Re: 23.0.50; [emacsclient] *ERROR*: Don't know how to create a frame on window system x

[Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>]

Luca Capello <luca@pca.it> writes:

  > Hello again!
  > 
  > On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:43:02 +0100, Luca Capello wrote:
  > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:02:21 +0200, Michael Mauger wrote:
  > >> Luca Capello wrote:
  > >>> I get the output in the subject whenever I tried to use emacsclient
  > >>> with something very simple like (the same trying to editing a file):
  > >>> 
  > >>>   $ emacsclient -e 'user-full-name'
  > > [...]
  > >> I was running into the same problem on w32.  It's due to the
  > >> multi-tty merge.  The problem is that DISPLAY is set.  I have an X
  > >> server running under w32, but obviously, my w32 Emacs doesn't
  > >> support X, so the error was unexpected.
  > > [...]
  > >> This is something that ought to be fixed.  We need better heuristics
  > >> about what type of frame the user wants and can support.
  > >
  > > FWIW, with the latest unofficial Debian emacs-snasshot_1:20071027-1
  > > that problem is gone.
  > 
  > It seems I should have tested a bit more before reporting.  Actually,
  > the problem is still there and indeed having an empty DISPLAY solves
  > it.  FWIW, because of other tests I was in a sreen session started on
  > a console, thus DISPLAY was empty.
  > 
  > However, I found an unrelated bug for -c and -t.
  > 
  > First, my setup: I use exclusively `emacs -nw` with different frames
  > for every applications, i.e. "Gnus", "IRC", "W3M" and so on.
  > 
  > Every time I edit a file through emacsclient, either with -c or -t,
  > two new frames are opened: one (let's call it foo) shows the buffer
  > associated with the file, the other one (frame bar) the *scratch*
  > buffer.  As soon as I finish editing and exit with C-x #, frames foo
  > and bar are closed, as well as one of the other frame already opened
  > on my emacs session :-(

Sorry, but this description is not enough to try to reproduce the
issue that you are seeing.
Can you please send a detailed description of what you are doing, step
by step, and please start with "emacs -Q".

Thanks
        --dan