[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#6077: closed (23.1.96; start-process error)

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> 23.1.96; start-process error
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> Sun, 02 May 2010 10:51:32 +0100
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> When invoking browse-url in a buffer where the default directory no
> longer exists which happens quite often if you have long-running emacs
> session, the following error is generated and browse-url aborts the
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> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-error "Setting current directory" "no such 
> file or directory" "/Users/leo/Desktop/untitled folder/")
>   start-process("open http://paste.lisp.org/display/98663"; nil "open" 
> "http://paste.lisp.org/display/98663";)
>   browse-url-default-macosx-browser("http://paste.lisp.org/display/98663"; nil)
>   apply(browse-url-default-macosx-browser "http://paste.lisp.org/display/98663"; 
> nil)
>   browse-url("http://paste.lisp.org/display/98663";)
>   rcirc-browse-url-at-point(19540)
>   rcirc-browse-url-at-mouse((mouse-2 (#<window 9505 on address@hidden> 19540 
> (375 . 232) 1105613306 nil 19540 (46 . 15) nil (7 . 7) (8 . 15))))
>   call-interactively(rcirc-browse-url-at-mouse nil nil)
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> I wonder if it makes sense to make start-process more robust in this
> case. Thanks.
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> Leo
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> Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:22:04 -0500
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> Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)
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> Version: 24.1
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> This crops up in a few places. I have a vague memory that there is some
> problem with/opposition to a general fix. Installed a fix for
> browse-url.
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