bug#4724: 23.1; emacsclient: Specify desired terminal type instead of using `-c'

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Lluis <xscript@gmx.net> writes:

> I use
>
>     emacsclient -e "(remember-other-frame)"
>
> for quick note-taking.
>
> I use this together with an advice around remember-other-frame
> (similar to [0]), such that finishing or cancelling the note deletes
> the frame and lets me seamlessly resume my workflow.
>
> However, this only works in a graphical environment if there is already an
>
>     emacsclient -c ...
>
> running, as otherwise emacs throws
>
>     *ERROR*: Unknown terminal type

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately didn't get any
response at the time.)

I tried reproducing this in Emacs 27, but was unable to: Even with one
emacsclient, I don't get that error message.  Are you still seeing this
problem on in modern Emacs versions?

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