GNU bug report logs - #18431
24.3; emacsclient spurious error message

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Rustom Mody <rustompmody <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 11:49:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.3

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Rustom Mody <rustompmody <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18431 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18431: 24.3; emacsclient spurious error message
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:50:34 -0400

Rustom Mody wrote:

> Error (warning) message as follows is given:
>
> emacsclient: can't find socket; have you started the server?
> To start the server in Emacs, type "M-x server-start".
>
> After printing which, it starts ok, editing the file!!

It it is letting you know that it tried to contact an existing Emacs
instance but failed, and it shares the message text with the non
--alternate-editor case. Yes, the message could be special-cased for
--alternate-editor, but it doesn't seem like a big deal.
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