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Cannot create graphical frame using emacsclient -c when using pgtk

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From: Jonas Møller <jonas <at> moller.systems>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Cannot create graphical frame using emacsclient -c when using pgtk
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 16:22:58 +0000

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Hi, when using the old X11 GTK3 build of Emacs I was able to run emacs --daemon​, then create new graphical Emacs frames with emacsclient -c​.

Now-- with pgtk-- running emacsclient -cwill always create a console frame. With the DISPLAY​ environment variable defined, it also produces a warning about using the pgtk build on X11.

I think the logic for deciding whether or not to start a graphical or terminal frame needs to be revisited with Wayland/pgtk in mind.

Also Wayland systems will still often define DISPLAY​, for compatibility with any legacy X11 apps that may need it. So checking for the existence of this env variable is not a sound strategy for deciding whether that warning about running on X11 should be emitted.

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