Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

> Am 29.10.2007 um 09:12 schrieb Thierry Volpiatto:
>
>> is not working only in this special case:
>>
>> when i call it from my python app throught the mailcap module.
>
> Could be there is something with missing environment variables ...
>
> A simple 'strings `which emacsclient`' reveals:
>
> 	ALTERNATE_EDITOR
> 	DISPLAY
> 	EMACS_SERVER_FILE
> 	HOME
> 	LOGNAME
> 	TERM
> 	USER
>
> USER, LOGNAME, DISPLAY are important. Can you launch a simple shell
> script instead of emacsclient that just records the environment
> variables it sees inside Python? Like:
>
> 	#!<path to your login shell>
> 	env | sort -o /tmp/EnvironmentAsSeenFromWithinPython$$
>
> Then compare this with that which a regular shell or GNU Emacs'
> *shell* buffer has.
>
> And in the next round: make that shell script replace the utility
> that would be determined by the mailcap file – I have no idea why you
> mention this, because mailcap names a "proxy" to handle a particular
> data type. Does this "proxy" application launch and for which data
> type does it launch? Or do you mean that you have extended mailcap to
> use emacsclient for some data type(s)? Then it would be easy to
> substitute "emacsclient" with "shell script name" for a test and all
> is done.


I did that and i have two files now:
 - One done with replacing emacsclient by the command line you gave me 
   in my script that is launched as $EDITOR in .mailcap 

 - One with your command line runned in the shell of emacs (not eshell)

I have 2 list of environnement variable but it's don't "talk me a lot!"
I attach them, if you have the time to have a look.
6915==>from my python app
7619==>from shell

The problem is now repeated in all my emacs-cvs (22 and 23)
The problem with "svn-status-ediff-with-revision" also
I think the problem is related to my $EDITOR value but i am not sure.
Only the "emacs22 no cvs" is working.

And added to that, (it's a bad day :) ) since the update of my system
this morning , /su::/... with tramp is not working anymore
(authentification fail)
I think it's from the update of pwdb and pam the problem come. 

Thank you for your help, i try hard to understand your advices!!