GNU bug report logs - #17674
24.3; "emacs --batch -batch" fails with "Unknown option `-batch'"

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Package: emacs; Severity: minor; Reported by: Ulrich Mueller <ulm@HIDDEN>; dated Tue, 3 Jun 2014 09:18:02 UTC; Maintainer for emacs is bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN.

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Subject: Re: bug#17674: 24.3;
 "emacs --batch -batch" fails with "Unknown option `-batch'"
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Ulrich Mueller <ulm@HIDDEN> writes:

> $ emacs --batch -batch; echo $?
> Unknown option `-batch'
> 255
> $ emacs -batch --batch; echo $?
> Unknown option `--batch'
> 255

Also emacs --bat --batch.  sort_args in emacs.c can only remove
duplicates that match exactly.  All arguments handled in main are
affected.

Andreas.

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Subject: 24.3; "emacs --batch -batch" fails with "Unknown option `-batch'"
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$ emacs --batch -batch; echo $?
Unknown option `-batch'
255
$ emacs -batch --batch; echo $?
Unknown option `--batch'
255
$ emacs --batch --batch; echo $?
0
$ emacs -batch -batch; echo $?
0

Same problem for --no-window-system -no-window-system. It doesn't
occur for all options though, e.g. --no-init-file -no-init-file
doesn't cause an error.

This is an issue mainly when calling Emacs from a Makefile, where
options from several variables (like AM_ELCFLAGS and ELCFLAGS) can be
accumulated.




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bug#17674; Package emacs. Full text available.
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