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 #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15084: 24.3.50; browse-url-generic hangs
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:24:49 +0200

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))

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Thierry
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