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29.0.92; emacsclient-mail.desktop fails due to complicated escaping

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Message #133 received at 65902 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 65902 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jporterbugs <at> gmail.com, stefankangas <at> gmail.com,
 sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, sbaugh <at> catern.com
Subject: Re: bug#65902: 29.0.92; emacsclient-mail.desktop fails due to
 complicated escaping
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:32:07 +0300

> From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
> Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>,  jporterbugs <at> gmail.com,
>   sbaugh <at> catern.com,  sbaugh <at> janestreet.com,  65902 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:29:06 +0200
> 
> On Sep 22 2023, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > We cannot avoid some escaping because the command is invoked through
> > "sh -c".  This is not our decision, this is the decision of
> > freedesktop.org,
> 
> That's not true.  The Exec line is _not_ passed to the shell, but is
> processed by a specialized parser and then executed directly.

Then why is "sh -c" being used?

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