Re: Making `eglot-server-programs' a custom variable?

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:34:49 +1100
> 
> >> I'm not sure that intent will hold. It has the underlying assumption
> >> there is a definitive language server for each language.
> >
> > No, it doesn't.  Please see the current value of the variable and its
> > documentation in the manual.
> 
> I guess you will have to explain as I've looked at the documentation
> again and still don't see how you can have two different language
> servers for the same language. While you can have multiple entries for
> the same language modes, only the first one in the list take effect.

That's not my understanding.

> >> There are multiple servers for many languages and individual
> >> preferences/requirements can differ.
> >
> > Yes, and the variable already supports that.
> >
> 
> How?

Via eglot-alternatives.  There are entries in the value which already
use that.  And the change you suggested used that as well.  So I
wonder what kind of misunderstanding are we having here.

> Please show as it isn't clear to me from the documentation and
> there isn't a single entry which shows support for multiple language
> servers for the same language (where only one is active at a time of course). .

You mean, there's a difference between several servers for the same
mode and several servers for the same language?  What is the
difference?  Or is that also part of the misunderstanding?