GNU bug report logs - #11572
24.1.50; Emacs executable shadowed by an alias

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: sindikat <sindikat <at> riseup.net>

Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 07:32:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo, wontfix

Found in version 24.1.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: sindikat <sindikat <at> riseup.net>
Cc: 11572 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11572: 24.1.50; Emacs executable shadowed by an alias
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 10:19:31 -0400

> 1. Create an alias 'emacs=emacsclient -c -a ""' or executable named
>    'emacs' in $PATH, which is a shell script with 'emacsclient -c -a ""'

If you really have an other `emacs' in the $PATH, I think "you get what
you ask for", kind of.  But I agree that emacsclient should not obey
shell aliases, because it should not run "emacs" via a shell.


        Stefan
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