GNU bug report logs - #30981
Document how to use $BROWSER for external browser

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Message #16 received at 30981-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka <at> jpl.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 30981-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30981: Document how to use $BROWSER for external browser
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 16:30:36 +0800

OK I'll close it! Thanks.

>>>>> "KY" == Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka <at> jpl.org> writes:
KY> On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:31:57 -0400, Glenn Morris wrote:

>> xdg-open respects BROWSER, and xdg-open is the browse-url default on GNU/Linux.
>> browse-url-can-use-xdg-open was overly restrictive prior to 26.1.
>> In Emacs 26.1 it probably Just Works.

KY> Thanks.  Though I'm not on GNU/Linux now, is it ok to close this
KY> bug Jidanni?  You should have xdg-open if you are on GNU/Linux.
KY> Even if (browse-url-can-use-xdg-open) returns nil, you can do:

KY> (setq browse-url-browser-function #'browse-url-xdg-open)

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