Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:35:48 +0000 From: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> To: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Firefox + acroread7 Message-ID: <43711A34.3040509@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <20051108191142.R73778@tripel.monochrome.org> References: <4370D736.7030502@computer.org> <20051108191142.R73778@tripel.monochrome.org>
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Chris Hill wrote: > On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Eric Schuele wrote: > >> I'm having difficulties getting acroread7 to work within firefox-1.0.7. > > > [...] > >> I copied libmap.conf-FreeBSD6 to /etc/libmap.conf. Cut some stuff >> out. Left in the acroread sections (among others): >> >> # Acrobat7 with Mozilla/Firebird/Galeon/Epiphany/Konqueror >> #[/usr/compat/linux/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so] >> >> [/usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so] >> >> libc.so.6 pluginwrapper/acrobat.so >> >> Note that I changed the [pointer?] to where the shared object actually >> resides. > > > I noticed. Why? > > I left mine at the default (the line you commented out above) and mine > works. That is, if I click on a hyperlink to a PDF, the PDF opens in a > browser window. > >> I also created a symlink from /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/nppdf.so >> -> >> /usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so >> > > > My link in /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins looks like > nppdf.so -> > /compat/linux/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so > > Is there another nppdf.so on your system? No... just the one. > Maybe you had previously > installed a FreeBSD-native Mozilla-family browser? I think that if > you're using linuxpluginwrapper you need to point the link to the linux > nppdf.so. Just a thought. > > I'm on 5.4-RELEASE-p8, not 6.0 like you, so that may account for the > different path. Or not. But you may want to take a look in that > /compat/linux... directory and see what's there. I have... the path stops at /compat/linux/usr there is no local/ anything!? very strange. I had this all working once upon a time. Updates (no telling when) have broken it. Thanks. > > HTH... > > -- > Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org > ** [ Busy Expunging <|> ] > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Eric
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