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Package request: emacs-lucid

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Description

One way to run emacs is running it in client/server mode:
↳ emacs --fg-daemon

But seems there's an issue related to Gtk that may cause emacs to crash:

Warning: due to a long standing Gtk+ bug
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/issues/221
Emacs might crash when run in daemon mode and the X11 connection is unexpectedly lost.
Using an Emacs configured with --with-x-toolkit=lucid does not have this problem.

As you noticed, we can avoid it by compiling emacs with -with-x-toolkit=lucid option.

Edit: Personally i encounter this issue most of the time.

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Research direction

The issue names no package file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the existing Emacs package definition and checking how package variants configure the X toolkit; done means an emacs-lucid package is available with the Lucid option and its build succeeds.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
emacs
Domain
build-system, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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