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emacs-snapshot package

/etc/alternatives link group lacks emacsclient

Bug #63786 reported by Francisco Borges
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emacs-snapshot (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
emacs-snapshot (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: emacs-snapshot

1. emacsclient comes bundled with emacs.

2. emacsclient will *only* work correctly when the *correspondent* emacs has started a server.

Therefore I would expect that /etc/alternatives/emacsclient would be a slave (hate the terminology chosen) of the emacs master group in /etc/alternatives, and not independent. Which is to say:

sudo update-alternatives --config emacs

should also update the emacsclient links.

See original description
Francisco Borges (francisco-borges)
description: updated
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Romain Francoise (rfrancoise) wrote :

It's a good idea, but all packages providing the emacsclient alternative would need to be changed since an alternative cannot provide another real alternative as a slave. I think.

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Francisco Borges (francisco-borges) wrote :

I had thought about this after the bug submission.

But then IMHO the other emacs packages also should be changed. I mean the whole point of groups in /etc/alternatives is to avoid:

1. having to discover which are all files affected;
2. making repeated calls to 'enforce consistency'|'avoid breakage'.

I use emacsclient *all* the time (and knew about the emacs version incompatibility) , and I didn't even bother checking if there was a /etc/alternatives for it.

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Romain Francoise (rfrancoise) wrote :

I agree, but I'm not sure it's worth the pain...

Romain Francoise (rfrancoise)
Changed in emacs-snapshot:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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Romain Francoise (rfrancoise) wrote : Re: [Bug 63786] Re: /etc/alternatives link group lacks emacsclient

 status confirmed

Changed in emacs-snapshot:
status: Rejected → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in emacs-snapshot:
status: Unknown → Unconfirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in emacs-snapshot (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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