GNU bug report logs - #15084
24.3.50; browse-url-generic hangs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Peter <mailing_lists <at> petervasil.net>

Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 15144

Fixed in version 24.3.50

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 15084 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Peter Vasil <mailing_lists <at> petervasil.net>
To: 15084 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15084: 24.3.50; browse-url-generic hangs
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:30:34 +0200
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Thierry Volpiatto
<thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> Peter <mailing_lists <at> petervasil.net> writes:
>
>> When I set 'browse-url-browser-function' to 'browse-url-generic',
>> browse-url does not work anymore. Instead it only shows the text:
>> "Waiting for process to die...done"
>>
>> I think it is 'call-process' which does not work.
>>
>> Actually, this is the code I use:
>> (setq browse-url-generic-program "firefox"
>>       browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-generic)
>
> Is it working after evaling this?
>
> (defvar browse-url-never-use-xdg-open t)
> (defadvice browse-url-can-use-xdg-open (around no-xdg-open activate)
>   (unless browse-url-never-use-xdg-open
>     ad-do-it))
This does not help. Still the same behaviour


Thanks,
Peter

>
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> Thierry
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