From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: guivho Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to get web browsing functionality in emacs 23? Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:18:51 +0100 Message-ID: References: <0e39a0b4-0e75-406d-bf76-4267fc2c7bde@y16g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> <877hdrtjb3.fsf@gmail.com> <877hdqq8sf.fsf@rapttech.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1296206787 12723 80.91.229.12 (28 Jan 2011 09:26:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:26:27 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 28 10:26:23 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pikb1-0008Sa-3k for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:26:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57313 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pikb0-0003fC-D1 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:26:22 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59751 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PijZU-0007qG-7S for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:20:50 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PijY1-0006dX-6K for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:19:14 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-iw0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169]:45411) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PijY1-0006dM-0E for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:19:13 -0500 Original-Received: by iwn40 with SMTP id 40so3335527iwn.0 for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:19:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=xaQmSN/5rvb9vIZD4KBph+T1d0RGc4gOKjCQd1NGTfs=; b=iTkYNu/theoKbzrJbYmGJdWH8mObeN44jjZDuD50PR8+rYxCqSOZLUiG0sDSjqusBW f1Au5xSfmWb1EaR31ZtyAt5+svtcBeW8nJNXPKWaDWqZd7UiuL6K8V0DSl1RVW+rj+nJ dX5AHB8WJP4pNkH8V2uvuO18VOSUjLOpUcPq4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; b=IZv+22KbOM5oi/7Df5KZLcy5KGoU9EIt3+QRd8gfBzZQYpYMTw5i8NXVmrF0aLWV41 tBifjmpnemXBLwpdEq3fs7/wi3P9GCpFnBDZtzRRVfAnc2kRcwJaPJ3hybPlP82W7Wod oqwtl4czkdEp2cGmvQ6Lbkd0SF3C2HGN73Eps= Original-Received: by 10.231.19.77 with SMTP id z13mr2235161iba.166.1296202752068; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:19:12 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.231.13.203 with HTTP; Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:18:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <877hdqq8sf.fsf@rapttech.com.au> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 209.85.214.169 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:78796 Archived-At: Tim, > Note that you should be very careful about running scripts inside > eshell. While eshell is a great interactive shell, it is not a fully > compliant shell. For example, it does not handle IO redirection. Many > scripts use such techniques and will not run correctly. To make it > worse, it will fail silently. Either use M-x > shell, M-x term or run outside of emacs. As the Romans said, 'Experto Crede Roberto', you are very right. An example of a task that fails from within eshell is MacPort activity ran as 'sudo port'. And I must admit that sometimes I am bitten by this before remembering that there are those cases where our beloved eshell just doen't cut it and shell is needed. Thanks for reminding me, Guivho