GNU bug report logs - #1474
23.0.60; desktop.el don't check if pid in his lock file is always in use

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:55:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Merged with 25232

Found in version 24.4

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
To: "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "Thierry Volpiatto" <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>,
        1474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org,
        emacs <at> gentoo.org
Subject: bug#1474: 23.0.60; desktop.el don't check if pid in his lock file is always in use
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:14:48 +0100

>>>>> On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Juanma Barranquero wrote:

> Please explain: if the desktop file that Emacs finds out is locked
> by a process running in another computer, what do you want the local
> Emacs to do?

So in addition to the process id, the lock file should also contain
the host name, so that the most common usage case can be handled.

And instead of a lock file with new syntax, couldn't desktop.el use a
symlink, identical to what is done for file locking? (Or even use
functions "lock-buffer" etc.?)

Ulrich
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