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Re: sf
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David Kastrup |
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Re: sf |
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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:53:41 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
kj <no.email@please.post> writes:
> I posted this query some months ago, but got no replies.
Try a better fitting subject line.
> The problem persists after I updated from version 22.3.1 to 23.1.1, so
> I thought I'd try again.
>
> Whenever I start up Emacs, I get a warning of the form
>
> Warning: desktop file appears to be in use by PID <XYZ>.
>
> where <XYZ> stands for the PID of the Emacs process just being
> started. I.e. the process is tripping over itself.
>
> If I look at the entire *Messages* buffer at that moment, I see
> see something like this:
>
> Wrote /home/kynn/.emacs.desktop.lock
> Desktop: 6 buffers restored.
> Loading server...done
> setting customized faces
> Warning: desktop file appears to be in use by PID 893.
> Using it may cause conflicts. Use it anyway? (y or n)
> Desktop: 6 buffers restored.
> For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
>
> I find the repeated "Desktop: 6 buffers restored." suspicious. It
> makes me wonder if Emacs is running through the Desktop sequence
> twice, and that's why it complains about the lock file.
Yes, quite likely the reason. What is the output of
grep desktop ~/.emacs
on your system? It is likely that you are using two separate methods of
loading the desktop.
--
David Kastrup