GNU bug report logs - #9909
emacsclient -a "" -s server-name does not start/connect to named server

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From: Gregor Zattler <telegrap <at> gmx.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: emacsclient -a "" -s server-name does not start/connect to named
	server
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:57:57 +0100

Hi emacs developers,

emacsclient -a "" 
starts a new server if there is none before and connects to it.

I would expect that emacsclient -a "" -s my-server-name behaves the
same but starts a server with server-name my-server-name and connects
to this specific emacs server.

But 

emacsclient.emacs-snapshot -a "" -s my-server-name
does not start a server but instead says:
    emacsclient.emacs-snapshot: can't find socket; have you started the
    server?
    To start the server in Emacs, type "M-x server-start".
    Error: Could not start the Emacs daemon

ps (1) shows no emacs server


while 

emacsclient.emacs23 -a "" -s my-server-name 
starts a server but is not able to connect and says at the end of the
output:

    Starting Emacs daemon.
    Emacs daemon should have started, trying to connect again
    emacsclient.emacs23: can't find socket; have you started the server?
    To start the server in Emacs, type "M-x server-start".
    Error: Cannot connect even after starting the Emacs daemon
    
    
ps (1) shows 
    emacs --daemon=????t)????d)??
    


Thank you for developing Emacs, gregor

Message #8 received at 9909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>
To: Gregor Zattler <telegrap <at> gmx.net>
Cc: 9909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9909: emacsclient -a "" -s server-name does not start/connect
	to named server
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:35:49 -0400

Gregor Zattler <telegrap <at> gmx.net> writes:

> Hi emacs developers,
>
> emacsclient -a "" 
> starts a new server if there is none before and connects to it.
>
> I would expect that emacsclient -a "" -s my-server-name behaves the
> same but starts a server with server-name my-server-name and connects
> to this specific emacs server.
>
> But 
>
> emacsclient.emacs-snapshot -a "" -s my-server-name
> does not start a server but instead says:
>     emacsclient.emacs-snapshot: can't find socket; have you started the
>     server?
>     To start the server in Emacs, type "M-x server-start".
>     Error: Could not start the Emacs daemon
>
> ps (1) shows no emacs server
>
>
> while 
>
> emacsclient.emacs23 -a "" -s my-server-name 
> starts a server but is not able to connect and says at the end of the
> output:
>
>     Starting Emacs daemon.
>     Emacs daemon should have started, trying to connect again
>     emacsclient.emacs23: can't find socket; have you started the server?
>     To start the server in Emacs, type "M-x server-start".
>     Error: Cannot connect even after starting the Emacs daemon
>     
>     
> ps (1) shows 
>     emacs --daemon=????t)????d)??

This regressions seems to have been introduced by change 105655.
In set_local_socket the value of socket_name is destroyed in case of
failing to connect to the server.  That value is needed for starting the
daemon.

Message #11 received at 9909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Gregor Zattler <telegrap <at> gmx.net>
Cc: 9909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9909: emacsclient -a "" -s server-name does not start/connect
	to named server
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:01:01 +0800

Gregor Zattler <telegrap <at> gmx.net> writes:

> emacsclient -a "" 
> starts a new server if there is none before and connects to it.
>
> I would expect that emacsclient -a "" -s my-server-name behaves the
> same but starts a server with server-name my-server-name and connects
> to this specific emacs server.
>
> emacsclient.emacs-snapshot -a "" -s my-server-name
> does not start a server but instead says:
>     emacsclient.emacs-snapshot: can't find socket; have you started the
>     server?
>     To start the server in Emacs, type "M-x server-start".
>     Error: Could not start the Emacs daemon

I could not reproduce this bug with the latest bzr checkout, nor with
Emacs 24.1 and 24.2.  I think it's been fixed in the meantime; could you
check it it still fails with you?

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