bug#1574: 23.0.60; gnus fail to attach file when sending mail

[Thierry Volpiatto]

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Hi, when i try to attach files with gnus, it fail with:

,----
| mm-insert-file-contents: 
| Opening input file: aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type, 
| /home/thierry/download/#("~/download/toto.txt" 0 19 (face nil))
`----

Here is how the attached file is displayed in the body of the mail:
(i remove the "part" tags)

,----
| type="text/plain" filename=#("~/download/toto.txt" 0 19 (face nil)) 
disposition=inline description=test
`----

However if i modify that like:

,----
| type="text/plain" filename="~/download/toto.txt" disposition=inline 
description=test
`----

The attached file (toto.txt) is sent


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In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.14.5)
 of 2008-12-16 on tux
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10300000
configured using `configure  '--prefix=/usr' '--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 
'--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--datadir=/usr/share' 
'--sysconfdir=/etc' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--program-suffix=-emacs-23' 
'--infodir=/usr/share/info/emacs-23' '--with-sound' '--with-x' 
'--without-toolkit-scroll-bars' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' 
'--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with-xpm' '--with-freetype' '--with-xft' 
'--without-libotf' '--without-m17n-flt' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 
'--without-hesiod' '--without-kerberos' '--without-kerberos5' '--with-gpm' 
'--with-dbus' '--build=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 'build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 
'host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-march=i686 -pipe -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: fr_FR.UTF-8
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: fr_FR.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Dired by name

Minor modes in effect:
  gnus-dired-mode: t
  icomplete-mode: t
  icicle-mode: t
  delete-selection-mode: t
  minibuffer-depth-indicate-mode: t
  auto-image-file-mode: t
  partial-completion-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  display-wireless-mode: t
  display-battery-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  savehist-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
<backspace> C-c C-c <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> # <down> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> 
<left> <left> <left> <backspace> C-c C-c <left> <left> 
<left> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <backspace> <backspace> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
C-c C-c <f11> a <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <up> 
<return> g <down> <down> <down> <down> <return> C-x 
k <return> C-x m t v o l <tab> <down> t e s t <down> 
<down> <down> <down> C-c C-a t o t o <tab> <return> 
<return> t e s t <return> <return> C-c C-c <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <left> <left> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <return> C-SPC C-n C-n 
C-x r s a C-g C-c C-k y y C-g <up> <up> <up> C-h e 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <left> <left> <left> <left> 
C-SPC C-e C-x r s z C-g C-x b <return> M-x r e p o 
r t - e m a <tab> <down> <return>

Recent messages:
Computing completion candidates...
Sending...
mm-insert-file-contents: Opening input file: aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce 
type, /home/thierry/download/#("~/download/toto.txt" 0 19 (face nil))
Mark set
Quit
Message modified; kill anyway? (y or n) 
Quit
Mark set
Quit
Computing completion candidates...

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A + Thierry Volpiatto
Location: Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer - France