GNU bug report logs - #11474
emacsclient passes --eval arguments (but not the '--eval') to alternate editor

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jason Lewis <jason <at> dickson.st>

Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 05:24:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed, patch, wontfix

Merged with 12154, 18517

Found in versions 24.1, 24.1.50, 24.3.93

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #44 received at 11474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 11474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Scott Turner <srt19170 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#11474: Patch for Emacsclient --eval bug
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:56:04 +0200

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> I mean, if you say
>
> $ ./lib-src/emacsclient -a "nano -v" --eval '(message "foo")' /tmp/a
>
> the you want nano to open /tmp/a...

Oh, I missed the bit about that if you have --eval, then all subsequent
parameters are used as eval.  Then that's OK, then.

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