Subject: Re: bug#71669: 30.0.50; macOS: `emacs --geometry` flag broken, only `-geometry` works

From: Po Lu <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:22:22 +0800

Stefan Kangas <[email-masked]> writes:

> Po Lu <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> Where is it documented that `--geometry' should be supported on all
>> systems?
>
> 1. man emacs
> 2. (info "(emacs) Window Size X")

Surely the name of this node is some indication of its applicability?

> As I explained, it works when I say `-geometry` (one dash), so this
> feature is already there.  The only issue is that `--geometry` (two
> dashes) doesn't work.

Yes, because it (the variant with two dashes) is specifically disabled
for the NS windowing system in common-win.el.