Re: org-mode (recent git) tries to open .c and other plaintext file:// links with less on debian

[Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs <friedel@nomaden.org>]

Hiho!

Confirmed fixed (for me) with recent git. Thanks! ;)

I didn't notice that this issue was double-posted:

Ich schrieb:
>  [[file:~/anon-vc/emacs/src/emacs.c::fatal_error_signal%20sig][file:~/anon-vc/emacs/src/emacs.c::fatal_error_signal sig]]
> 
> until I looked what org-open-file does with edebug and noticed it
> tries to handle the file according to its mailcap entry.
> 
> Which is, on my debian testing systems:
> 
> text/plain; less '%s'; needsterminal
> 
> which makes a lot of sense when I try to open a plaintext file
> attachment e.g. with mutt.
> 
> >From emacs, not so good.
> 
> Indeed, M-x list-processes lists a less process:
> 
> Proc                                     Status   Buffer Tty        Command
> less /home/fdf/anon-vc/emacs/src/emacs.c run      (none) /dev/pts/6 /usr/bin/zsh -c less /home/fdf/anon-vc/emacs/src/emacs.c
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Paul Schlesinger schrieb:
> I just revisited the same experienmce with 6.35e.
> All of my links give the same results but one example is
> 
> [[file:apoptosis.org::*Topics][Topics and Ideas]]


> Just down loaded and install 6.35 from web site. Running XP and emacs. When trying to follow link I get an error
> ShellExecute failed.  Moved back to 6.34c and everything works fine.
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