test_emacs () {
if [ -z "$EMACS_SERVER" ]; then
- EMACS_SERVER="notmuch-test-suite-$$"
+ server_name="notmuch-test-suite-$$"
# start a detached session with an emacs server
# user's TERM is given to dtach which assumes a minimally
# VT100-compatible terminal -- and emacs inherits that
TERM=$ORIGINAL_TERM dtach -n "$TEST_TMPDIR/emacs-dtach-socket.$$" \
sh -c "stty rows 24 cols 80; exec '$TMP_DIRECTORY/run_emacs' \
--no-window-system \
- --eval '(setq server-name \"$EMACS_SERVER\")' \
+ --eval '(setq server-name \"$server_name\")' \
--eval '(server-start)' \
--eval '(orphan-watchdog $$)'" || return
+ EMACS_SERVER="$server_name"
# wait until the emacs server is up
until test_emacs '()' 2>/dev/null; do
sleep 1