From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9909: emacsclient -a "" -s server-name does not start/connect to named server Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:01:01 +0800 Message-ID: <87a9uzoyb6.fsf@gnu.org> References: <20111030135757.GC9907@shi.workgroup> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1351933334 32642 80.91.229.3 (3 Nov 2012 09:02:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 09:02:14 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9909@debbugs.gnu.org To: Gregor Zattler Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 03 10:02:23 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TUZcU-0007HN-UF for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:02:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36389 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TUZcM-0008WL-98 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:02:14 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42546) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TUZcJ-0008WE-Fa for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:02:12 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TUZcH-0001qI-7i for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:02:11 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:36408) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TUZcH-0001qC-3n for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:02:09 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TUZf3-0006Pp-L7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:05:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 09:05:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9909 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9909-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9909.135193344324596 (code B ref 9909); Sat, 03 Nov 2012 09:05:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9909) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Nov 2012 09:04:03 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46657 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TUZe7-0006Of-0a for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:04:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pb0-f44.google.com ([209.85.160.44]:41968) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TUZe4-0006OF-Fe for 9909@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:04:01 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-pb0-f44.google.com with SMTP id ro8so2922747pbb.3 for <9909@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:01:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=TRH6NuJXXJV7L1lyn02jvfrLtmg3e3wLdd2DkBXZe4w=; b=cDmBAMkCSa5Arui4t6ZcCMd/xo5J2lgSzeP7i5nvRRoakzdPD8X6+ZiGMXK2Nx93Xt DGdKuYDjx5AhmU0T60snOQDMmjJkmU98fSsszyZudgjGMmivB6gYjdob6+7U59iTlI1C HGgAplOkqQtA73kWR48F6sTrac+lwW1SokUuJ+OyTGrzUo0AwaQE+a17mcvK65srd271 7vb2aDzo5LCmdx6WZO4HFgbaktQId2qkF43eLAOhCRwUEiF/abX9hSo3+dW74IB/Qu+S WQrp9LEtP9fDEJI6FEogy7DOitoxbVx0yC5pscvowOqr+1iijCze7PbrDGXhqbK8/mQg Gnqw== Original-Received: by 10.66.85.40 with SMTP id e8mr12341834paz.64.1351933266653; Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:01:06 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from ulysses (cm198.gamma83.maxonline.com.sg. [202.156.83.198]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id gl9sm7111393pbc.51.2012.11.03.02.01.03 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:01:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20111030135757.GC9907@shi.workgroup> (Gregor Zattler's message of "Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:57:57 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:66370 Archived-At: Gregor Zattler writes: > emacsclient -a "" > starts a new server if there is none before and connects to it. > > I would expect that emacsclient -a "" -s my-server-name behaves the > same but starts a server with server-name my-server-name and connects > to this specific emacs server. > > emacsclient.emacs-snapshot -a "" -s my-server-name > does not start a server but instead says: > emacsclient.emacs-snapshot: can't find socket; have you started the > server? > To start the server in Emacs, type "M-x server-start". > Error: Could not start the Emacs daemon I could not reproduce this bug with the latest bzr checkout, nor with Emacs 24.1 and 24.2. I think it's been fixed in the meantime; could you check it it still fails with you?