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Re: --daemon vs. server-start
From: |
Dan Nicolaescu |
Subject: |
Re: --daemon vs. server-start |
Date: |
Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:22:20 -0800 (PST) |
Stephen Berman <address@hidden> writes:
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:44:16 -0800 (PST) Dan Nicolaescu <address@hidden>
wrote:
> > Again, starting
> > emacs -Q --daemon
> > is similar to starting
> > emacs -Q -nw -f server-start
> > add your options at the end and compare the effect.
>
> I understand *that* they are similar, but I would like to know *why*
> they are similar. I looked at the parts of the source dealing with the
> daemon but saw nothing that made the similarity, and the consequent
> incompatibility with X11 options, clear to me. What should I be looking
> for? (If this question indicates that my understanding is too little to
> comprehend the answer, then I guess I'll have to give up for now.)
Command line option processing depends on `initial-window-system'.
emacs --daemon does not start any X11 connection, so
initial-window-system is nil.
Re: --daemon vs. server-start, Giorgos Keramidas, 2009/01/25