browse-url.el comment

diff --git a/lisp/net/browse-url.el b/lisp/net/browse-url.el
index 893bfa4..4364490 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/net/browse-url.el
+++ b/lisp/net/browse-url.el
@@ -1340,6 +1340,9 @@ used instead of `browse-url-new-window-flag'."
          (kill-buffer nil)))
     (if (and pid (zerop (signal-process pid 0))) ; Mosaic running
        (save-excursion
+         ;; This is a predictable temp-file name, which is bad,
+         ;; but it is what Mosaic uses/used.
+         ;; So it's not Emacs's problem.  http://bugs.debian.org/747100
          (find-file (format "/tmp/Mosaic.%d" pid))
          (erase-buffer)
          (insert (if (browse-url-maybe-new-window new-window)