From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#890: Problem using `etc/emacs.bash' with EmacsW32 Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:11:52 +0200 Message-ID: <48C2E408.6090606@gmail.com> References: <6bb3db200809050839l4e90bd50q80eefe4938144df5@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: "Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" , 890@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1220732900 27951 80.91.229.12 (6 Sep 2008 20:28:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:28:20 +0000 (UTC) Cc: find lulu To: Stefan Monnier , 890@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 06 22:29:14 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Kc4P4-0004VG-P0 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:29:07 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44523 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kc4O5-0000DZ-5f for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:28:05 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kc4Ne-0008K2-Ul for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:27:39 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kc4Nd-0008JP-1t for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:27:38 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58268 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kc4Nc-0008JL-UU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:27:36 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:40863) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kc4Nc-0003FL-5P for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:27:36 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m86KRV4A005637; Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:27:32 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m86KK55T002649; Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:20:05 -0700 X-Loop: don@donarmstrong.com Resent-From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:20:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: don@donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 890 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 890-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B890.1220731920459 (code B ref 890); Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:20:05 +0000 Original-Received: (at 890) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 6 Sep 2008 20:12:00 +0000 Original-Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.212]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m86KBunO000453 for <890@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:11:58 -0700 Original-Received: from c83-254-151-87.bredband.comhem.se ([83.254.151.87]:60693 helo=[127.0.0.1]) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1Kc48R-0006EY-5S; Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:11:55 +0200 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.9) Gecko/20071031 Thunderbird/2.0.0.9 Mnenhy/0.7.5.666 In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 X-Antivirus: avast! 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X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1Kc48R-0006EY-5S 5ca81ace6c98bd15a68160012fc0725f X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:27:38 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:20251 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier wrote: >>>> * I am attempting to use the shell script `emacs.bash' that is provided* >>> Could you explain why you don't ust use emacsclient directly (together >>> with its -a argument)? >> Your question prompts the question "Why does `etc/emacs.bash' exist at all?" > > Indeed, it's part of the question ;-) > IIUC emacs.bash was written before emacsclient got its -a argument and > it should either be removed or changed to use emacsclient's -a argument. > > But for that, we need someone (e.g. you) to test the replacement. Or, in the a bit longer perspective perhaps, emacsclient should be enhanced to start Emacs itself when needed. (As you know there is code for this available.)