Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 21:24:44 -0500 From: eculp@bafirst.com To: Beech Rintoul <beech@alaskaparadise.com> Cc: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>, ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new installs of linux-firefox linux-firefox-devel report that firefox is running. Message-ID: <20060513212444.m0ephclpwc4ksgow@mail.bafirst.com> In-Reply-To: <200605131011.39261.beech@alaskaparadise.com> References: <20060513081858.ry8ruvxhsc08048w@mail.bafirst.com> <51611542@srv.sem.ipt.ru> <20060513130358.qikb6k9zeo8w8gg0@mail.bafirst.com> <200605131011.39261.beech@alaskaparadise.com>
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Quoting Beech Rintoul <beech@alaskaparadise.com>: > On Saturday 13 May 2006 10:03, eculp@bafirst.com wrote: >> Quoting Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>: >> > On Sat, 13 May 2006 11:11:17 -0500 eculp@bafirst.com wrote: >> >> Quoting Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>: >> >> > On Sat, 13 May 2006 08:18:58 -0500 eculp@bafirst.com wrote: >> >> >> With new installs of linux-firefox linux-firefox-devel on two >> >> >> different machines both report that firefox is running. I am >> >> > >> >> > You say that you only install then (btw by packages or ports?), don't >> >> > launch them, but ps/top show them running? >> >> >> >> Hi Boris, thanks for your answer. >> >> >> >> I first deinstalled them with pkg_delete and manually (rm -rf) removed >> >> the directries completely I then installed them from ports. Everytime >> >> I get the message I check to see if there is any type of firefox >> >> running with ps -ax and now with top also. I've seen this for several >> >> days now and have no idea why. >> >> Hello Boris, >> >> > Which linux_base port and xlibs are you using? >> >> linux_base-8-8.0_14 >> linux-XFree86-libs-4.3.99.902_7 >> xorg-libraries-6.9.0 >> >> > BTW, both native and linux firefox should use the same user's >> > directory ~/.mozilla. try to rename (remove) it and start >> > linux-firefox. Does it helps? Sometimes when upgrading firefox that >> > helps. >> >> I'm erasing it after every test of the FreeBSD firefox and the linux >> version doesn't even create one. >> >> >> >> P.S. Both boxes are running up to date current 7.0, if that matters >> >> >> and the ports are from todays cvsup and were completely erased and >> >> >> rebuilt. >> > >> > So far I can't reproduse it on 6.1-RC. Linux-firefox is strting and >> > shutting down correctly. >> >> I'm running 7.0 with cvsup and build from this morning. >> >> Thanks again for your help, > > Look in your /compat/linux directories. Somewhere in there is a parent.lock > remove that and linux-firefox will start. Sorry, I don't remember exactly > where that file is. Hi Beech, Yes that was it. The good news is that I cleaned up a lot of old .something files while searching for that lock. I have to remember compat/linux. Thanks again, ed
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