GNU bug report logs - #25234
25.1; call-process vs. start-process and xdg-open

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Justin Burkett <justin <at> burkett.cc>

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:42:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.1

Done: Justin Burkett <justin <at> burkett.cc>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 25234 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Justin Burkett <justin <at> burkett.cc>
Cc: 25234 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25234: 25.1; call-process vs. start-process and xdg-open
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:28:13 -0500

The issue (I assume) is that xdg-open creates its new process (evince,
whatever) by forking. Then the original xdg-open process exits, which as
far as Emacs knows means it is done.

See eg https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652262
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