GNU bug report logs - #8750
24.0.50; Crash in daemon mode when display goes away

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nix <nix <at> esperi.org.uk>

Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 10:42:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 1493, 4078, 5802, 11741

Found in versions 24.0.50, 24.1

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Nix <nix <at> esperi.org.uk>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 8750 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8750: 24.0.50; Crash in daemon mode when display goes away
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 19:49:31 -0400

Nix <nix <at> esperi.org.uk> writes:

>>> (If this is impossible, can anyone suggest a way to keep Emacs running
>>> while the X server is down? I've tried xpra, but its keyboard handling
>>> is too broken :( )
>>
>> You can try using a Lucid toolkit build.
>
> Will do.

Another possible workaround is to run some code in your pre-suspend
script that makes the Emacs daemon close all its X connections.  I don't
know whether that will successfully avoid triggering the GTK fail, but
it's worth a try.
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