GNU bug report logs - #80147
30.2; .desktop files don't work when "--without-x" is passed to the configure script

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: John <jmckayues <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 08:37:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.2

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From: John <jmckayues <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 30.2; .desktop files don't work when "--without-x" is passed to the
 configure script
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 12:19:49 -0500

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Hello,

The emacs .desktop files (etc/emacs{,client,-mail}.desktop) seem to be
hard-coded with the following information:
> [Desktop Entry]
> Type=Application
> Terminal=false

Several distros provide an emacs-nox package, where emacs is configured
with "./configure --without-x". In their current state, the .desktop files
don't work with "--without-x". We get the following error when using them:
$ gio launch /usr/share/applications/emacs.desktop
> emacs: standard input is not a tty

This error is fixed with "Terminal=true", and we get the correct behavior.

Thanks for the help

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