[Portland-bugs] [Bug 32016] New: Mutt cannot open attachments w. xdg-open

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32016

           Summary: Mutt cannot open attachments w. xdg-open
           Product: Portland
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: xdg-utils
        AssignedTo: portland-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: rdieter at math.unl.edu


I'm using Mutt as an example, but there are cases when applications create a
tmpfile, and use xdg-open on them.  They assume that the helper application
blocks until finished, then cleans up the tmpfile.

Problem being that assumption is false.  At least in the kde-open case, it
returns immediately, and the application cleans up the file prior to it
actually being opened.  kde-open does have a --tempfile option,

$ kde-open --help-kde-tempfile
...
KDE-tempfile options:
--tempfile  The files/URLs opened by the application will be deleted after use

Obviously, great care needs to be taken if using this, however.


See also downstream report,
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=653249

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