GNU bug report logs - #65902
29.0.92; emacsclient-mail.desktop fails due to complicated escaping

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: sbaugh <at> catern.com

Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 02:25:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 29.0.92

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: sbaugh <at> catern.com
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: jporterbugs <at> gmail.com, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, sbaugh <at> janestreet.com, 65902 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#65902: 29.0.92; emacsclient-mail.desktop fails due to complicated escaping
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2023 19:53:15 +0000 (UTC)

Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org> writes:

> On Okt 22 2023, sbaugh <at> catern.com wrote:
>
>> +Exec=emacsclient --alternate-editor= --eval '(message-mailto (pop server-eval-args-left))' %u
>
> This line is not valid according to the specs.

Is that because of the single quotes surrounding spaces?  Are quoted
strings not permitted?

Would the following be valid:

Exec=emacsclient --alternate-editor= --eval '(message-mailto)' %u

or perhaps

Exec=emacsclient --alternate-editor= --eval (message-mailto) %u

That's easily achievable.
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