Re: `open` command on Mac OS

[Aaron Davies]

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 1:01 AM, Joseph Lorenzo Hall <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Aaron Davies <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> is this leopard or tiger? i'd suggest trying out dtrace (leopard) or
>> ktrace (tiger) to get some idea of what exactly open is trying to do
>> in each case
>
> Hi, this is leopard.  I'm not familiar with dtrace but I'll check it
> out later today and get back to you.
>
>> also, does open work under screen in Terminal?
>
> Nope. thanks for your help, Joe

hmm

the only time i've ever seen open break is when the connection is over
ssh--contrary to (perhaps naive) expectation, ssh'ing into a mac and
running, say, "open ." doesn't open a new window in the remote box's
local Finder, it just fails. (or at least it did under panther, which
is the last time i checked.) i don't know a whole lot about how open
works, except that it seems to be a carryover from NeXT, so presumably
it's all about NS classes and cocoa frameworks.

i guess the question is how open gets its connection to the local apps
it sends messages to, and whether that could be disrupted by the sort
of pty-fiddling screen does.

anyway, just some more wild speculation on my part. enough rambling
for now. good luck.