bug#37176: 27.0.50; recursive-edit interrupted by invokation of emacsclient

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>,  37176@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 14:08:01 -0400
> 
> >   (when (> (recursion-depth) 0)
> >     ;; We're inside a minibuffer already, so if the emacs-client is trying
> >     ;; to open a frame on a new display, we might end up with an unusable
> >     ;; frame because input from that display will be blocked (until exiting
> >     ;; the minibuffer).  Better exit this minibuffer right away.
> >     ;; Similarly with recursive-edits such as the splash screen.
> >     (run-with-timer 0 nil (lambda () (server-execute-continuation proc)))
> >     (top-level)))
> >
> > I could understand the rationale with the minibuffer, but I don't
> > think I understand why the recursive-edit scenario needs the same
> > treatment.  Can you explain?
> 
> I can't remember wanting to do it for recursive-edit, so I'm pretty sure
> the use of recursion-depth is just careless here and using
> minibuffer-depth should work just as well.

Yes, but there's an explicit reference to recursive-edit in the
comment:

     ;; Similarly with recursive-edits such as the splash screen.

Does that ring any bells?