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Firefox and Linux Emulation (Procfs support is gone in Openbsd)
I`m trying to run firefox under linux emulation and one culprit is that recent versions of openbsd dropped procfs and firefox is refusing to run without it.
Can't open image file: No such file or directory Supplied image file name: "/proc/self" dup2 error: : Bad file descriptor That`s from firefox when i try to run it (Portable version for linux) I`m trying to emulate firefox linux binary because there i`ll try flash. Any way to get around procfs ? |
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Linux emulation needs procfs but openbsd drops procfs, what`s the logic behind this ? Seems like security but still, they must remove linux emulation too, it`s useless without proc.
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hello, and welcome.
This was discussed in 2009, prior to its eventual removal in June. Developers who commented said: Quote:
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I am unable to answer, as I have not paid attention to this part of the code base as I have not used compat_linux(8) myself in at least ten years (for what was then required to build native-mode Java).
I recommend you reach out to Philip Guenther (guenther@) directly, as procfs removal was his recommendation, or ask the group of developers who currently support linux_compat -- guenther@ tedu@, pirofti@, and matthew@. AFAIK, none of these developers participate here. If you prefer, you could ask this question on misc@. I'm not sure how many people here still use linux_compat. We had one member I'm aware of who used it because he preferred the Opera browser, but he is no longer active, and while he was here he did not have the knowledge or skills to answer technical questions. |
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guenther@ just asked for additional information on procfs use in response to a user-submitted patch:
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=140851172004042&w=2 If you need procfs, you should explain your requirement to him. |
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