bug#20504: emacsclient and new server-start corrupts minor mode menus

[Stefan Kangas]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Jimi Damon <jdamon@accesio.com> writes:
>
>> I am admittedly not a power user of emacs bugs so I couldn't determine
>> whether a bug has been filed against emacsclient for this yet, but
>> here is the bug:
>>
>> Environment and how to duplicate:
>>
>> Ubuntu 14.04 base install with the following default emacs packages install
>> emacs
>> emacs-goodies-el
>> emacs24
>> emacs24-bin-common
>> emacs24-common
>> emacs24-common-non-dfsg
>> emacsen-common
>>
>> /usr/bin/emacsclient  tmp.c
>> M-x outline-minor-mode
>>
>> # The outline menu shows up and I can use it.
>>
>> Now if I do
>>
>> M-x server-start
>>
>> #
>> # The outline menu no longer works.
>> #
>
> (I'm going through old bug reports that have unfortunately not gotten
> any responses.)
>
> I tried this in Emacs 27, and I was unable to reproduce it.
>
> I did:
>
> $ emacs -Q
> `M-x server-start'
> $ emacsclient /tmp/foo
> `M-x outline-mode'
>
> (I got the outline menu.)
>
> `M-x server-start'
>
> It prompts me to whether to shut down the server, and I say yes.  The
> outline menu remains in the buffer.
>
> If you're still seeing this, how do you reproduce the bug?

More information was requested, but none was given within 1 year, so I'm
closing this bug.  If this is still an issue, please reply to this email
(use "Reply to all" in your email client) and we can reopen the bug
report.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas