I moved it to the top of my config, then I get the following error on startup: Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable server-use-tcp) default-toplevel-value(server-use-tcp) custom-initialize-reset(server-use-tcp (funcall #'#f(compiled-function () #))) custom-declare-variable(server-use-tcp (funcall #'#f(compiled-function () #)) "If non-nil, use TCP sockets instead of local socke..." :set #f(compiled-function (sym val) #) :type boolean :version "22.1") byte-code("\300\301\302\303\304\305%\210\306\307\310\311\312DD\313\314\315\316\317\320\321&\11\210\306\322\310\311\323DD\324\316\325\320\321&\7\210\326\322\327\330#\210\306\331\310\311..." [custom-declare-group server nil "Emacs running as a server process." :group external custom-declare-variable server-use-tcp funcall function #f(compiled-function () #) "If non-nil, use TCP sockets instead of local socke..." :set #f(compiled-function (sym val) #) :type boolean :version "22.1" server-host #f(compiled-function () #) "The name or IP address to use as host address of t..." (choice (string :tag "Name or IP address") (const :tag "Local" nil)) put risky-local-variable t server-port #f(compiled-function () #) "The port number that the server process should lis..." (choice (string :tag "Port number") (const :tag "Random" nil)) "24.1" server-auth-dir #f(compiled-function () #) "Directory for server authentication files.\nWe only..." directory server-auth-key #f(compiled-function () #) "Server authentication key.\nThis is only used if `s..." (choice (const :tag "Random" nil) (string :tag "Password")) "24.3" server-raise-frame #f(compiled-function () #) "If non-nil, raise frame when switching to a buffer..." server-visit-hook #f(compiled-function () #) "Hook run when visiting a file for the Emacs server..." hook server-switch-hook #f(compiled-function () #) "Hook run when switching to a buffer for the Emacs ..." server-after-make-frame-hook ...] 10) (server-start) eval-buffer(# nil "/home/username/.emacs" nil t) ; Reading at buffer position 216 load-with-code-conversion("/home/username/.emacs" "/home/username/.emacs" t t) load("~/.emacs" noerror nomessage) startup--load-user-init-file(#f(compiled-function () #) #f(compiled-function () #) t) command-line() normal-top-level() Gábor ezt írta (időpont: 2020. okt. 13., K, 9:17): > I set them both to t, now I have the following error on startup: > > Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-missing "make client process failed" > "No such file or directory" :name "server-client-test" :family local > :server nil :noquery t :service "/run/user/1000/emacs/server") > make-network-process(:name "server-client-test" :family local :server > nil :noquery t :service "/run/user/1000/emacs/server") > server-running-p("server") > server-start() > eval-buffer(# nil "/home/username/.emacs" nil t) ; > Reading at buffer position 27778 > load-with-code-conversion("/home/username/.emacs" > "/home/username/.emacs" t t) > load("~/.emacs" noerror nomessage) > startup--load-user-init-file(#f(compiled-function () # 0xed8d667e6160a0f>) #f(compiled-function () #) > t) > command-line() > normal-top-level() > > > > Eli Zaretskii ezt írta (időpont: 2020. okt. 12., H, 16:50): > >> > From: Michael Heerdegen >> > Cc: Gábor , larsi@gnus.org, >> > npostavs@gmail.com, >> > 43888@debbugs.gnu.org >> > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 07:58:27 +0200 >> > >> > Eli Zaretskii writes: >> > >> > > > *ERROR*: Wrong number of arguments: (1 . 4), 5 >> > >> > > But since with "emacs -Q" it does work, it is still some of your >> > > customizations that are the prime suspect. >> > >> > Is there a way for the user to get an error message more verbose than >> > above? >> >> Yes, make sure debug-on-signal and debug-on-error are both non-nil in >> the Emacs that runs the server, then you will have the backtrace pop >> up in Emacs. Assuming there's some frame visible for the server, that >> is. >> >