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emacsclient -a "" -s server-name does not start/connect to named server

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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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