[debbugs-tracker] bug#9051: closed ([emacsclient] alternate editor does not allow program with arguments)

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> alternate editor does not allow program with arguments
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> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:37:14 +0300
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> I set
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> ALTERNATE_EDITOR='nano -t'
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> but that fails when it is being invoked:
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> emacsclient test.c
> emacsclient: connect: Connection refused
> emacsclient: error executing alternate editor "nano -t"
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> (Side issue: It might be nice to append strerror() to that error
> message.)
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> The problem is that emacsclient interprets the alternate editor setting
> as an executable name rather than a shell command.  This is in contrast
> with the usual handling of the EDITOR environment variable, which is not
> rarely set to values such as
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> EDITOR='nano -t'
> EDITOR='emacsclient -t'
> EDITOR='emacs -nw'
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> It would be very convenient and useful if the ALTERNATE_EDITOR
> environment variable had the same behavior as the EDITOR variable in
> that regard.
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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Patch installed Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:02:25 +0100

Patch installed, closing.

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