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Re: sf
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kj |
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Re: sf |
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Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:00:58 +0000 (UTC) |
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In <87pr9t52lm.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
>kj <no.email@please.post> writes:
>> I posted this query some months ago, but got no replies.
>Try a better fitting subject line.
The bad subject line was a mistake, and it only happened when I
reposted.
Ironically, despite the inscrutable subject line, this time I got
one response, which is better than I can say for my previous attempt
that did have a clear 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.
Thanks, this hint helped a lot.
kj
- sf, kj, 2009/09/14
- Re: sf, David Kastrup, 2009/09/14