Fix URL launching on MacOS

common/dialog_about/dialog_about.cpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.h>
+#include <launch_ext.h>
 #include <string>
 
 // kicad_curl.h must be included before wx headers, to avoid
@@ -677,5 +678,5 @@ void DIALOG_ABOUT::onReportBug( wxCommandEvent& event )
     wxString url_string;
     url_string.Printf( m_bugReportUrl, kcurl.Escape( message.ToStdString() ) );
 
-    wxLaunchDefaultApplication( url_string );
+    LaunchURL( url_string );
 }

common/launch_ext.cpp

@@ -40,3 +40,17 @@ void LaunchExternal( const wxString& aPath )
     wxLaunchDefaultApplication( path );
 #endif
 }
+
+
+void LaunchURL( const wxString& aUrl )
+{
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    wxString msg;
+
+    msg.Printf( "open %s", aUrl );
+
+    system( msg.c_str() );
+#else
+    wxLaunchDefaultApplication( aUrl );
+#endif
+}

include/launch_ext.h

@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@ class wxString;
  */
 void LaunchExternal( const wxString& aPath );
 
+/**
+ * Attempts to launch a given URL in the user's browser
+ * @param aUrl is a valid URL (already escaped)
+ */
+void LaunchURL( const wxString& aUrl );
+
 #endif