example script to start emacs for remote notmuch use

[notmuch-wiki] / remoteusage / 124.mdwn

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@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ its own connection. As long as master ssh connection is live, slave
 can use it. Disconnecting master all future attempts to connect
 from the script will fail.
 
 can use it. Disconnecting master all future attempts to connect
 from the script will fail.
 

+It is possible to use this solution without any changes to
+`$HOME/.ssh/config`.
+

 At the end of this document there is information for some possible ways
 how master ssh connection can be done.
 
 At the end of this document there is information for some possible ways
 how master ssh connection can be done.
 


@@ -20,7 +23,8 @@ Write the following code to a file, for example `remote-notmuch.sh`.
 
        #!/bin/bash
 
 
        #!/bin/bash
 

-       set -eu
+       set -euf
+

        # To trace execution, uncomment next line:
        #exec 6>>remote-errors; BASH_XTRACEFD=6; echo -- >&6; set -x
 
        # To trace execution, uncomment next line:
        #exec 6>>remote-errors; BASH_XTRACEFD=6; echo -- >&6; set -x
 


@@ -156,6 +160,31 @@ wrapper.
 
 (*) general most likely being ~/.emacs
 
 
 (*) general most likely being ~/.emacs
 

+### Yet another possibility -- script to start emacs
+
+Instead of adding new configurations you could also write a special
+script which starts and configures emacs suitable for remote usage.
+Copy the following "template" to a new name e.g. in `$HOME/bin/`,
+edit the value for `master-USER@HOST3:22` and perhaps add more
+post eval-after-load notmuch configs there.
+
+    #!/bin/sh
+    :; exec "${EMACS:-emacs}" --debug-init --load "$0" "$@"; exit
+
+    (setenv "REMOTE_NOTMUCH_SSHCTRL_SOCK" "master-USER@HOST3:22")
+
+    (eval-after-load "notmuch"
+      (lambda ()
+        (setq notmuch-command (concat (file-name-directory load-file-name)
+                                      "remote-notmuch.sh"))
+        ;; place for more post-notmuch-load emacs configs if any
+        ))
+    (notmuch)
+
+    ;; Local Variables:
+    ;; mode: emacs-lisp
+    ;; End:
+

 ## Creating master connection
 
 **(Note: all the examples below use the default master socket written in**
 ## Creating master connection
 
 **(Note: all the examples below use the default master socket written in**


@@ -197,7 +226,7 @@ run
 from command line and observe output. If it looks as it should be next uncomment
 the line
 
 from command line and observe output. If it looks as it should be next uncomment
 the line
 

-        #BASH_XTRACEFD=6; exec 6>>remote-errors; echo -- >&6; set -x
+        #exec 6>>remote-errors; BASH_XTRACEFD=6; echo -- >&6; set -x

 
 in `./remote-notmuch.sh` and attempt to use it from emacs again -- and then
 examine the contents of `remote-errors` in the working directory emacs was
 
 in `./remote-notmuch.sh` and attempt to use it from emacs again -- and then
 examine the contents of `remote-errors` in the working directory emacs was