bug#61919: Action key does not open Emacs mail msg files from shell

[Bob Weiner]

Hi John:

This has been fixed in a recent Hyperbole pre-release at elpa-devel.
Thanks for reporting it.  I will close this issue.

-- rsw

John Cummings <john@rootabega.net> writes:

> I use:  Editor:      GNU Emacs 28.2
>         Hyperbole:   9.0.0
>         Sys Type:    x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>         OS Type:     gnu/linux
>         Window Sys:  None
>         News Reader: Gnus v5.13
>         Install:     elpa-devel, 8.0.1pre0.20230227.3018
> (HyDebug) ButProps: (variable-documentation "The currently selected Hyperbole 
> button.  Available to action routines." lbl-key "#*message*-20230220-192738#" 
> lbl-start 11965 lbl-end 11992 categ ibtypes::pathname loc #<buffer *shell*> 
> dir "/home/emacs/shellbug/examples/mail/" actype actypes::link-to-file args 
> ("#*message*-20230220-192738#"))
>
> Given:
> In a shell buffer, run an ls command in a directory containing a file
> named like this Emacs-generated mail file (the quotes are not part of
> the file name): '#*message*-20230220-192738#'
>
> Expected behavior:
> Hyperbole's smart keys will interpret this as a filename, and the
> action key will open that file.
>
> Actual behavior:
> Hyperbole does seem to interpret it as a filename, but an error occurs
> when hitting the action key, indicating it may not be determining the
> file's location correctly. A portion of that error backtrace:
>
>   Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "(hpath:find): 
> \"#*message*-20230220-192738#\" does n...")
>     error("(hpath:find): \"%s\" does not exist" "#*message*-20230220-192738#")
>     hpath:find("#*message*-20230220-192738#")
>     actypes::link-to-file("#*message*-20230220-192738#")
>
> Here is what hkey-help says about the name from the shell buffer:
>
>   A press of the Action Key
>   WHEN  (hbut:at-p)
>   CALLS (hui:hbut-act) WHICH WILL:
>   
>     Execute action for optional Hyperbole button symbol BUT in current buffer.
>     The default is the current button.
>     
>     (fn &optional BUT)
>   
>   pathname BUTTON SPECIFICS:
>      lbl-key:         "#*message*-20230220-192738#"
>      lbl-start:       11965
>      lbl-end:         11992
>      categ:           ibtypes::pathname
>      loc:             #<buffer *shell*>
>      dir:             "/home/emacs/shellbug/examples/mail/"
>      actype:          link-to-file
>      args:            ("#*message*-20230220-192738#")