Subl --wait never completes if SublimeText is quit

[jaraco]

I have build 3143 on macOS 10.12.6. I can subl -w setup.py, which blocks, then close that file within SublimeText using Cmd+W, and the subl process exits, as advertised.

If I however use subl -w setup.py and then quit SublimeText with Cmd+Q, the process continues to block, even if I subsequently restart SublimeText and close the once-again-open file.

This issue seems related to, though distinct from:

• Subl -w waits forever when opening a folder
• Subl -w does not wait on OS X
• Subl -w doesn't return on editor exit

Is it the case that subl -w is only meant to work if one closes the relevant tab in the editor (prior to exiting the app)? I should expect one of two things:

• closing the app should unblock the wait
• re-opening the app and closing the tab should unblock the wait

[kingkeith]

potentially related:

Issue: `-w` CLI option requires all windows to be closed when Sublime Text isn't running already

[olliepurkiss]

I’m having exactly this problem in build 3211 on MacOS 10.15.7.

I’m using ZSH if that makes a difference.