Re: Emacs in server mode using a Shepherd user service
On 19.11.2019 22:58, bre...@posteo.net wrote: On 19.11.2019 22:57, Maxim Cournoyer wrote: Hello! bre...@posteo.net writes: On 18.11.2019 00:10, Chris Marusich wrote: Hi Maxim, Maxim Cournoyer writes: I typically start Emacs in server mode using a shepherd user service, so rarely restart Emacs. If it isn't too much to ask, could you share the configuration you use to accomplish this? I'd like to do something similar, and I suspect it's probably one of those things that is "easy to do" if you already know exactly what to do, and rather time-consuming to figure out otherwise. Perhaps we could make another Cook Book section about it? Seconding Chris' comment Brett Gilio A Cook Book section would indeed be great! I originally was enlightened by Dave Thompson on how to go about it. In my ~/.config/shepherd directory, I have two Scheme files: init.scm --8<---cut here---start->8--- ;;; Shepherd User Services (load "services.scm") (register-services emacs gpg-agent jackd ibus-daemon workrave) ;; Send shepherd into the background. (action 'shepherd 'daemonize) ;; Services to start when shepherd starts: (for-each start '(emacs gpg-agent ibus-daemon workrave)) --8<---cut here---end--->8--- services.scm --8<---cut here---start->8--- (define emacs (make #:provides '(emacs) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "emacs --daemon") #:stop (make-system-destructor "emacsclient --eval \"(kill-emacs)\""))) (define ibus-daemon (make #:provides '(ibus-daemon) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "ibus-daemon --xim --daemonize --replace") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill ibus-daemon"))) (define jackd (make #:provides '(jackd) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "jackd -d alsa &") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill jackd"))) (define gpg-agent (let ((pinentry (string-append (getenv "HOME") "/.guix-profile/bin/pinentry"))) (make #:provides '(gpg-agent) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor (string-append "gpg-agent --daemon " "--pinentry-program " pinentry)) #:stop (make-system-destructor "gpgconf --kill gpg-agent" (define workrave (make #:provides '(workrave) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "workrave &") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill workrave"))) --8<---cut here---end--->8--- I've included all the services I currently use in case they might be of interest. The last bit that is needed (other than having the required software installed to your profile, including shepherd), is to launch shepherd when your session starts: For me, that is simply calling 'shepherd' in my ~/.xsession, just before the call to my window manager (ratpoison). I then start Emacs using 'emacsclient -c'. HTH! Maxim Perfect, thank you Maxim! I also want to throw Alex's git repo out there which is relevant https://github.com/alezost/shepherd-config
Re: Emacs in server mode using a Shepherd user service
On 19.11.2019 22:57, Maxim Cournoyer wrote: Hello! bre...@posteo.net writes: On 18.11.2019 00:10, Chris Marusich wrote: Hi Maxim, Maxim Cournoyer writes: I typically start Emacs in server mode using a shepherd user service, so rarely restart Emacs. If it isn't too much to ask, could you share the configuration you use to accomplish this? I'd like to do something similar, and I suspect it's probably one of those things that is "easy to do" if you already know exactly what to do, and rather time-consuming to figure out otherwise. Perhaps we could make another Cook Book section about it? Seconding Chris' comment Brett Gilio A Cook Book section would indeed be great! I originally was enlightened by Dave Thompson on how to go about it. In my ~/.config/shepherd directory, I have two Scheme files: init.scm --8<---cut here---start->8--- ;;; Shepherd User Services (load "services.scm") (register-services emacs gpg-agent jackd ibus-daemon workrave) ;; Send shepherd into the background. (action 'shepherd 'daemonize) ;; Services to start when shepherd starts: (for-each start '(emacs gpg-agent ibus-daemon workrave)) --8<---cut here---end--->8--- services.scm --8<---cut here---start->8--- (define emacs (make #:provides '(emacs) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "emacs --daemon") #:stop (make-system-destructor "emacsclient --eval \"(kill-emacs)\""))) (define ibus-daemon (make #:provides '(ibus-daemon) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "ibus-daemon --xim --daemonize --replace") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill ibus-daemon"))) (define jackd (make #:provides '(jackd) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "jackd -d alsa &") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill jackd"))) (define gpg-agent (let ((pinentry (string-append (getenv "HOME") "/.guix-profile/bin/pinentry"))) (make #:provides '(gpg-agent) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor (string-append "gpg-agent --daemon " "--pinentry-program " pinentry)) #:stop (make-system-destructor "gpgconf --kill gpg-agent" (define workrave (make #:provides '(workrave) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "workrave &") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill workrave"))) --8<---cut here---end--->8--- I've included all the services I currently use in case they might be of interest. The last bit that is needed (other than having the required software installed to your profile, including shepherd), is to launch shepherd when your session starts: For me, that is simply calling 'shepherd' in my ~/.xsession, just before the call to my window manager (ratpoison). I then start Emacs using 'emacsclient -c'. HTH! Maxim Perfect, thank you Maxim!
Re: Emacs in server mode using a Shepherd user service
Hello! bre...@posteo.net writes: > On 18.11.2019 00:10, Chris Marusich wrote: >> Hi Maxim, >> >> Maxim Cournoyer writes: >> >>> I typically start Emacs in server mode using a shepherd user service, >>> so rarely restart Emacs. >> >> If it isn't too much to ask, could you share the configuration you use >> to accomplish this? I'd like to do something similar, and I suspect >> it's probably one of those things that is "easy to do" if you already >> know exactly what to do, and rather time-consuming to figure out >> otherwise. Perhaps we could make another Cook Book section about it? > > Seconding Chris' comment > > Brett Gilio A Cook Book section would indeed be great! I originally was enlightened by Dave Thompson on how to go about it. In my ~/.config/shepherd directory, I have two Scheme files: init.scm --8<---cut here---start->8--- ;;; Shepherd User Services (load "services.scm") (register-services emacs gpg-agent jackd ibus-daemon workrave) ;; Send shepherd into the background. (action 'shepherd 'daemonize) ;; Services to start when shepherd starts: (for-each start '(emacs gpg-agent ibus-daemon workrave)) --8<---cut here---end--->8--- services.scm --8<---cut here---start->8--- (define emacs (make #:provides '(emacs) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "emacs --daemon") #:stop (make-system-destructor "emacsclient --eval \"(kill-emacs)\""))) (define ibus-daemon (make #:provides '(ibus-daemon) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "ibus-daemon --xim --daemonize --replace") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill ibus-daemon"))) (define jackd (make #:provides '(jackd) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "jackd -d alsa &") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill jackd"))) (define gpg-agent (let ((pinentry (string-append (getenv "HOME") "/.guix-profile/bin/pinentry"))) (make #:provides '(gpg-agent) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor (string-append "gpg-agent --daemon " "--pinentry-program " pinentry)) #:stop (make-system-destructor "gpgconf --kill gpg-agent" (define workrave (make #:provides '(workrave) #:requires '() #:start (make-system-constructor "workrave &") #:stop (make-system-destructor "pkill workrave"))) --8<---cut here---end--->8--- I've included all the services I currently use in case they might be of interest. The last bit that is needed (other than having the required software installed to your profile, including shepherd), is to launch shepherd when your session starts: For me, that is simply calling 'shepherd' in my ~/.xsession, just before the call to my window manager (ratpoison). I then start Emacs using 'emacsclient -c'. HTH! Maxim
Re: Emacs in server mode using a Shepherd user service (Was: Re: Emacs in multiple profiles)
On 18.11.2019 00:10, Chris Marusich wrote: Hi Maxim, Maxim Cournoyer writes: I typically start Emacs in server mode using a shepherd user service, so rarely restart Emacs. If it isn't too much to ask, could you share the configuration you use to accomplish this? I'd like to do something similar, and I suspect it's probably one of those things that is "easy to do" if you already know exactly what to do, and rather time-consuming to figure out otherwise. Perhaps we could make another Cook Book section about it? Seconding Chris' comment Brett Gilio
Emacs in server mode using a Shepherd user service (Was: Re: Emacs in multiple profiles)
Hi Maxim, Maxim Cournoyer writes: > I typically start Emacs in server mode using a shepherd user service, > so rarely restart Emacs. If it isn't too much to ask, could you share the configuration you use to accomplish this? I'd like to do something similar, and I suspect it's probably one of those things that is "easy to do" if you already know exactly what to do, and rather time-consuming to figure out otherwise. Perhaps we could make another Cook Book section about it? -- Chris signature.asc Description: PGP signature
