GNU bug report logs - #38367
26.3; Cannot start Emacs with -nw option, starting with Emacs 26.1

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:33:38 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 10204

Found in version 26.3

Done: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 38367 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#38367: 26.3; Cannot start Emacs with -nw option, starting with Emacs 26.1
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 14:12:53 +0100

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On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 10:33 AM martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> wrote:

> This is a nice summary.  Couldn't we add it somewhere to nt/README?

I think it would add confusion. If anything, perhaps nt/README should be a
bit more specific about what to do if the user wants to run a console emacs.
Currently it just says:

  + emacs.exe - The main Emacs executable.  As this is designed to run
    as both a text-mode application (emacs -nw) and as a GUI application,
    it will pop up a command prompt window if run directly from Explorer.

  + runemacs.exe - A wrapper for running Emacs as a GUI application
    without popping up a command prompt window.  If you create a
    desktop shortcut for invoking Emacs, make it point to this
    executable, not to emacs.exe.

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