Subject: Re: acrobat reader and linux emulation
To: Dante Profeta <dante@mclink.it>
From: Andreas Wrede <andreas@planix.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/08/1998 10:21:20
On Mon, 08 Jun 1998 14:48:47 +0200 Dante Profeta writes
> I'm not able to run linux version of acrobar reader 3.01.
> 
> This is my first attempt to setting up an amulation.
> The kernel is compiled with all COMPAT_* turned on.
> 
> I did install the linux library package in the /usr/local/emul/linux
> directory and created a soft link /emul@ -> /usr/local/emul
> 
> I did install acrobar reader in /emul/linux/usr/Acrobat3 direcotry and
> from /emul/linux/bin I did create a soft link acroread@ ->
> ../usr/Acrobat3/bin/acroread
> 
> When I try to run acroread I get the following message:
> 
> The OS named NetBSD version 1.3.2 is currently not installed.
> Try running on a installed platform and connecting to your display.
> Installed platform(s) include the following:
>   Intel/Linux

You need to edit ../usr/Acrobat3/bin/acroread: Find the following section ( 
in my version 3.0 thats at line 210)

   Linux)
    ACRO_CONFIG=intellinux
    export ACRO_CONFIG
    ;;

and add NetBSD to the case:

   Linux | NetBSD)


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