linux_base-f8/Linux emulation notes

[Boris Samorodov]

On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:22:56 +0200 Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Quoting Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> (from Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:33:10 +0400):
> > On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:10:10 +0400 Boris Samorodov wrote:
> >
> >> > > 5. The "Beyond Adobe Reader" window that acroread shows if not run
> >> > >    with a file to load is blank.  According to this FAQ[1] #10 by Adobe,
> >> > >    it could be a problem with gtkembedmoz (installed by the linux-nvu
> >> > >    port).
> >
> >> > I don't see this with acroread7.
> >
> >> Confirmed with acroread8. And I don't install linux-nvu. BTW what
> >> is the purpose ot that window? To show an error message or smth else?
> >
> > As a workaround at "Edit -> Preferences -> Internet" for
> > libgtkembedmoz folder I choosed a frolder from linux-seamonkey
> > (/usr/local/lib/linux-seamonkey). After reloading of acroread8
> > a right window was displayed and I checked-up "Don't show this
> > message again".

> I think there's some kind of env variable for ports which use mozilla
> stuff. MOZEMBEDDED maybe? Don't remember. Check some stuff in the
> shell wrappers of the mozilla based ports. Maybe we can find something
> there which fits (linux-firefox may be a better dependency then).

Speaking about Acrobat Reader, the needed value is defined at
LOCALEBASE/bin/acroread script (for Acrobat Reader 8 only). It's a
variable MOZILLA_COMP_PATH. We can't predefine it because it is not
tested but just defined:
-----
case ${ADOBE_VER} in
7)
        ACROBASE=Adobe/Acrobat7.0
        BINPREFIX=bin
;;
8)
        ACROBASE=Adobe/Reader8
        BINPREFIX=Adobe/Reader8/bin
        MOZILLA_COMP_PATH=/..//usr/local/lib/linux-nvu
        export MOZILLA_COMP_PATH
;;
esac
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