GNU bug report logs - #3053
"emacsclient -a emacs" produces "No server editing buffers exist" when closing buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Danai SAE-HAN (韓達耐) <danai.saehan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:45:44 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Danai SAE-HAN (韓達耐)
 <danai.saehan <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 3053 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#3053: "emacsclient -a emacs" produces "No server editing buffers exist" when closing buffer
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:21:04 -0400

> When $EDITOR gets called from scripts, such as "reportbug" on Debian,
> and Emacs is not started yet, a new instance of Emacs will be launched
> (as can be expected).  However, I cannot close back the buffer with
> C-x #.  Pressing this shortcut so will result in a message "No server
> editing buffers exist".

You probably want to use the new "-a ''" argument, which will start an
Emacs in server mode.


        Stefan
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