Debian Bug report logs - #21096
Lynx doesn't call external viewers properly

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Daniel Martin at cush <dtm12@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Lynx doesn't call external viewers properly

Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:07:37 -0400

Package: lynx
Version: 2.8-1

When a mailcap entry has no %s in its line, a program wanting to
display something is supposed to feed the external viewer the file to
display on standard input.  Lynx doesn't do that.

Example:
In my ~/.mailcap, I have:
#mailcap entry added by Netscape Helper
audio/x-wav;/usr/bin/bplay

Now, metamail and netscape both interpret this to mean 'feed the file
to be displayed in on standard input' but lynx does not - when I try
to play a .wav file it just sits there (until I press Ctrl-D, as
expected).

Also, netscape interprets a %u in the mailcap to mean 'the url goes
here', but lynx seems to interpret the mailcap string as input to
printf.  (and so a %u ends up being "print the char * that is the
filename as an unsigned int") I'm not certain where the bug is, but am
willing to bet the blame lays with netscape for introducing
non-standard extensions into mailcap.  (But does lynx understand the
"standard" %t and %{ param } notation?  I should check...)

Message #12 received at 21096@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System)

To: 21096@bugs.debian.org

Cc: debian-bugs-forwarded@lists.debian.org (#21096), Christian Hudon <chrish@debian.org> (lynx #21096)

Subject: Processed: Standard mailcap handling

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:07:13 -0500

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Message #17 received at 21096@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>

To: 21096@bugs.debian.org

Subject: upstream `addressed' this bug

Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 19:14:03 +0100

Hi,

From 2.8.4dev.8 changelog:

* implement %s, %t, %{charset} and %{encoding} substitutions for mailcap
  commands in HTFWriter.c (addresses Debian #21096) -TD

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Message #22 received at 21096-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>

To: 21096-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#21096: fixed in lynx 2.8.4-1

Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 14:59:30 -0400

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
lynx, which has been installed in the Debian FTP archive:

lynx_2.8.4-1.dsc
  to pool/main/l/lynx/lynx_2.8.4-1.dsc
lynx_2.8.4-1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/l/lynx/lynx_2.8.4-1_i386.deb
lynx_2.8.4-1.diff.gz
  to pool/main/l/lynx/lynx_2.8.4-1.diff.gz
lynx_2.8.4.orig.tar.gz
  to pool/main/l/lynx/lynx_2.8.4.orig.tar.gz



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 21096@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> (supplier of updated lynx package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Format: 1.7
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 16:22:26 +0200
Source: lynx
Binary: lynx
Architecture: source i386
Version: 2.8.4-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: high
Maintainer: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
Changed-By: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
Description: 
 lynx       - Text-mode WWW Browser
Closes: 21096 25968 40482 42859 45803 56639 63638 63641 65151 68542 80496 83249 83784 94604 105559
Changes: 
 lynx (2.8.4-1) unstable; urgency=high
 .
   * New maintainer.
   * New upstream release. (closes: #80496)
     This release fixes the following bugs:
     - %s, %t, %{charset} and %{encoding} substitutions for
       mailcap commands are now implemented. (closes: #21096)
     - The "<> in javascript causes premature </script>" problem
       is fixed. (closes: #65151)
     - A problem with the length of form fields is fixed.
       (closes: #68542)
     - The Japanese message catalog is now included.
       (closes: #63641)
     - The CPU-loop seems to be fixed. (closes: #25968)
   * /etc/lynx.cfg is now a conffile. (closes: #40482)
   * The default startfile is now the local helpfile (and there's
     no longer a question in the postinst).
     (closes: #105559, #83249, #83784)
   * Disable USE_MOUSE in the default configuration.
     (closes: #42859)
   * Set GLOBAL_EXTENSION_MAP and PERSONAL_EXTENSION_MAP in the
     default lynx.cfg. (closes: #94604)
   * Compiled with ncurses instead of slang.
   * Compiled with "--enable-warnings".
   * Compiled with "--enable-color-style".
   * Compiled with "--enable-default-colors". (closes: #45803)
   * Compiled with "--enable-file-upload". (closes: #56639)
   * Compiled with "--enable-ipv6".
   * Compiled with "--enable-justify-elts".
   * Compiled with "--enable-nested-tables".
   * Compiled with "--enable-read-eta".
   * Updated debian/copyright. (closes: #63638)
Files: 
 c3c28620d73877b3df1200f13a4ea1a3 607 web standard lynx_2.8.4-1.dsc
 90aa83a34ea7cb912386604e1ca73aa0 2556501 web standard lynx_2.8.4.orig.tar.gz
 daad12f30dd95c29c4deec45e851dcef 10777 web standard lynx_2.8.4-1.diff.gz
 833acf3c33c1cf99677f67cbae2966f7 1447276 web standard lynx_2.8.4-1_i386.deb

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