Re: error in server-running-p on M$

[Stefan Monnier]

>> This should first stop our own server.  The user will usually not run
>> it when our server is running, but she might do it occasionally.

> I've done that, and now I still dislike `server-force-delete' even
> more. I strongly think that a simple question on server-start would
> have been cleaner.

For a function that's likely to be called from .emacs, I think it's
better to avoid asking questions as far as possible.

> which is kind of redundant. It almost should be

>   (if server-mode
>        (server-mode -1)
>      (condition-case nil
>          ...))

I don't see why it's a problem.

> but the name of the current server could be different of the one for
> the connection file we're trying to delete.
> Ugly IMHO.

BTW, another option is to let server-stop ask the question, so
C-u -1 M-x server-mode would provide the functionality  of
server-force-delete: if server is running, turn it off, if it's not
running and there's no socker/server file, don't do anything, and if
there is some file ask the user whether to force-delete it.

> The code is now committed.

Thanks,


        Stefan