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Date:      Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:28:03 +0200
From:      Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
To:        Roman Divacky <rdivacky@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG, Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG, bsam@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Printing with Acrobat Reader
Message-ID:  <20070412132803.twm2froc0sow04cg@webmail.leidinger.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070412095811.GA87726@freebsd.org>
References:  <200704120913.l3C9D5lA060207@lurza.secnetix.de> <20070412115026.sx5tdm2aogss4kkc@webmail.leidinger.net> <20070412095811.GA87726@freebsd.org>

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Quoting Roman Divacky <rdivacky@FreeBSD.ORG> (from Thu, 12 Apr 2007 =20
11:58:11 +0200):

>> Acroread will use linux system calls to start the shell. This results
>> in the linux shell (/compat/linux/bin/sh) to start (linuxulator
>> directory prefixing). The linux shell will use the same linuxulator
>> directory prefixing to start /compat/linux/usr/bin/lpr. So we're in
>> the same situation like with Acroread. So when you play around with it
>> also try to not specify a path to the lpr call and tell us which one
>> works.
>
> this is not entirely true (or I just read it wrong). it works like this
>
> any binary (fbsd or linux) can run any binary (fbsd or linux). its just th=
at
> when linux binary wants to run "xyz" it searches /compat/linux first and t=
hen
> falls back to /
>
> just a clarification

I think you said the same than I did, just differently (Oliver did =20
call lpr with the full (correct?) path in acroread and somehow it =20
didn't work for him).

Bye,
Alexander.

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