GNU bug report logs - #9754
emacs -nv fails on glib 2.31

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ryan Lortie <desrt <at> desrt.ca>

Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:43:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Merged with 6975, 10631

Fixed in version 24.2

Done: Ken Brown <kbrown <at> cornell.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>
Cc: 9754 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9754: Issue with Emacs 23.4
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:19:44 -0400

>> At least it doesn't seem "obviously correct" to me: what if the user
>> opens up an X frame after starting "emacs -nw"?
> The hang arises when emacs is started without an X server present or at
> least with DISPLAY not set.  I don't see how a user would be able to
> open an X frame at a later point in time in that situation (or
> reasonable expect he might be able to).

Easy: M-x make-frame-on-display.
Or start an emacs server and then connect to the server from an
emacsclient with a DISPLAY set (which ends up calling
make-frame-on-display as well, of course).


        Stefan
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