23307 2010-04-09 05:21:42 +0400 /usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote is broken and evil 2012-04-23 15:48:11 +0400 1 1 4 Development Sisyphus gnome-libs unstable all Linux ASSIGNED P3 major --- 1071 1 imz mutabor ktirf mike real.altlinux.org qa-sisyphus oldest_to_newest 108487 0 imz 2010-04-09 05:21:42 +0400 gnome-libs-1.4.2-alt9 /usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote is broken (1) because it's old (trying to call "netscape" or "mozilla"), and in its current state, it is evil (2) because it confuses other callers which assume that if /usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote exists, it does invoke a browser. Perhaps, it could be removed completely? -- who cares given it is anyway broken. (1) Brokenness: $ strace -fF -e trace=execve /usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote --raise http://ya.ru execve("/usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote", ["/usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote", "--raise", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = 0 Process 6434 attached (waiting for parent) Process 6434 resumed (parent 6433 ready) Process 6435 attached (waiting for parent) Process 6435 resumed (parent 6434 ready) [pid 6435] execve("/home/imz/bin/netscape", ["netscape", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) [pid 6435] execve("/usr/local/bin/netscape", ["netscape", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) [pid 6435] execve("/usr/bin/netscape", ["netscape", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) [pid 6435] execve("/bin/netscape", ["netscape", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) [pid 6435] execve("/usr/bin/netscape", ["netscape", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) [pid 6435] execve("/usr/games/netscape", ["netscape", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) [pid 6435] execve("/usr/X11R6/bin/netscape", ["netscape", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) Process 6435 detached [pid 6434] --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- Process 6434 detached --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 Process 6433 detached $ (2) Evilness: the "browse-url" function from Emacs (emacs22-common-22.2-alt5) uses by default the "browse-url-default-browser" function (although that is not consisten with the distro -- https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1071 ), which calls the first available browser command from its list, and the first one in its list is "gnome-moz-remote": $ strace -e trace=execve -fF emacs --batch --eval '(browse-url "http://ya.ru")' execve("/usr/bin/emacs", ["emacs", "--batch", "--eval", "(browse-url \"http://ya.ru\")"], [/* 58 vars */]) = 0 Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/00macros.el (source)... 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Process 29106 attached [pid 29106] execve("/usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote", ["/usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote", "--raise", "http://ya.ru"], [/* 58 vars */]) = 0 Process 29107 attached Process 29108 attached Process 29105 detached [pid 29108] --- SIGHUP (Hangup) @ 0 (0) --- Process 29108 detached [pid 29107] --- SIGHUP (Hangup) @ 0 (0) --- Process 29107 detached --- SIGHUP (Hangup) @ 0 (0) --- Process 29106 detached $ So, if /usr/bin/gnome-moz-remote remains in the distro, it should at least have strict dependencies on either "netscape" or "mozilla", so that it will do what it promises to do. Or it should be reconfigured to use another browser. Or better thrown away. 108522 1 ktirf 2010-04-11 12:31:08 +0400 gnome-libs has been broken in many other ways long ago and has to be removed from Sisyphus altogether. Care to package it without gnome-moz-remote yourself? 130830 2 mutabor 2012-04-23 15:48:11 +0400 Да выкинуть давно надо gnome-moz-remote. Сомневаюсь, что кто-то им пользуется.