rouben@math9.math.umbc.edu (10/21/90)
I need help from emacs users/C programmers/unix experts in the netland.
I am not an emacs user myself (sorry, vi is good enough for me) but I
need to solve the following problem to provide an optional emacs editing
interface in a C program that I am writing.
The program issues the call: system("emacs filespec") to temporarily
transfer control to the shell, to let emacs edit a file, and then return
control to the program.
The problem is that when emacs is called this way, it comes up with
a blank screen and the message:
YOU ARE ALREADY RUNNING AN EMACS ON THIS MACHINE
USE THAT INSTEAD
and it refuses to do anything else! When I replace 'emacs' with 'vi'
in the system call, things work as they should.
I do not know about emacs to figure out what this message means and
how to get around the problem. I would appreciate any hints and
suggestions.
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