"open -a emacs ." on OSX behavior changed in past few weeks

"open -a emacs ." on OSX behavior changed in past few weeks

[Randal L. Schwartz]

Starting recently, if OSX (NS) Emacs isn't running, "open -a emacs ."
starts up emacs, but doesn't open the current directory.  If emacs is
already running, it opens a dired on the current directory.

Prior to "recently", it didn't matter whether Emacs was running or
not -- the current directory was opened.

This also breaks dragging a folder or file onto the icon, if Emacs isn't
yet running.  Again, if emacs is already running, the old behavior is
good.

Other than telling me "never quit emacs" :), was this an intentional
change (and if so, why), or is it a bug that someone can look at?

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Re: "open -a emacs ." on OSX behavior changed in past few weeks

[Jan Djärv]

Hello.

9 aug 2012 kl. 22:50 skrev Randal L. Schwartz:

> 
> Starting recently, if OSX (NS) Emacs isn't running, "open -a emacs ."
> starts up emacs, but doesn't open the current directory.  If emacs is
> already running, it opens a dired on the current directory.
> 
> Prior to "recently", it didn't matter whether Emacs was running or
> not -- the current directory was opened.
> 

Please file a bug report.  This was probably introduced when fixing bug 12010 (http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12010).


> This also breaks dragging a folder or file onto the icon, if Emacs isn't
> yet running.  Again, if emacs is already running, the old behavior is
> good.
> 

Breaks how?  Doesn't Emacs open the foleder/file?

> Other than telling me "never quit emacs" :), was this an intentional
> change (and if so, why), or is it a bug that someone can look at?
> 

	Jan D.

Re: "open -a emacs ." on OSX behavior changed in past few weeks

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Jan" == Jan Djärv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se> writes:

Jan> Hello.
Jan> 9 aug 2012 kl. 22:50 skrev Randal L. Schwartz:

>> 
>> Starting recently, if OSX (NS) Emacs isn't running, "open -a emacs ."
>> starts up emacs, but doesn't open the current directory.  If emacs is
>> already running, it opens a dired on the current directory.
>> 
>> Prior to "recently", it didn't matter whether Emacs was running or
>> not -- the current directory was opened.
>> 

Jan> Please file a bug report.  This was probably introduced when fixing bug 12010 (http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=12010).


>> This also breaks dragging a folder or file onto the icon, if Emacs isn't
>> yet running.  Again, if emacs is already running, the old behavior is
>> good.
>> 

Jan> Breaks how?  Doesn't Emacs open the foleder/file?

No.

If emacs is not running, activating it via either icon or "open -a
emacs" launches to the scratch buffer, ignoring any parameter or dropped
file/folder.

If emacs *is* running, it works as before, opening the requested item.

So somewhere in the new launching sequence, emacs is ignoring its
parameter.

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