Re: --daemon vs. server-start

[Dan Nicolaescu]

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.