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30.0.50; macOS: `emacs --geometry` flag broken, only `-geometry` works

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: 71669 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#71669: 30.0.50; macOS: `emacs --geometry` flag broken, only `-geometry` works
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:43:09 +0000

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

> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> 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?

It's not very helpful, no.

>> 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.

I assume that you mean the part setting `command-line-ns-option-alist`.

Do you agree that this is a bug?

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