From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
To: Micky <mickylmartin@gmail.com>
Cc: 16150@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16150: Emacs not deleting lock files when system-name is set to nil
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:22:56 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <nrsitvdvxb.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKAA-nmFh8rgGcC0FL0bfqDD78DKOwTUYtN9MnF_qvOgdcDnJA@mail.gmail.com> (Micky's message of "Sun, 15 Dec 2013 01:11:34 +0500")
Micky wrote:
> When setting system-name to nil (should that be allowed?), Emacs forgets
> how to delete the lock files '.#.*' and all subsequent startups complain
> about lockups by old dead PIDs.
I think this is a "don't do that, then".
If Emacs fails to set system-name, that is a bug.
If you actively set system-name to nil, that's just shooting yourself
in the foot.
Why did you want to do that, and what made you think it would work?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-12-14 20:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-12-14 20:11 bug#16150: Emacs not deleting lock files when system-name is set to nil Micky
2013-12-14 20:22 ` Glenn Morris [this message]
2013-12-14 20:25 ` Micky
2013-12-14 20:32 ` Glenn Morris
2013-12-14 20:38 ` Micky
2013-12-14 20:39 ` Micky
2013-12-15 1:19 ` Juanma Barranquero
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