Subject: bug#1226: Desktop holds second Emacs session hostage; C-x C-c doesn't work properly.

From: Glenn Morris <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:15:48 -0400

Glenn Morris wrote (on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 at 21:12 -0400):

> If you try it, you will find you get adequate warning about overwriting
> the existing desktop.

And if you answer "no" to the prompt about overwriting, Emacs exits
without saving the desktop (admittedly, perhaps a slightly obscure way
to get this functionality). So I don't see that you are being held
hostage here.