GNU bug report logs - #17663
24.4.50; arc-mode.el has unrar-free hard-coded

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dieter Deyke <dieter.deyke <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 09:06:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.4.50

Done: Nicolas Petton <nicolas <at> petton.fr>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 17663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Dieter Deyke <dieter.deyke <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 17663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17663: 24.4.50; arc-mode.el has unrar-free hard-coded
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:12:05 -0400

>     arc-mode.el in the trunk has unrar-free hard-coded. unrar-free is no
>     longer available in debian testing, and did not work correctly when
>     it was available in the past. It would be better to use unar/lsar
>     instead, see http://unarchiver.c3.cx/

Indeed, thanks for bringing it up.  Could you provide a patch that does that?


        Stefan
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