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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Message #95 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: "Ulrich Mueller" <ulm <at> gentoo.org>
Cc: "Thierry Volpiatto" <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>,
        1474 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org,
        emacs <at> gentoo.org
Subject: Re: 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 10:16:43 +0100

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:14, Ulrich Mueller <ulm <at> gentoo.org> wrote:

> 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.

That's an idea worth pursuing.

> 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.?)

Only if you want to remove functionality for users of Emacs on Windows.

  Juanma
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