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server-start and server-name doesn't seem to work
From: |
Harry Putnam |
Subject: |
server-start and server-name doesn't seem to work |
Date: |
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:07:20 -0500 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
Looking thru emacs manual for a way to start a server and name it from
a running emacs session like one can do from command line with
emacs --daemon=name
I found a section of the manual under Using Emacs as a Server
(info "(emacs)Emacs Server")
The last paragraph that says:
You can run multiple Emacs servers on the same machine by giving
each one a unique "server name", using the variable `server-name'. For
example, `M-x set-variable <RET> server-name <RET> foo <RET>' sets the
server name to `foo'. The `emacsclient' program can specify a server by
name, using the `-s' option (*note emacsclient Options::).
But that doesn't appear to work here. (Running yesterdays CVS of
emacs)
After M-x server-start
If I do M-x set-variable <RET> server-name <RET> foo <RET>
I get an error saying:
set-variable: Value `foo' does not match type string of server-name
Here is the debugger output:
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Value `foo' does not match type string of
server-name")
signal(error ("Value `foo' does not match type string of server-name"))
error("Value `%S' does not match type %S of %S" foo string server-name)
set-variable(server-name foo nil)
call-interactively(set-variable t nil)
execute-extended-command(nil)
call-interactively(execute-extended-command nil nil)
- server-start and server-name doesn't seem to work,
Harry Putnam <=