On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 02:22:17PM +0100, Sven Eriksson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Using 'qvm-open-in-vm' to open a pdf-file in another appvm fails for me
> in the following way:
> 
> First time it opens correctly, spawning evince and opening the pdf in
> the other vm. However, when closing the evince window, I get a message:
> "Failed to remove file at exit".
> 
> Next time around, the file will not open. When trying, I get the
> message: "qopen-in-vm: Fatal error: send file to dispVM (error type:
> Broken pipe)" in a message window.
> 
> When renaming the pdf-file with a new name it works to open the file
> once again. But then also with the new name it cannot be opened twice in
> a row.
> 
> It turns out that the filed is stored in the /tmp directory of the
> target vm and that the "Failed to remove file at exit" message above
> concerns the inability to remove the file from the tmp directory.
> 
> If I remove the file manually from the tmp directory, I can once again
> open it from the other vm.
> 
> What is the reason for this behaviour? How can I make the system
> automatically remove the file from the tmp directory upon closing evince?

It's a bug - well spotted. It does not  affect qvm-open-in-dispvm of course,
which is why, I suspect, it hasnt been noted before.

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