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no emacs server variable `server-name'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Stefan Monnier" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:05:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 1995

Found in version 23.0.60

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

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From: "Stefan Monnier" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "Harry Putnam" <reader <at> newsguy.com>,
        "Emacs Bug Tracker" <submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
        <emacs-devel <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: no emacs server variable `server-name'
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:56:04 -0500

>> Reading parts of the documentation I see:
>> (info "(emacs)Emacs Server")
>> You can run multiple Emacs servers on the same machine by giving
>> each one a unique "server name", using the variable `server-name'.
>> For example, `M-x set-variable <RET> server-name <RET> foo <RET>'
>> sets the server name to `foo'.  The `emacsclient' program can
>> specify a server by name, using the `-s' option (*note emacsclient
>> Options::).

> There are several ways to set it (with --daemon=myname, or --eval, or
> M-: (setq ...)), but you're right: the documentation states that it is
> settable with set-variable, and it is not. At the very least it should
> be

>   (defvar server-name "server"
>      "*Name of the server process.")

We could add a * indeed, although I'm not convinced it's very useful to
set it interactively.

>   (put 'server-name 'variable-interactive "M")

No idea what this does.

> if not a defcustom.

That's another option.


        Stefan
bug closed, send any further explanations to "Stefan Monnier" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> Request was from Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:25:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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bug unarchived. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:10:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Merged 1995 1999. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:10:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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