency=EUR.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
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  TeX-source-correlate-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
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  delete-selection-mode: t
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  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  buffer-read-only: t
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Artemio González López
artemiogl@telefonica.net

bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Alan Third]

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 12:04:41AM +0100, Artemio González López wrote:
> When a .tex file is opened in Emacs 25.3.1 under macOS 10.13.2 High
> Sierra by double-clicking on it always launches a second instance of
> Emacs, even if a server process is already running (launched by a
> “(server-start)” line at the beginning of my .emacs file). This
> problem did not occur in the previous system (macOS 10.12 Sierra).

Hi, thanks for the report.

I’m not on 10.13 yet, so I can’t test this. Is it only .tex files that
don’t work?

When double clicking a file it should open in an existing Emacs
instance even without a server process.

Do you have more than one Emacs.app installed? Is it possible you need
to re‐associate .tex files with the correct Emacs? (Get Info ‐> Open With)
-- 
Alan Third

bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Alan Third]

On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 01:55:42AM +0100, Artemio González López wrote:
> 
> > On Dec 29, 2017, at 11:12 PM, Alan Third <alan@idiocy.org> wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 12:04:41AM +0100, Artemio González López wrote:
> >> When a .tex file is opened in Emacs 25.3.1 under macOS 10.13.2 High
> >> Sierra by double-clicking on it always launches a second instance of
> >> Emacs, even if a server process is already running (launched by a
> >> “(server-start)” line at the beginning of my .emacs file). This
> >> problem did not occur in the previous system (macOS 10.12 Sierra).
> > 
> > Hi, thanks for the report.
> > 
> > I’m not on 10.13 yet, so I can’t test this. Is it only .tex files that
> > don’t work?
> > 
> > When double clicking a file it should open in an existing Emacs
> > instance even without a server process.
> > 
> > Do you have more than one Emacs.app installed? Is it possible you need
> > to re‐associate .tex files with the correct Emacs? (Get Info ‐> Open With)
> 
> Dear Alan,
> 
> Thanks for your reply. First of all, I have checked that I don’t
> have other Emacs.app’s installed in my computer. Secondly, I’ve
> already tried reassociating my .tex file with Emacs.app, to no
> avail. Thirdly, the problem occurs with all types of files, not just
> .tex ones. In fact, even if I drag the file icon to Emacs.app’s icon
> in the dock, a second instance is launched. The only way to avoid
> this that I know of is to drag the file’s icon over an open Emacs
> window, which is very inconvenient. From what I’ve heard (see, e.g.,
> https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/37164/run-only-one-instance-of-emacs-on-macos)
> this problem is specific of 10.13 (it did not occur in 10.12) and
> Emacs for Mac OS X. It would be nice if somebody having access to
> 10.13 looked at it, because it’s quite annoying (in my case, when
> the second instance of Emacs.app is opened it complains of an
> existing server, etc.).

Thanks for letting us know, and please keep the bug tracker cc’d in so
other people can see your responses (and hopefully help out).
-- 
Alan Third

bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Tak Kunihiro]

Artemio González López <artemiogl@telefonica.net> writes:

> When a .tex file is opened in Emacs 25.3.1 under macOS 10.13.2 High
> Sierra by double-clicking on it always launches a second instance of
> Emacs, even if a server process is already running (launched by a
> “(server-start)” line at the beginning of my .emacs file). This
> problem did not occur in the previous system (macOS 10.12 Sierra).

I cannot reproduce this on macOS 10.13.2 High Sierra.

 GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin17.2.0, NS appkit-1561.10 Version
 10.13.1 (Build 17B1003)) of 2017-12-19
 
 Emacs -Q
 M-: (server-start)
 double-click `foo.tex' on Finder
 File `foo.tex' is opened with pre-existing process

You may have two Emacs.app in your system.  Make sure if `Open with:'
via `Get Info' on Finder is configured properly.

bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Artemio González López]

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> On Jan 3, 2018, at 8:27 AM, Tak Kunihiro <homeros.misasa@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Artemio González López <artemiogl@telefonica.net> writes:
> 
>> When a .tex file is opened in Emacs 25.3.1 under macOS 10.13.2 High
>> Sierra by double-clicking on it always launches a second instance of
>> Emacs, even if a server process is already running (launched by a
>> “(server-start)” line at the beginning of my .emacs file). This
>> problem did not occur in the previous system (macOS 10.12 Sierra).
> 
> I cannot reproduce this on macOS 10.13.2 High Sierra.
> 
> GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin17.2.0, NS appkit-1561.10 Version
> 10.13.1 (Build 17B1003)) of 2017-12-19
> 
> Emacs -Q
> M-: (server-start)
> double-click `foo.tex' on Finder
> File `foo.tex' is opened with pre-existing process
> 
> You may have two Emacs.app in your system.  Make sure if `Open with:'
> via `Get Info' on Finder is configured properly.

Dear Tak,

Thanks a lot for your message. First of all, I am positive that I only have a copy of Emacs in my system, and “Open with …” is configured properly (it points to this Emacs, for example, for .tex files). I think you are not seeing this because our Emacs are different (although both are 25.3.1). Indeed, yours is

GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin17.2.0, NS appkit-1561.10 Version
10.13.1 (Build 17B1003)) of 2017-12-19

whereas mine is

GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS appkit-1265.21 Version 10.9.5 (Build 13F1911))
of 2017-09-12 built on builder10-9.local
Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.1561
Configured using:
'configure --with-ns '--enable-locallisppath=/Library/Application
Support/Emacs/${version}/site-lisp:/Library/Application
Support/Emacs/site-lisp' --with-modules'

(see my bug report). In fact, my Emacs is the stable 25.3 version downloaded from the Emacs fo Mac OS X page (emacsformacosx.com <http://emacsformacox.com/>). As I said in my previous message, other users of this version are also reporting the same problem I’m having. How did you get your Emacs? Did you build it yourself? Could you tell me how you did it (what configuration options we used, for instance), so that I could try it myself?

Thanks again,

Artemio

Artemio González López
artemiogl@telefonica.net




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bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Alan Third]

On Wed, Jan 03, 2018 at 03:24:15PM +0100, Artemio González López wrote:
> In fact, my Emacs is the stable 25.3 version downloaded from the
> Emacs fo Mac OS X page (emacsformacosx.com
> <http://emacsformacox.com/>). As I said in my previous message,
> other users of this version are also reporting the same problem I’m
> having.

My memory of this is that the emacsformacosx.com version uses a ruby
script to select the correct executable.


David, I hope it’s OK to Cc you into this. Some background info:

    https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=29883

Neither Tak nor I can replicate the issue. I’m on Sierra, Tak’s on
High Sierra, but we both built our own Emacs.
-- 
Alan Third

bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Tak Kunihiro]

> On Wed, Jan 03, 2018 at 03:24:15PM +0100, Artemio González López wrote:
>> In fact, my Emacs is the stable 25.3 version downloaded from the
>> Emacs fo Mac OS X page (emacsformacosx.com
>> <http://emacsformacox.com/>). As I said in my previous message,
>> other users of this version are also reporting the same problem I’m
>> having.
>
> My memory of this is that the emacsformacosx.com version uses a ruby
> script to select the correct executable.
>
> Neither Tak nor I can replicate the issue. I’m on Sierra, Tak’s on
> High Sierra, but we both built our own Emacs.

I reproduced this with 25.3.1 of emacsformacosx.com version on macOS
10.13.2 (High Sierra).

  GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS appkit-1265.21 Version 10.9.5 (Build 13F1911))
   of 2017-09-13
  
  System Software Overview:
    System Version:	macOS 10.13.2 (17C88)

Artemio, why don't you try to build Emacs.app by `brew'?

  https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html#macos

bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Artemio González López]

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> On Jan 4, 2018, at 12:03 AM, Tak Kunihiro <homeros.misasa@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Jan 03, 2018 at 03:24:15PM +0100, Artemio González López wrote:
>>> In fact, my Emacs is the stable 25.3 version downloaded from the
>>> Emacs fo Mac OS X page (emacsformacosx.com
>>> <http://emacsformacox.com/>). As I said in my previous message,
>>> other users of this version are also reporting the same problem I’m
>>> having.
>> 
>> My memory of this is that the emacsformacosx.com version uses a ruby
>> script to select the correct executable.
>> 
>> Neither Tak nor I can replicate the issue. I’m on Sierra, Tak’s on
>> High Sierra, but we both built our own Emacs.
> 
> I reproduced this with 25.3.1 of emacsformacosx.com version on macOS
> 10.13.2 (High Sierra).
> 
>  GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS appkit-1265.21 Version 10.9.5 (Build 13F1911))
>   of 2017-09-13
> 
>  System Software Overview:
>    System Version:	macOS 10.13.2 (17C88)
> 
> Artemio, why don't you try to build Emacs.app by `brew'?
> 
>  https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html#macos <https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html#macos>

Thanks a lot for the suggestion, Tak! I just installed Emacs 25.3.1 with MacPorts [GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin17.2.0, NS appkit-1561.10 Version 10.13.1 (Build 17B48)) of 2017-11-18], and it works like a charm!

Thanks again,

Artemio


Artemio González López
artemiogl@telefonica.net




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bug#29883: Emacs server not detected in Mac OS High Sierra

[Stefan Kangas]

Artemio González López <artemiogl@telefonica.net> writes:

>  Artemio, why don't you try to build Emacs.app by `brew'?
>
>   https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html#macos
>
> Thanks a lot for the suggestion, Tak! I just installed Emacs 25.3.1 with MacPorts [GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin17.2.0, NS
> appkit-1561.10 Version 10.13.1 (Build 17B48)) of 2017-11-18], and it works like a charm!

From reading this bug report, it seems like this issue was specific to
emacsformacosx.  I'm therefore closing this bug report.

If this conclusion is incorrect, please reply to this email (use "Reply
to all" in your email client) and we can reopen the bug report.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas