Re: How to run server-start only if not already running?

[Richard Stallman]

      (add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook
        (lambda () (condition-case nil
                       (delete-file (expand-file-name server-name
                                                      server-socket-dir))
                     (error nil))))

Is it necessary to delete a socket explicitly when the process that
created it dies?  If so, shouldn't server.el do this normally?  It
appears currently to do delete the file only when you start a server,
not when you kill the Emacs.

If that change were made, your hack would be simpler, and we could
put into server.el too.  Why not?