GNU bug report logs - #63555
emacs 29 complains that it can't connect to the display

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Phillip Susi <phill <at> thesusis.net>

Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 13:55:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.90

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Phillip Susi <phill <at> thesusis.net>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 63555 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#63555: closed (Re: bug#63555: emacs 29 complains that it can't connect to the display)
Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 09:37:30 -0400

Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes:

>> Is there anything stopping us from removing that call to gtk_init?
>
> Yes, since the PGTK build is supposed to support multiple displays.

What does multiple displays have to do with it?  If gtk_init_check()
tries to connect to the display sever, then itsn't it that call that
should be skipped if none of those 3 environment variables are set?
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