See eg https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=25234#8
xdg-open can delegate to a variety of different helpers depending on your environment. If the one it ends up calling returns immediately rather than waiting, Emacs thinks the associated process is done. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to emacs25 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1712731 Title: xdg-open(gvfs-open) doesnot work from emacs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs25/+bug/1712731/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
