From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 24 17:27:21 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 853F516A415 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:27:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpagnon@emory.edu) Received: from pales.cc.emory.edu (pales.cc.emory.edu [170.140.8.221]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38ECB43D68 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:27:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gpagnon@emory.edu) Received: from pales (pales [170.140.8.221]) by pales.cc.emory.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k9OHRJCS024989 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:27:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pales (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pales (Symantec Mail Security) with ESMTP id 505CC249F for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:27:19 -0400 (EDT) X-AuditID: aa8c08dd-00000009000002da-61-453e4cf7446b Received: from [127.0.0.1] (dhcp-217-132.wci.emory.edu [170.140.217.132]) by pales (Symantec Mail Security) with ESMTP id F375D249E for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:27:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <453E4CF6.3030003@emory.edu> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:27:18 -0400 From: Giuseppe Pagnoni User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== Subject: linux programs accessing non-linux programs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:27:21 -0000 Hi all, I have been having trouble figuring out how to make linux programs (installed and running under /compat/linux) access other FreeBSD binaries that are *not* located under /compat/linux. For instance, I am running linux-thunderbird and when I want to open a *.doc file attachment, thunderbird asks me which application I would like to use: I would like to point it to /usr/X11R6/bin/abiword , but unfortunately when I chdir to /usr/X11R6/bin in the dialog box, it goes actually to /compat/linux/usr/X11R6/bin (and abiword is *not* there). Is there a way to make linux programs be able to jump out of /compat/linux/ when looking for helper applications? thanks in advance for any advice best giuseppe -- --------------------------------- Giuseppe Pagnoni Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Emory University School of Medicine 1639 Pierce Drive, Suite 4000 Atlanta, GA, 30322 tel: 404.712.8431 fax: 404.727.3233