GNU bug report logs - #16507
24.3; systemd unit for a GNU Emacs daemon

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp Moeller <bootsarehax <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:48:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.3

Fixed in version 26.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #68 received at 16507 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: ruediger <at> c-plusplus.de, rgm <at> gnu.org, 16507 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16507: [RFC] Add a systemd service file for dealing with
 emacs	--daemon.
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:47:25 -0500

>> >> Emacs being installed to /usr/local but the service file going to
>> >> /usr/lib/systemd/user.
>> > I agree that that is an issue. Personally I think you should respect
>> > the user's prefix.
>> Indeed, if the prefix is /usr/local we should not install anything
>> outside /usr/local.
> AFAIK, there are packages out there which install stuff in /etc, so
> I'm not sure this rule is valid.

I'm talking about a general rule, which I think Emacs should follow.
Some other packages may have good reasons to break this rule, but
I can't think of any reason why Emacs should.


        Stefan
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