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[PATCH] Retain the <base> tag when making a page in EWW document readable

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Message #17 received at 78948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Steven Allen <steven <at> stebalien.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: jporterbugs <at> gmail.com, larsi <at> gnus.org, 78948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78948: [PATCH] Retain the <base> tag when making a page in
 EWW document readable
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:18:31 -0700

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

>> Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
>>  Jim Porter <jporterbugs <at> gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:37:27 -0700
>> From:  Steven Allen via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
>>
>> Retain the <base> tag when making a page in EWW document
>> readable. Otherwise, relative links aren't resolved correctly.
>
> Thanks.  Could you please show a recipe for reproducing the problem?

1. Start emacs.
2. M-x eww RET https://stebalien.com/tags/emacs/ RET
3. R (readable mode)
4. Try to follow the top link and get a 404 error code.

> Also, would it make sense to have a test for this?

Good point, see attached.

[0001-Retain-the-base-tag-when-making-a-page-in-EWW-docume.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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