The shell script is trying to `cd` from "/usr/X11R6/bin/" to "../lib/firefox/". Because "/usr/X11R6/bin/" is a symbolic link to "../bin" this all should resolve to "/usr/lib/firefox". However /bin/sh by default behaves differently and for this reason it is recommended to use `cd` and `pwd` with the "-P" switch (I found this by googling) when symlinks are involved:
If the -P option is in effect, the cd utility shall perform actions equivalent to the chdir() function, called with curpath as the path argument. If these actions succeed, the PWD environment variable shall be set to an absolute pathname for the current working directory and shall not contain filename components that, in the context of pathname resolution, refer to a file of type symbolic link. If there is insufficient permission on the new directory, or on any parent of that directory, to determine the current working directory, the value of the PWD environment variable is unspecified. If the actions equivalent to chdir() fail for any reason, the cd utility shall display an appropriate error message and not alter the PWD environment variable. Whether the actions equivalent to chdir() succeed or fail, no further steps shall be taken. At any rate, the attached patch fixes the problem on my system (I just changed the one instance that caused it). Regards, Panayiotis ** Attachment added: "firefox.patch" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11139271/firefox.patch -- Firefox script broken if not invoked as /usr/bin/firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157267 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
