GNU bug report logs - #73728
29.3; Specifing an --alternate-editor for emacscleintw.exe with custom --init-directory does not work on Windows

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Message #34 received at 73728-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jonas Großekathöfer <jonas <at> grszkth.fr>
Cc: 73728-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73728: 29.3; Specifing an --alternate-editor for
 emacscleintw.exe with custom --init-directory does not work on Windows
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:09:30 +0300

> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:14:45 +0200
> From: Jonas Großekathöfer <jonas <at> grszkth.fr>
> Cc: 73728 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
>  Do you mean like how in the first example I gave?
>   
>  -a "%UserProfile%\bin\emacs-29.3\bin\runemacs.exe --init-directory
>  %AppData%\Dotfiles\emacs\.emacs.d\"
>   
>  That one gives "file name or Argument required. Try --help"
> 
>  First, remove the last backslash before the closing quote" it prevents
>  the closing quote from being recognized.  And if that doesn't help,
>  maybe we have a real bug.
>   
>  
> That was it! Thank you, it's working now. (:

Thanks, I'm therefore closing this non-bug.

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