> server.el now creates an AF_INET socket, at an unspecified port. The > host address is local (127.0.0.1) unless the user customizes the > variable `server-host' to the IP or name to use to bind the socket. > The server generates a 64-byte random string (not random bytes, but > printable characters in the range `!'..`~'; it's still about 420 bits > of entropy) and writes in `server-file' (by default "~/.emacs.server") > the host, port and authentication string. Connections are expected to > pass as the first thing in a communication exchange the string "-auth > AUTHENTICATION-STRING" where AUTHENTICATION-STRING is the 64-byte > secret key; otherwise the connection is closed immediately.
Sounds very good. To the host, port, and auth, I'd add a "server name" entry, which would default to "server", to reproduce the socket-name thingy. > In emacsclient.c I've got rid of all AF_UNIX stuff. Doesn't sound so good. I'd rather make it possible to choose between Unix and TCP sockets (default to Unix when possible, and TCP otherwise). > I've also changed the code to use send/recv instead of writing to a file > handle (was easier than fighting two Windows C compilers' idiosincrasies) > and added buffering so data is only sent on receiving "\n" or filling the > buffer. Fair. > Argument `socket-name' has been replaced by `server-file', to > indicate the path to the server config/auth file (alternatively, the > variable EMACS_SERVER_FILE can be set to point to the file; and BTW, > a better name for the variable would be very welcome). I'd rather see "server-name" which could be a path to a unix socket (like now) or just a relative name of a unix socket (like now) or the name of a server to be found in ~/.emacs.servers. I.e. if there is no unix socket of that name, lookup ~/.emacs.servers for TCP servers. > The last change has been to make it consider \path and c:path as absolute > paths (previously it would prepend the current directory to Windows-style > absolute paths). Of course this should only be done under w32. > environments it'd be posible to use emacsclient/server.el with a fixed > address/port and no .emacs.server file (emacsclient would have to grow > --server-address and --server-port options, of course). What would be the benefit? Stefan _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel