GNU bug report logs - #51850
27.2; No way to configure mm-external-terminal-program command switch

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kevin Foley <kevin <at> kevinjfoley.me>

Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.2

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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Report forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
bug#51850; Package emacs. (Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:50:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Kevin Foley <kevin <at> kevinjfoley.me>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 27.2; No way to configure mm-external-terminal-program command switch
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:49:36 -0500
When calling `mm-display-external', the switch to pass a command to
`mm-external-terminal-program' is hard coded to "-e".

However this switch is deprecated in `gnome-terminal` and "--" should be
used instead.  In my testing "-e" didn't work at all with
`gnome-terminal` (I tested the same command outside of Emacs as well).

I think it would be useful to make this configurable via a user option.

Thanks,
Kevin Foley




Information forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org:
bug#51850; Package emacs. (Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:18:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #8 received at 51850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Kevin Foley <kevin <at> kevinjfoley.me>
Cc: 51850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51850: 27.2; No way to configure
 mm-external-terminal-program command switch
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 07:17:19 +0100
Kevin Foley <kevin <at> kevinjfoley.me> writes:

> When calling `mm-display-external', the switch to pass a command to
> `mm-external-terminal-program' is hard coded to "-e".
>
> However this switch is deprecated in `gnome-terminal` and "--" should be
> used instead.  In my testing "-e" didn't work at all with
> `gnome-terminal` (I tested the same command outside of Emacs as well).
>
> I think it would be useful to make this configurable via a user option.

I've now fixed this in Emacs 29 by allowing mm-external-terminal-program
to be a list like ("gnome-terminal" "--").

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no




bug marked as fixed in version 29.1, send any further explanations to 51850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Kevin Foley <kevin <at> kevinjfoley.me> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:18:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:24:12 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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