GNU bug report logs - #7388
24.0.50; "Active processes exist; kill them and exit anyway?" or let them live on, but exit emacs

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 7388 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7388: 24.0.50; "Active processes exist; kill them and exit
 anyway?" or let them live on, but exit emacs
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 03:10:14 +0200

jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

> "Active processes exist; kill them and exit anyway? (yes or no)"
> Why is there no third choice: "let them live on, but exit emacs"?
> Hasn't emacs ever heard of bash's $ help disown etc.? How could mighty
> emacs not be capable of things like that?
> And the whole thing should be reworded clearer too.
> Perhaps even implement choosing which processes are to live on after
> emacs exits.

I don't think implementing this would be impossible (although perhaps a
bit tricky to make it work on all OS-es: I have no idea), but I've never
felt a need for this.  If there's no good use case, then I don't see the
point, so I'm closing this bug report.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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