Re: [O] bug#14605: Problem with export an .org file to .pdf does not open pdf file

[Carsten Dominik]

On 3.9.2013, at 11:12, Achim Gratz <address@hidden> wrote:

> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik <at> gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Do you know how I would test this?
> 
> Something like this:
> 
> $ xdg-settings get default-web-browser
> xdg-settings: unknown desktop environment
> 
> There ought to be some better way maybe, but you'd at least find out if the
> XDG utilities are in path and think the environment is set up correctly. 
> Please not that XDG cautions against using its services for root, so that'd
> be another vector to check.
> 
>> Since we are close to a release, maybe I should revert
>> the commit for now and solve this with more time.
> 
> Or you could leave it in and see who complains.

Yup, this is what I have done now.

- Carsten

>  The instances where
> xdg-open doesn't work or is not correctly configured will probably be in
> multi-user / corporate environments where it is unlikely that the newest Org
> or Emacs is installed anyway.
> 
> Regards,
> Achim.
> 
>