>Only the first solution loads desktop.el, and I agree that it is not
>a good solution.  The remaining two solutions don't load desktop.el.
>They use the autoload cookie.  This means that at the time startup.el
>starts processing command switches, it already has "--no-desktop"
>in `command-switch-alist' without loading desktop.el.  The effect is
>exactly the same as adding "--no-desktop" to the local variable
>`longopts' in `command-line-1'.  I think not using package-specific
>switches in startup.el gives better modularity.
>
I like your last solution. It works right and has better modularity.
Also I think the '"--no-desktop" ignored' message is more confusing than
helpful.
So I suggest the attached patch. If there are no objections, I will
install in a couple of days.