From unknown Thu Jun 19 14:04:55 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#22362 <22362@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#22362 <22362@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.5; emacs --daemon problem -- can't exit emacs Reply-To: bug#22362 <22362@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:04:55 +0000 retitle 22362 24.5; emacs --daemon problem -- can't exit emacs reassign 22362 emacs submitter 22362 Live System User severity 22362 normal tag 22362 wontfix moreinfo thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jan 13 04:38:27 2016 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Jan 2016 09:38:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47826 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aJHso-0006b7-Q5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:27 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:50555) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aJHsm-0006at-PC for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:25 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJHsg-0005Wx-Co for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:19 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:56673) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJHsg-0005Wt-99 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:18 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41524) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJHse-0008Ua-Qm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:18 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJHsa-0005U3-Ke for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:16 -0500 Received: from omr-a018e.mx.aol.com ([204.29.186.64]:54315) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aJHsa-0005Sl-Fk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:12 -0500 Received: from mtaout-aad02.mx.aol.com (mtaout-aad02.mx.aol.com [172.26.127.226]) by omr-a018e.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id 74E2538002B4 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (c-50-163-96-131.hsd1.ma.comcast.net [50.163.96.131]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-aad02.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id 1D93F38000086; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:38:11 -0500 (EST) From: Live System User To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.5; emacs --daemon problem -- can't exit emacs Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 04:37:32 -0500 Message-ID: <878u3t4y77.fsf@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20150623; t=1452677891; bh=pUKk732eLXrXMVFb58qIWsE9HH4ZtxZvYfdtQDp9F+k=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=DtZX4Gqw4MAsA9WD5ehczVKL8HWxiYVHl7YIiS2TFzOpUnoihmA7ew0mnSYRfUTW0 AePtaIDVLC6ltwj3N+eo6pkka3HKnOjNoTRdOTk04sGHEfxpThHFwdpdRM1Kt333Zz TK8vs772rYantKKgbOcuSkgCnB0hVACrMx7iV0Co= x-aol-sid: 3039ac1a7fe256961b0363f1 X-AOL-IP: 50.163.96.131 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: nyc4bos@aol.com X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) Hi, While playing around with "emacs --daemon" I wound up getting emacs in a state where I can't exit emacs. The error I get is: Invalid argument #Nterminal 2> `in get-device-terminal' I believe these are the steps I did to get in this state: % emacs --daemon=daemon2 % emacsclient -f ~/emacs.d/server/daemon2 -e "(daemonp)" (emacs pops up a window) >From a gnome-terminal: % emacsclient -nw -f ~/emacs.d/server/daemon2 -e "(daemonp)" (I get an emacs terminal window) ^X^C ^Z % bg Now from the emacs X11 frame, any key I press, including M-x, I get the "invaild argument..." error (see above). ^G shows "Quit" in the echo area, as expected, however, I have to press ^X^C twice to see the error message "Invalid argument..." Clicking on the "X" of the frame (close/delete frame) yields the same result. I see the "savehist-autosave" process also complain about the "error running timer `savehist-autosave': (error "Invalid argument # in `get-device-terminal'") error message. I still have the process running in case someone can help me debug this (I didn't kill -9 it). Trying to communicate with it from the command line yeilds: % emacsclient -f ~/emacs.d/server/daemon2 -e "(daemonp)" *ERROR*: Terminal is not live, can't create new frames on it Thanks. In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.16.6) of 2015-09-14 on buildvm-10.phx2.fedoraproject.org Windowing system distributor `Fedora Project', version 11.0.11701000 Configured using: `configure --build=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu --program-prefix= --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin --sbindir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc --datadir=/usr/share --includedir=/usr/include --libdir=/usr/lib64 --libexecdir=/usr/libexec --localstatedir=/var --sharedstatedir=/var/lib --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-dbus --with-gif --with-jpeg --with-png --with-rsvg --with-tiff --with-xft --with-xpm --with-x-toolkit=gtk3 --with-gpm=no build_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu host_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic' LDFLAGS=-Wl,-z,relro' Important settings: value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=ibus locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix Major mode: Group Minor modes in effect: gnus-undo-mode: t shell-dirtrack-mode: t global-visible-mark-mode: t visible-mark-mode: t savehist-mode: t global-highlight-changes-mode: t highlight-changes-visible-mode: t global-hl-line-mode: t display-time-mode: t show-paren-mode: t tooltip-mode: t electric-indent-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t buffer-read-only: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent messages: Reading active file via nndraft...done Opening nnimap server on gmail... Server nnimap+gmail previously determined to be down; not retrying Opening nnimap server on gmail...failed: Opening nnimap server on gmail... Server nnimap+gmail previously determined to be down; not retrying Opening nnimap server on gmail...failed: Checking new news...done Warning: Opening nnimap server on gmail...failed: ; Server nnimap+gmail previously determined to be down; not retrying; Opening nnimap server on gmail...failed: ; Server nnimap+gmail previously determined to be down; not retrying; Opening nntp server on readfreenews...failed: >>> (error news.readfreenews.net/nntp No address associated with hostname); Server nntp+readfreenews previously determined to be down; not retrying; Opening nntp server on readfreenews...failed: >>> (error news.readfreenews.net/nntp No address associated with hostname); Opening nnimap server on gmail...failed: ; Unable to open server nnimap+gmail due to: gmail/993 No address associated with hostname; Opening nnimap server on dada...failed: ; Opening nnimap server on gmail...failed: ; Unable to open server nnimap+gmail due to: gmail/993 No address associated with hostname Mark saved where search started Load-path shadows: ~/.emacs.d/lisp/ntlm hides /usr/share/emacs/24.5/lisp/net/ntlm ~/.emacs.d/site-lisp/auth-source hides /usr/share/emacs/24.5/lisp/gnus/auth-source Features: (shadow sort mail-extr emacsbug sendmail misearch multi-isearch nndraft nnmh nndoc utf-7 rfc2104 nnfolder nnimap utf7 parse-time netrc gnutls network-stream starttls tls gnus-agent gnus-srvr gnus-score score-mode nnvirtual gnus-msg gnus-art mm-uu mml2015 mm-view mml-smime smime dig mailcap nntp gnus-cache epa-file epa epg epg-config sieve sieve-mode sieve-manage nnir gnus-bogofilter gnus-sum nnoo gnus-group gnus-undo nnmail mail-source gnus-start gnus-spec gnus-int gnus-range message rfc822 mml mml-sec mm-decode mm-bodies mm-encode mail-parse rfc2231 rfc2047 rfc2045 ietf-drums mailabbrev gmm-utils mailheader gnus-win gnus gnus-ems nnheader mail-utils benchmark-init-modes bracketed-paste remote-emacsclient server tramp-sh tramp tramp-compat auth-source eieio byte-opt bytecomp byte-compile cl-extra cconv eieio-core gnus-util mm-util mail-prsvr password-cache tramp-loaddefs trampver shell pcomplete comint format-spec visible-mark savehist hilit-chg wid-edit hl-line smart-compile ansi-color easy-mmode multi-term cl term easymenu ehelp ring time edmacro kmacro browse-kill-ring derived disp-table paren dream-theme init-themes init-xterm init-frame-hooks init-utils benchmark-init advice help-fns cl-macs gv cl-loaddefs cl-lib benchmark-init-loaddefs time-date tooltip electric uniquify ediff-hook vc-hooks lisp-float-type mwheel x-win x-dnd tool-bar dnd fontset image regexp-opt fringe tabulated-list newcomment lisp-mode prog-mode register page menu-bar rfn-eshadow timer select scroll-bar mouse jit-lock font-lock syntax facemenu font-core frame cham georgian utf-8-lang misc-lang vietnamese tibetan thai tai-viet lao korean japanese hebrew greek romanian slovak czech european ethiopic indian cyrillic chinese case-table epa-hook jka-cmpr-hook help simple abbrev minibuffer nadvice loaddefs button faces cus-face macroexp files text-properties overlay sha1 md5 base64 format env code-pages mule custom widget hashtable-print-readable backquote make-network-process dbusbind gfilenotify dynamic-setting system-font-setting font-render-setting move-toolbar gtk x-toolkit x multi-tty emacs) Memory information: ((conses 16 267674 34081) (symbols 48 130711 12771) (miscs 40 196 202) (strings 32 97938 31332) (string-bytes 1 3547042) (vectors 16 23986) (vector-slots 8 619234 14799) (floats 8 304 246) (intervals 56 480 72) (buffers 960 26) (heap 1024 44889 8768)) From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Apr 26 11:59:26 2016 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 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