Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console

[phanhaiquang]

I execute launchy in rails console
Launchy.open( "http://www.ruby-lang.org")
=> #< Thread:0x0000000b89b218 sleep >

I expect it to open in a browser, but nothing happens.
The thread is dead.

So, I executed launchy directly from Linux console. Below is result

launchy -d http://www.ruby-lang.org/

LAUNCHY_DEBUG: URI parsing pass 1 : http://www.ruby-lang.org/ -> {:scheme=>"http", :user=>nil, :password=>nil, :host=>"www.ruby-lang.org", :port=>nil, :path=>"/", :query=>nil, :fragment=>nil}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Application::Browser is the one for handles?(http://www.ruby-lang.org/)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::HostOsFamily::Windows is the one for matches?(linux-gnu)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::HostOsFamily::Darwin is the one for matches?(linux-gnu)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::HostOsFamily::Nix is the one for matches?(linux-gnu)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::RubyEngine::Mri is the one for is_current_engine?(ruby)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::HostOsFamily::Windows is the one for matches?(linux-gnu)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::HostOsFamily::Darwin is the one for matches?(linux-gnu)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::HostOsFamily::Nix is the one for matches?(linux-gnu)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::RubyEngine::Mri is the one for is_current_engine?(ruby)}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::NixDesktopEnvironment::Kde is the one for is_current_desktop_environment?()}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::NixDesktopEnvironment::Gnome is the one for is_current_desktop_environment?()}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::NixDesktopEnvironment::Xfce is the one for is_current_desktop_environment?()}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Launchy::Application : found executable /usr/bin/xprop
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Checking if class Launchy::Detect::NixDesktopEnvironment::Fluxbox is the one for is_current_desktop_environment?()}
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Current Desktop environment not found. Please rerun with environment variable LAUNCHY_DEBUG=true or the '-d' commandline option and file a bug at https://github.com/copiousfreetime/launchy/issues/new
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Launchy::Application : found executable /usr/bin/xdg-open
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Launchy::Application::Browser : possibility : open
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Launchy::Application::Browser : possibility : /usr/bin/xdg-open
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: Launchy::Application::Browser : Using browser value 'open'
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: wet_run: before exec in child process
LAUNCHY_DEBUG: commandline_normalized => open http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console

Could you please guide me how to config or fix the issue ?

Thank you very much !

[copiousfreetime]

Hi @phanhaiquang, thank you filing this bug. Can you please tell me the following?

1. What versions of linux you are using
2. What is your desktop environment / window manager ?
3. What version of MRI?

I should be able to figure out where to go go next based upon that.

enjoy,

-jeremy

[phanhaiquang]

Hi @copiousfreetime,

Thanks much for prompt feedback.
The information is as below

1. Linux Mint 15 Olivia
2. Below is result of the command "wmctrl -m | egrep Name"
   Name: Marco
3. "ruby -v" shows
   ruby 2.0.0p195 (2013-05-14 revision 40734) [x86_64-linux]

Thanks,

[copiousfreetime]

Hi @phanhaiquang

Thanks for the info, I'll dig in in the next day or two and figure this out.

enjoy,

[copiousfreetime]

@phanhaiquang is xdg-open an available application on your system?

[phanhaiquang]

"xdg-open" was installed to my system already.
Its version is "1.0.2".

[copiousfreetime]

Thanks, I think I see the direction of the solution.

[phanhaiquang]

@copiousfreetime It is great 👍
Wish to get your patch soon... :D

[copiousfreetime]

Version 2.4.0 has been released including a fix for this. Please verify.

[phanhaiquang]

@copiousfreetime Sorry for my lateness.
Version 2.4.0 works, thank you very much for your fix 👍

[copiousfreetime]

@phanhaiquang excellent! glad to be of service. Please let me know when you find the next bug 😄