/usr/bin/firefox messed up, launches Mozilla [SOLVED]

sog · Guru Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 356

quick question on a simple but rather confusing problem. i installed firefox on my gentoo box weeks ago and have been using it as my default browser ever since - and configured it that way in GNOME (v 2.6).

but after a reboot and clicking a link from Straw mozilla 1.6 came up. a bit weird, i thought, but then i tried typing firefox from a terminal and it opened mozilla.

the preferences still say firefox, but now that starts mozilla. anybody have a clue as to what happened?

should i just reinstall firefox?

bmichaelsen · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 12:16 pm Post subject:

This is probably caused by the mozilla-lauchner script from the mozilla-launcher ebuild that really is called by typing firefox. However, I have no idea how to fix it.
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sog · Guru Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 356

no idea what caused the issue, seeing as i hadn't altered anything related, but an emerge of mozilla-firefox did the trick. still would be interested to know if anyone can figure why it happened in the first place, however.

rth · Apprentice Joined: 23 Sep 2002 Posts: 157

I'm guessing it's because of symbolic links. I had the same thing when I launched the shortcuts. So I re-aimed them to the actual binaries IIRC.

Roptaty · Apprentice Joined: 12 May 2002 Posts: 184 Location: Norway

The cause might be MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME to be set to your mozilla directory instead of your firefox directory.
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sog · Guru Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 356

thanks for the suggestions, guys (or gals). you'll have to forgive my ignorance here, though, as i'm not sure what to do with your much appreciated advice.

and the problem has again cropped up after a reboot related to a doom legacy install.

obviously i can't reemerge firefox every time i reboot, so any help here would be most appreciated.

thanks.

sog · Guru Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 356

update: here's what my /usr/bin/firefox has in it RE: MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME:

Grrliegeek · n00b Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 20

FWIW I have a problem that is probably related. I am using KDE, and my shortcut in the KDE kicker works fine for Firebird. However, if I shut down KDE with Firefox running, when KDE reloads my saved desktop it loads Mozilla. Bad ebuild!
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sog · Guru Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 356

thx for the tip, Grrliegeek. i've had that same behavior for a while; i always chalked it up to the fact that GNOME's built on mozilla rather than firefox and doesn't support shutdown/resume. i figured GNOME was doing the best it could, in other words.

but now, even my links and terminal commans bring up the wrong browser which has got me confused as hell.

out of curiosity, does anyone know why my /usr/bin/firefox needs to support mozilla as well? can i cut that part out?

sog · Guru Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 356

different question - anyone know why my /usr/bin/firefox isn't working?

is there something in the $PATH that would override it when i type "firefox"

ryker · Guru Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 406 Location: Portage, IN

if you have mozilla-launcher installed, make sure it is v1.7. I had 1.2 and it always launched firefox when I clicked on mozilla. With 1.7, everything is fine now.

faldore · n00b Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 17

Try unmerging mozilla?

sog · Guru Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 356

ryker rocks.

an upgrade from 1.2 to 1.7 (using ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86") fixed me up .

firefox is back in action.

thx ryker.

ryker · Guru Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 406 Location: Portage, IN