Re: --daemon vs. server-start

[Stephen Berman]

On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:22:20 -0800 (PST) Dan Nicolaescu <address@hidden> wrote:

> 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.

Ok, thanks.

Steve Berman