/* Socket used to communicate with the Emacs server process. */
static HSOCKET emacs_socket = 0;
-/* On Windows, the socket library was historically separate from the
- standard C library, so errors are handled differently. */
-
static void
sock_err_message (const char *function_name)
{
# ifdef WINDOWSNT
- char* msg = NULL;
+ /* On Windows, the socket library was historically separate from the
+ standard C library, so errors are handled differently. */
+
+ if (w32_window_app () && alternate_editor)
+ return;
+
+ char *msg = NULL;
FormatMessage (FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM
| FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER
yet; popping out a modal dialog at this stage would make -a
option totally useless for emacsclientw -- the user will
still get an error message if the alternate editor fails. */
-# ifdef WINDOWSNT
- if(!(w32_window_app () && alternate_editor))
-# endif
sock_err_message ("socket");
return INVALID_SOCKET;
}
/* Set up the socket. */
if (connect (s, &server.sa, sizeof server.in) != 0)
{
-# ifdef WINDOWSNT
- if(!(w32_window_app () && alternate_editor))
-# endif
sock_err_message ("connect");
return INVALID_SOCKET;
}