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           received LyX will inform the client that it's listening its
           messages, and 'bye' will inform that lyx is closing.
 
           received LyX will inform the client that it's listening its
           messages, and 'bye' will inform that lyx is closing.
 
-          See development/server_monitor.c for an example client.
+          See development/lyxserver/server_monitor.cpp for an example client.
   Purpose: implement a client/server lib for LyX
 */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "Server.h"
   Purpose: implement a client/server lib for LyX
 */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "Server.h"
+
+#include "DispatchResult.h"
 #include "FuncRequest.h"
 #include "FuncRequest.h"
+#include "LyX.h"
 #include "LyXAction.h"
 #include "LyXAction.h"
-#include "LyXFunc.h"
 
 #include "frontends/Application.h"
 
 #include "support/debug.h"
 #include "support/FileName.h"
 
 #include "frontends/Application.h"
 
 #include "support/debug.h"
 #include "support/FileName.h"
+#include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "support/lassert.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 #include "support/os.h"
 #include "support/lassert.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 #include "support/os.h"
+#include "support/signals.h"
 
 
-#include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+#include <io.h>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #endif
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #endif
+#include <QThread>
 
 #include <cerrno>
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
 
 #include <cerrno>
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
@@ -93,43 +99,60 @@ private:
 
 namespace {
 
 
 namespace {
 
-char * errormsg()
+string errormsg(DWORD const error)
 {
        void * msgbuf;
 {
        void * msgbuf;
-       DWORD error = GetLastError();
-       FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER |
-                     FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
-                     FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
-                     NULL, error, MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
-                     (LPTSTR) &msgbuf, 0, NULL);
-       return static_cast<char *>(msgbuf);
+       string message;
+       if (FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER |
+                         FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
+                         FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
+                         NULL, error,
+                         MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
+                         (LPTSTR) &msgbuf, 0, NULL)) {
+               message = static_cast<char *>(msgbuf);
+               LocalFree(msgbuf);
+       } else
+               message = "Unknown error";
+
+       return message;
 }
 
 }
 
+} // namespace anon
 
 
-extern "C" {
 
 DWORD WINAPI pipeServerWrapper(void * arg)
 {
        LyXComm * lyxcomm = reinterpret_cast<LyXComm *>(arg);
 
 DWORD WINAPI pipeServerWrapper(void * arg)
 {
        LyXComm * lyxcomm = reinterpret_cast<LyXComm *>(arg);
-       lyxcomm->pipeServer();
+       if (!lyxcomm->pipeServer()) {
+               // Error exit; perform cleanup.
+               lyxcomm->ready_ = false;
+               lyxcomm->closeHandles();
+               CloseHandle(lyxcomm->server_thread_);
+               CloseHandle(lyxcomm->stopserver_);
+               CloseHandle(lyxcomm->outbuf_mutex_);
+               lyxerr << "LyXComm: Closing connection" << endl;
+       }
        return 1;
 }
 
        return 1;
 }
 
-}
-
-} // namespace anon
 
 LyXComm::LyXComm(string const & pip, Server * cli, ClientCallbackfct ccb)
 
 LyXComm::LyXComm(string const & pip, Server * cli, ClientCallbackfct ccb)
-       : pipename_(pip), client_(cli), clientcb_(ccb), stopserver_(0)
+       : stopserver_(0), pipename_(pip), client_(cli), clientcb_(ccb)
 {
 {
+       for (int i = 0; i < MAX_PIPES; ++i) {
+               event_[i] = 0;
+               pipe_[i].handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+       }
        ready_ = false;
        ready_ = false;
+       deferred_loading_ = false;
        openConnection();
 }
 
 
        openConnection();
 }
 
 
-void LyXComm::pipeServer()
+bool LyXComm::pipeServer()
 {
        DWORD i;
 {
        DWORD i;
+       DWORD error;
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_PIPES; ++i) {
                bool const is_outpipe = i >= MAX_CLIENTS;
 
        for (i = 0; i < MAX_PIPES; ++i) {
                bool const is_outpipe = i >= MAX_CLIENTS;
@@ -140,11 +163,11 @@ void LyXComm::pipeServer()
                // Manual-reset event, initial state = signaled
                event_[i] = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, TRUE, NULL);
                if (!event_[i]) {
                // Manual-reset event, initial state = signaled
                event_[i] = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, TRUE, NULL);
                if (!event_[i]) {
+                       error = GetLastError();
                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create event for pipe "
                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create event for pipe "
-                              << pipename.c_str() << "\nLyXComm: "
-                              << errormsg() << endl;
-                       closeHandles(i);
-                       return;
+                              << pipename << "\nLyXComm: "
+                              << errormsg(error) << endl;
+                       return false;
                }
 
                pipe_[i].overlap.hEvent = event_[i];
                }
 
                pipe_[i].overlap.hEvent = event_[i];
@@ -155,14 +178,15 @@ void LyXComm::pipeServer()
                                PIPE_TIMEOUT, NULL);
 
                if (pipe_[i].handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
                                PIPE_TIMEOUT, NULL);
 
                if (pipe_[i].handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+                       error = GetLastError();
                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create pipe "
                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create pipe "
-                              << pipename.c_str() << "\nLyXComm: "
-                              << errormsg() << endl;
-                       closeHandles(i);
-                       return;
+                              << pipename << "\nLyXComm: "
+                              << errormsg(error) << endl;
+                       return false;
                }
 
                }
 
-               startPipe(i);
+               if (!startPipe(i))
+                       return false;
                pipe_[i].state = pipe_[i].pending_io ?
                        CONNECTING_STATE : (is_outpipe ? WRITING_STATE
                                                       : READING_STATE);
                pipe_[i].state = pipe_[i].pending_io ?
                        CONNECTING_STATE : (is_outpipe ? WRITING_STATE
                                                       : READING_STATE);
@@ -186,7 +210,7 @@ void LyXComm::pipeServer()
 
                // Determine which pipe instance completed the operation.
                i = wait - WAIT_OBJECT_0;
 
                // Determine which pipe instance completed the operation.
                i = wait - WAIT_OBJECT_0;
-               LASSERT(i >= 0 && i <= MAX_PIPES, /**/);
+               LASSERT(i <= MAX_PIPES, /**/);
 
                // Check whether we were waked up for stopping the pipe server.
                if (i == MAX_PIPES)
 
                // Check whether we were waked up for stopping the pipe server.
                if (i == MAX_PIPES)
@@ -203,9 +227,11 @@ void LyXComm::pipeServer()
                        case CONNECTING_STATE:
                                // Pending connect operation
                                if (!success) {
                        case CONNECTING_STATE:
                                // Pending connect operation
                                if (!success) {
+                                       error = GetLastError();
                                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: "
                                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: "
-                                              << errormsg() << endl;
-                                       resetPipe(i, true);
+                                              << errormsg(error) << endl;
+                                       if (!resetPipe(i, true))
+                                               return false;
                                        continue;
                                }
                                pipe_[i].state = is_outpipe ? WRITING_STATE
                                        continue;
                                }
                                pipe_[i].state = is_outpipe ? WRITING_STATE
@@ -216,7 +242,8 @@ void LyXComm::pipeServer()
                                // Pending read operation
                                LASSERT(!is_outpipe, /**/);
                                if (!success || status == 0) {
                                // Pending read operation
                                LASSERT(!is_outpipe, /**/);
                                if (!success || status == 0) {
-                                       resetPipe(i);
+                                       if (!resetPipe(i, !success))
+                                               return false;
                                        continue;
                                }
                                pipe_[i].nbytes = status;
                                        continue;
                                }
                                pipe_[i].nbytes = status;
@@ -267,24 +294,28 @@ void LyXComm::pipeServer()
                                continue;
                        }
 
                                continue;
                        }
 
-                       if (!success && GetLastError() == ERROR_IO_PENDING) {
+                       error = GetLastError();
+
+                       if (!success && error == ERROR_IO_PENDING) {
                                // The read operation is still pending.
                                pipe_[i].pending_io = true;
                                continue;
                        }
 
                                // The read operation is still pending.
                                pipe_[i].pending_io = true;
                                continue;
                        }
 
+                       success = error == ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE;
+
                        // Client closed connection (ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE) or
                        // an error occurred; in either case, reset the pipe.
                        // Client closed connection (ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE) or
                        // an error occurred; in either case, reset the pipe.
-                       if (GetLastError() != ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE) {
-                               lyxerr << "LyXComm: " << errormsg() << endl;
+                       if (!success) {
+                               lyxerr << "LyXComm: " << errormsg(error) << endl;
                                if (!pipe_[i].iobuf.empty()) {
                                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: truncated command: "
                                               << pipe_[i].iobuf << endl;
                                        pipe_[i].iobuf.erase();
                                }
                                if (!pipe_[i].iobuf.empty()) {
                                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: truncated command: "
                                               << pipe_[i].iobuf << endl;
                                        pipe_[i].iobuf.erase();
                                }
-                               resetPipe(i, true);
-                       } else
-                               resetPipe(i);
+                       }
+                       if (!resetPipe(i, !success))
+                               return false;
                        break;
 
                case WRITING_STATE:
                        break;
 
                case WRITING_STATE:
@@ -295,8 +326,8 @@ void LyXComm::pipeServer()
                                QCoreApplication::postEvent(this,
                                                static_cast<QEvent *>(event));
                                // Wait for completion
                                QCoreApplication::postEvent(this,
                                                static_cast<QEvent *>(event));
                                // Wait for completion
-                               while (pipe_[i].nbytes && !checkStopServer())
-                                       Sleep(100);
+                               while (pipe_[i].nbytes && !checkStopServer(100))
+                                       ;
                                pipe_[i].pending_io = false;
                                pipe_[i].state = READING_STATE;
                                continue;
                                pipe_[i].pending_io = false;
                                pipe_[i].state = READING_STATE;
                                continue;
@@ -318,47 +349,56 @@ void LyXComm::pipeServer()
                                // The write operation completed successfully.
                                pipe_[i].iobuf.erase();
                                pipe_[i].pending_io = false;
                                // The write operation completed successfully.
                                pipe_[i].iobuf.erase();
                                pipe_[i].pending_io = false;
-                               resetPipe(i);
+                               if (!resetPipe(i))
+                                       return false;
                                continue;
                        }
 
                                continue;
                        }
 
-                       if (GetLastError() == ERROR_IO_PENDING) {
+                       error = GetLastError();
+
+                       if (success && error == ERROR_IO_PENDING) {
                                // The write operation is still pending.
                                // We get here when a reader is started
                                // well before a reply is ready, so delay
                                // a bit in order to not burden the cpu.
                                // The write operation is still pending.
                                // We get here when a reader is started
                                // well before a reply is ready, so delay
                                // a bit in order to not burden the cpu.
-                               Sleep(100);
+                               checkStopServer(100);
                                pipe_[i].pending_io = true;
                                continue;
                        }
 
                                pipe_[i].pending_io = true;
                                continue;
                        }
 
+                       success = error == ERROR_NO_DATA;
+
                        // Client closed connection (ERROR_NO_DATA) or
                        // an error occurred; in either case, reset the pipe.
                        // Client closed connection (ERROR_NO_DATA) or
                        // an error occurred; in either case, reset the pipe.
-                       if (GetLastError() != ERROR_NO_DATA) {
+                       if (!success) {
                                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Error sending message: "
                                       << pipe_[i].iobuf << "\nLyXComm: "
                                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Error sending message: "
                                       << pipe_[i].iobuf << "\nLyXComm: "
-                                      << errormsg() << endl;
-                               resetPipe(i, true);
-                       } else
-                               resetPipe(i);
+                                      << errormsg(error) << endl;
+                       }
+                       if (!resetPipe(i, !success))
+                               return false;
                        break;
                }
        }
 
        ready_ = false;
                        break;
                }
        }
 
        ready_ = false;
-       closeHandles(MAX_PIPES - 1);
+       closeHandles();
+       return true;
 }
 
 
 }
 
 
-void LyXComm::closeHandles(DWORD index)
+void LyXComm::closeHandles()
 {
 {
-       for (int i = 0; i <= int(index); ++i) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < MAX_PIPES; ++i) {
                if (event_[i]) {
                        ResetEvent(event_[i]);
                        CloseHandle(event_[i]);
                if (event_[i]) {
                        ResetEvent(event_[i]);
                        CloseHandle(event_[i]);
+                       event_[i] = 0;
                }
                }
-               if (pipe_[i].handle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+               if (pipe_[i].handle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
                        CloseHandle(pipe_[i].handle);
                        CloseHandle(pipe_[i].handle);
+                       pipe_[i].handle = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+               }
        }
 }
 
        }
 }
 
@@ -373,23 +413,25 @@ bool LyXComm::event(QEvent * e)
 }
 
 
 }
 
 
-BOOL LyXComm::checkStopServer()
+bool LyXComm::checkStopServer(DWORD timeout)
 {
 {
-       return WaitForSingleObject(stopserver_, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0;
+       return WaitForSingleObject(stopserver_, timeout) == WAIT_OBJECT_0;
 }
 
 
 }
 
 
-void LyXComm::startPipe(DWORD index)
+bool LyXComm::startPipe(DWORD index)
 {
        pipe_[index].pending_io = false;
 {
        pipe_[index].pending_io = false;
+       pipe_[index].overlap.Offset = 0;
+       pipe_[index].overlap.OffsetHigh = 0;
 
        // Overlapped ConnectNamedPipe should return zero.
        if (ConnectNamedPipe(pipe_[index].handle, &pipe_[index].overlap)) {
 
        // Overlapped ConnectNamedPipe should return zero.
        if (ConnectNamedPipe(pipe_[index].handle, &pipe_[index].overlap)) {
-               // FIXME: What to do? Maybe the pipe server should be reset.
+               DWORD const error = GetLastError();
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not connect pipe "
                       << external_path(pipeName(index))
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not connect pipe "
                       << external_path(pipeName(index))
-                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg() << endl;
-               return;
+                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg(error) << endl;
+               return false;
        }
 
        switch (GetLastError()) {
        }
 
        switch (GetLastError()) {
@@ -402,26 +444,31 @@ void LyXComm::startPipe(DWORD index)
                // Client is already connected, so signal an event.
                if (SetEvent(pipe_[index].overlap.hEvent))
                        break;
                // Client is already connected, so signal an event.
                if (SetEvent(pipe_[index].overlap.hEvent))
                        break;
+               // fall through
        default:
                // Anything else is an error.
        default:
                // Anything else is an error.
-               // FIXME: What to do? Maybe the pipe server should be reset.
+               DWORD const error = GetLastError();
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: An error occurred while connecting pipe "
                       << external_path(pipeName(index))
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: An error occurred while connecting pipe "
                       << external_path(pipeName(index))
-                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg() << endl;
+                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg(error) << endl;
+               return false;
        }
        }
+
+       return true;
 }
 
 
 }
 
 
-void LyXComm::resetPipe(DWORD index, bool close_handle)
+bool LyXComm::resetPipe(DWORD index, bool close_handle)
 {
        // This method is called when an error occurs or when a client
        // closes the connection. We first disconnect the pipe instance,
        // then reconnect it, ready to wait for another client.
 
        if (!DisconnectNamedPipe(pipe_[index].handle)) {
 {
        // This method is called when an error occurs or when a client
        // closes the connection. We first disconnect the pipe instance,
        // then reconnect it, ready to wait for another client.
 
        if (!DisconnectNamedPipe(pipe_[index].handle)) {
+               DWORD const error = GetLastError();
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not disconnect pipe "
                       << external_path(pipeName(index))
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not disconnect pipe "
                       << external_path(pipeName(index))
-                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg() << endl;
+                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg(error) << endl;
                // What to do now? Let's try whether re-creating the pipe helps.
                close_handle = true;
        }
                // What to do now? Let's try whether re-creating the pipe helps.
                close_handle = true;
        }
@@ -442,16 +489,19 @@ void LyXComm::resetPipe(DWORD index, bool close_handle)
                                PIPE_TIMEOUT, NULL);
 
                if (pipe_[index].handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
                                PIPE_TIMEOUT, NULL);
 
                if (pipe_[index].handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+                       DWORD const error = GetLastError();
                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not reset pipe " << name
                        lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not reset pipe " << name
-                              << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg() << endl;
-                       return;
+                              << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg(error) << endl;
+                       return false;
                }
        }
 
                }
        }
 
-       startPipe(index);
+       if (!startPipe(index))
+               return false;
        pipe_[index].state = pipe_[index].pending_io ?
                        CONNECTING_STATE : (is_outpipe ? WRITING_STATE
                                                       : READING_STATE);
        pipe_[index].state = pipe_[index].pending_io ?
                        CONNECTING_STATE : (is_outpipe ? WRITING_STATE
                                                       : READING_STATE);
+       return true;
 }
 
 
 }
 
 
@@ -464,16 +514,20 @@ void LyXComm::openConnection()
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXSERVER, "LyXComm: Already connected");
                return;
        }
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXSERVER, "LyXComm: Already connected");
                return;
        }
-       // We assume that we don't make it
-       ready_ = false;
 
        if (pipename_.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXSERVER, "LyXComm: server is disabled, nothing to do");
                return;
        }
 
 
        if (pipename_.empty()) {
                LYXERR(Debug::LYXSERVER, "LyXComm: server is disabled, nothing to do");
                return;
        }
 
-       // Check whether the pipe name is being used by some other program.
+       // Check whether the pipe name is being used by some other instance.
        if (!stopserver_ && WaitNamedPipe(inPipeName().c_str(), 0)) {
        if (!stopserver_ && WaitNamedPipe(inPipeName().c_str(), 0)) {
+               // Tell the running instance to load the files
+               if (run_mode == USE_REMOTE && loadFilesInOtherInstance()) {
+                       deferred_loading_ = true;
+                       pipename_.erase();
+                       return;
+               }
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Pipe " << external_path(inPipeName())
                       << " already exists.\nMaybe another instance of LyX"
                          " is using it." << endl;
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Pipe " << external_path(inPipeName())
                       << " already exists.\nMaybe another instance of LyX"
                          " is using it." << endl;
@@ -484,8 +538,9 @@ void LyXComm::openConnection()
        // Mutex with no initial owner for synchronized access to outbuf_
        outbuf_mutex_ = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, NULL);
        if (!outbuf_mutex_) {
        // Mutex with no initial owner for synchronized access to outbuf_
        outbuf_mutex_ = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, NULL);
        if (!outbuf_mutex_) {
+               DWORD const error = GetLastError();
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create output buffer mutex"
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create output buffer mutex"
-                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg() << endl;
+                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg(error) << endl;
                pipename_.erase();
                return;
        }
                pipename_.erase();
                return;
        }
@@ -493,8 +548,9 @@ void LyXComm::openConnection()
        // Manual-reset event, initial state = not signaled
        stopserver_ = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
        if (!stopserver_) {
        // Manual-reset event, initial state = not signaled
        stopserver_ = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
        if (!stopserver_) {
+               DWORD const error = GetLastError();
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create stop server event"
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create stop server event"
-                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg() << endl;
+                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg(error) << endl;
                pipename_.erase();
                CloseHandle(outbuf_mutex_);
                return;
                pipename_.erase();
                CloseHandle(outbuf_mutex_);
                return;
@@ -503,8 +559,9 @@ void LyXComm::openConnection()
        server_thread_ = CreateThread(NULL, 0, pipeServerWrapper,
                                     static_cast<void *>(this), 0, NULL);
        if (!server_thread_) {
        server_thread_ = CreateThread(NULL, 0, pipeServerWrapper,
                                     static_cast<void *>(this), 0, NULL);
        if (!server_thread_) {
+               DWORD const error = GetLastError();
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create pipe server thread"
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not create pipe server thread"
-                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg() << endl;
+                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg(error) << endl;
                pipename_.erase();
                CloseHandle(stopserver_);
                CloseHandle(outbuf_mutex_);
                pipename_.erase();
                CloseHandle(stopserver_);
                CloseHandle(outbuf_mutex_);
@@ -544,8 +601,11 @@ void LyXComm::emergencyCleanup()
                SetEvent(stopserver_);
                // Forcibly terminate the pipe server thread if it does
                // not finish quickly.
                SetEvent(stopserver_);
                // Forcibly terminate the pipe server thread if it does
                // not finish quickly.
-               if (WaitForSingleObject(server_thread_, 200) != WAIT_OBJECT_0)
+               if (WaitForSingleObject(server_thread_, 200) != WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
                        TerminateThread(server_thread_, 0);
                        TerminateThread(server_thread_, 0);
+                       ready_ = false;
+                       closeHandles();
+               }
                CloseHandle(server_thread_);
                ResetEvent(stopserver_);
                CloseHandle(stopserver_);
                CloseHandle(server_thread_);
                ResetEvent(stopserver_);
                CloseHandle(stopserver_);
@@ -613,13 +673,13 @@ void LyXComm::send(string const & msg)
                ReleaseMutex(outbuf_mutex_);
        } else {
                // Something is fishy, better resetting the connection.
                ReleaseMutex(outbuf_mutex_);
        } else {
                // Something is fishy, better resetting the connection.
+               DWORD const error = GetLastError();
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Error sending message: " << msg
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Error sending message: " << msg
-                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg()
-                      << "LyXComm: Resetting connection" << endl;
+                      << "\nLyXComm: " << errormsg(error)
+                      << "\nLyXComm: Resetting connection" << endl;
                ReleaseMutex(outbuf_mutex_);
                closeConnection();
                ReleaseMutex(outbuf_mutex_);
                closeConnection();
-               if (!checkStopServer())
-                       openConnection();
+               openConnection();
        }
 }
 
        }
 }
 
@@ -636,6 +696,7 @@ string const LyXComm::pipeName(DWORD index) const
 LyXComm::LyXComm(string const &, Server *, ClientCallbackfct)
 {}
 
 LyXComm::LyXComm(string const &, Server *, ClientCallbackfct)
 {}
 
+
 void LyXComm::openConnection()
 {}
 
 void LyXComm::openConnection()
 {}
 
@@ -657,6 +718,7 @@ void LyXComm::endPipe(int & fd, string const & filename, bool write)
 void LyXComm::emergencyCleanup()
 {}
 
 void LyXComm::emergencyCleanup()
 {}
 
+
 void LyXComm::read_ready()
 {}
 
 void LyXComm::read_ready()
 {}
 
@@ -667,11 +729,11 @@ void LyXComm::send(string const & msg)
 
 #else // defined (HAVE_MKFIFO)
 
 
 #else // defined (HAVE_MKFIFO)
 
-
 LyXComm::LyXComm(string const & pip, Server * cli, ClientCallbackfct ccb)
        : pipename_(pip), client_(cli), clientcb_(ccb)
 {
        ready_ = false;
 LyXComm::LyXComm(string const & pip, Server * cli, ClientCallbackfct ccb)
        : pipename_(pip), client_(cli), clientcb_(ccb)
 {
        ready_ = false;
+       deferred_loading_ = false;
        openConnection();
 }
 
        openConnection();
 }
 
@@ -749,6 +811,12 @@ int LyXComm::startPipe(string const & file, bool write)
                        if (fd >= 0) {
                                // Another LyX instance is using it.
                                ::close(fd);
                        if (fd >= 0) {
                                // Another LyX instance is using it.
                                ::close(fd);
+                               // Tell the running instance to load the files
+                               if (run_mode == USE_REMOTE && loadFilesInOtherInstance()) {
+                                       deferred_loading_ = true;
+                                       pipename_.erase();
+                                       return -1;
+                               }
                        } else if (errno == ENXIO) {
                                // No process is reading from the other end.
                                stalepipe = true;
                        } else if (errno == ENXIO) {
                                // No process is reading from the other end.
                                stalepipe = true;
@@ -790,8 +858,12 @@ int LyXComm::startPipe(string const & file, bool write)
        }
 
        if (!write) {
        }
 
        if (!write) {
-               theApp()->registerSocketCallback(fd,
-                       boost::bind(&LyXComm::read_ready, this));
+               // Make sure not to call read_ready after destruction.
+               weak_ptr<void> tracker = tracker_.p();
+               theApp()->registerSocketCallback(fd, [=](){
+                               if (!tracker.expired())
+                                       read_ready();
+                       });
        }
 
        return fd;
        }
 
        return fd;
@@ -811,7 +883,7 @@ void LyXComm::endPipe(int & fd, string const & filename, bool write)
                       << '\n' << strerror(errno) << endl;
        }
 
                       << '\n' << strerror(errno) << endl;
        }
 
-       if (FileName(filename).removeFile() < 0) {
+       if (!FileName(filename).removeFile()) {
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not remove pipe " << filename
                       << '\n' << strerror(errno) << endl;
        }
                lyxerr << "LyXComm: Could not remove pipe " << filename
                       << '\n' << strerror(errno) << endl;
        }
@@ -849,7 +921,6 @@ void LyXComm::read_ready()
        int status;
        // the single = is intended here.
        while ((status = ::read(infd_, charbuf, charbuf_size - 1))) {
        int status;
        // the single = is intended here.
        while ((status = ::read(infd_, charbuf, charbuf_size - 1))) {
-
                if (status > 0) {
                        charbuf[status] = '\0'; // turn it into a c string
                        read_buffer_ += rtrim(charbuf, "\r");
                if (status > 0) {
                        charbuf[status] = '\0'; // turn it into a c string
                        read_buffer_ += rtrim(charbuf, "\r");
@@ -900,7 +971,8 @@ void LyXComm::send(string const & msg)
 
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXSERVER, "LyXComm: Sending '" << msg << '\'');
 
 
        LYXERR(Debug::LYXSERVER, "LyXComm: Sending '" << msg << '\'');
 
-       if (pipename_.empty()) return;
+       if (pipename_.empty())
+               return;
 
        if (!ready_) {
                LYXERR0("LyXComm: Pipes are closed. Could not send " << msg);
 
        if (!ready_) {
                LYXERR0("LyXComm: Pipes are closed. Could not send " << msg);
@@ -915,6 +987,49 @@ void LyXComm::send(string const & msg)
 
 #endif // defined (HAVE_MKFIFO)
 
 
 #endif // defined (HAVE_MKFIFO)
 
+namespace {
+
+struct Sleep : QThread
+{
+       static void millisec(unsigned long ms)
+       {
+               QThread::usleep(ms * 1000);
+       }
+};
+
+} // namespace anon
+
+
+bool LyXComm::loadFilesInOtherInstance()
+{
+       int pipefd;
+       int loaded_files = 0;
+       FileName const pipe(inPipeName());
+       vector<string>::iterator it = theFilesToLoad().begin();
+       while (it != theFilesToLoad().end()) {
+               FileName fname = fileSearch(string(), os::internal_path(*it),
+                                               "lyx", may_not_exist);
+               if (fname.empty()) {
+                       ++it;
+                       continue;
+               }
+               // Wait a while to allow time for the other
+               // instance to reset the connection
+               Sleep::millisec(200);
+               pipefd = ::open(pipe.toFilesystemEncoding().c_str(), O_WRONLY);
+               if (pipefd < 0)
+                       break;
+               string const cmd = "LYXCMD:pipe:file-open:" +
+                                       fname.absFileName() + '\n';
+               if (::write(pipefd, cmd.c_str(), cmd.length()) < 0)
+                       LYXERR0("Cannot write to pipe!");
+               ::close(pipefd);
+               ++loaded_files;
+               it = theFilesToLoad().erase(it);
+       }
+       return loaded_files > 0;
+}
+
 
 string const LyXComm::inPipeName() const
 {
 
 string const LyXComm::inPipeName() const
 {
@@ -939,8 +1054,8 @@ void ServerCallback(Server * server, string const & msg)
        server->callback(msg);
 }
 
        server->callback(msg);
 }
 
-Server::Server(LyXFunc * f, string const & pipes)
-       : numclients_(0), func_(f), pipes_(pipes, this, &ServerCallback)
+Server::Server(string const & pipes)
+       : numclients_(0), pipes_(pipes, this, &ServerCallback)
 {}
 
 
 {}
 
 
@@ -959,7 +1074,6 @@ Server::~Server()
 
 int compare(char const * a, char const * b, unsigned int len)
 {
 
 int compare(char const * a, char const * b, unsigned int len)
 {
-       using namespace std;
        return strncmp(a, b, len);
 }
 
        return strncmp(a, b, len);
 }
 
@@ -1061,17 +1175,20 @@ void Server::callback(string const & msg)
                        // The correct solution would be to have a
                        // specialized (non-gui) BufferView. But how do
                        // we do it now? Probably we should just let it
                        // The correct solution would be to have a
                        // specialized (non-gui) BufferView. But how do
                        // we do it now? Probably we should just let it
-                       // connect to the lyxfunc in the single LyXView we
+                       // connect to the lyxfunc in the single GuiView we
                        // support currently. (Lgb)
 
                        // support currently. (Lgb)
 
-                       func_->dispatch(FuncRequest(lyxaction.lookupFunc(cmd), arg));
-                       string const rval = to_utf8(func_->getMessage());
+                       FuncRequest fr(lyxaction.lookupFunc(cmd), from_ascii(arg));
+                       fr.setOrigin(FuncRequest::LYXSERVER);
+                       DispatchResult dr;
+                       theApp()->dispatch(fr, dr);
+                       string const rval = to_utf8(dr.message());
 
                        // all commands produce an INFO or ERROR message
                        // in the output pipe, even if they do not return
                        // anything. See chapter 4 of Customization doc.
                        string buf;
 
                        // all commands produce an INFO or ERROR message
                        // in the output pipe, even if they do not return
                        // anything. See chapter 4 of Customization doc.
                        string buf;
-                       if (func_->errorStat())
+                       if (dr.error())
                                buf = "ERROR:";
                        else
                                buf = "INFO:";
                                buf = "ERROR:";
                        else
                                buf = "INFO:";