Re: emacsclientw

[Stefan Monnier]

>> I consider `server-start' as a left over from the past.
> Well, as I've said, `server-mode-hook' is useful.

So we're in violent agreement, aren't we?

>> One way is to not wait: let this Emacs server handle the request
>> immediately, without going through emacsclient/server.  The server is only
>> started as a convenience for subsequent uses of emacsclient.
> And what if emacsclient was run from a tool that needs to wait for
> Emacs (i.e., the user) to do something to the file and send it back?

Hmm... good point.  Well, then we can start the server, then wait for some
signal that it's ready, then start emacsclient.  Nothing insurmountable,


        Stefan