GNU bug report logs - #8314
24.0.50; emacsclient -c does the wrong thing when compiled without X

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: PJ Weisberg <pj <at> irregularexpressions.net>

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:07:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: PJ Weisberg <pj <at> irregularexpressions.net>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, 8314 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8314: 24.0.50; emacsclient -c does the wrong thing when compiled without X
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:31:50 +0300

> Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 15:03:18 -0700
> From: PJ Weisberg <pj <at> irregularexpressions.net>
> Cc: 8314 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> I think that if there's no useable graphical display for *any* reason,
> '-c' should be a synonym for '-t'.

I'm not at all sure that's TRT.  Next you will be saying that if -t is
not available either, emacsclient should start a new Emacs session.

> The man page for emacsclient just says "create a new frame instead
> of trying to use the current Emacs frame" for that option

The man page is not up to date with the latest changes in emacsclient,
IMO.
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