GNU bug report logs - #16157
24.3.50; desktop-read doesn't claim the unused lock

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 21:53:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: 16157 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16157: 24.3.50; desktop-read doesn't claim the unused lock
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 23:49:53 +0200

When the previous session crashes or freezes, and .emacs.desktop.lock
contains the PID of the previous process, then `desktop-read' asks

  Warning: desktop file appears to be in use by PID...
  Using it may cause conflicts.  Use it anyway? (y or n)  y

But answering `y' doesn't claim the ownership of the lock,
desktop-owner is still an old nonexistent process, and thus
auto-saving doesn't save the desktop.

Maybe `desktop-read' should call `desktop-claim-lock' in this case?
This bug report was last modified 11 years and 110 days ago.

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