Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox [NB 6.0 M10]

[sinobra]

I installed the NetBeans IDE 6.0 M10 on Linux, ran the application,
got the introductory page, clicked on Docs and Support and was treated
to a Warning Dialog stating:

Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox.  Check external browser configuration.

Well, in the Tools/Options/General dialog box Firefox is selected, and
'/usr/bin/firefox' exists on the file system and is executable.

This is not an auspicious beginning.

How do I fix this problem?

[Peter B. West]

Fred Obermann wrote:

> I installed the NetBeans IDE 6.0 M10 on Linux, ran the application,
> got the introductory page, clicked on Docs and Support and was treated
> to a Warning Dialog stating:
>
> Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox.  Check external browser configuration.
>
> Well, in the Tools/Options/General dialog box Firefox is selected, and
> '/usr/bin/firefox' exists on the file system and is executable.
>
> This is not an auspicious beginning.
>
> How do I fix this problem?
>
>
>

This has cropped up recently. The problem in other cases has been with
the argument to /usr/bin/firefox. This can be checked at Tools ->
Options -> Advanced Options -> IDE Configuration -> Server and External
Tool Settings -> Web Browsers

I have "-new-window {URL}" as the argument.


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Peter B. West <http://cv.pbw.id.au/>
Folio <http://defoe.sourceforge.net/folio/>

[Karthikeyan Rajeswaran]

http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594
    Assuming /usr/bin/firefox does start firefox (it does for me on OpenSuSE
    10.2), what argument list is specified in
    Tools->Options-> Advanced Options-> IDE Configuration->
    Server and External Tool Settings-> Web Browsers-> Firefox entry?

    It had -remote "openURL{{URL}}"
    Trimmed it to {URL} and it worked just fine.

    It should be -remote "openURL({URL})"
   
Issue recorded at http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82040 .

regards,
karthik



Peter B. West wrote:

Fred Obermann wrote:
  

I installed the NetBeans IDE 6.0 M10 on Linux, ran the application,
got the introductory page, clicked on Docs and Support and was treated
to a Warning Dialog stating:

Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox.  Check external browser configuration.

Well, in the Tools/Options/General dialog box Firefox is selected, and
'/usr/bin/firefox' exists on the file system and is executable.

This is not an auspicious beginning.

How do I fix this problem?



    

This has cropped up recently. The problem in other cases has been with
the argument to /usr/bin/firefox. This can be checked at Tools ->
Options -> Advanced Options -> IDE Configuration -> Server and External
Tool Settings -> Web Browsers

I have "-new-window {URL}" as the argument.


  

[moueza]

Hi,
The error still occurs in Netbeans6.0.1 suse10.3
And if I look "Server and External Tool Settings" item, I don't have " Web Browsers-> Firefox" field, as you can see on picture
So how can I do?

Karthikeyan Rajeswaran wrote:

http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594
    Assuming /usr/bin/firefox does start firefox (it does for me on OpenSuSE
    10.2), what argument list is specified in
    Tools->Options-> Advanced Options-> IDE Configuration->
    Server and External Tool Settings-> Web Browsers-> Firefox entry?

    It had -remote "openURL{{URL}}"
    Trimmed it to {URL} and it worked just fine.

    It should be -remote "openURL({URL})"
   
Issue recorded at http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82040 .

regards,
karthik



Peter B. West wrote:
> Fred Obermann wrote:
>  
>> I installed the NetBeans IDE 6.0 M10 on Linux, ran the application,
>> got the introductory page, clicked on Docs and Support and was treated
>> to a Warning Dialog stating:
>>
>> Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox.  Check external browser configuration.
>>
>> Well, in the Tools/Options/General dialog box Firefox is selected, and
>> '/usr/bin/firefox' exists on the file system and is executable.
>>
>> This is not an auspicious beginning.
>>
>> How do I fix this problem?
>>
>>
>>
>>    
>
> This has cropped up recently. The problem in other cases has been with
> the argument to /usr/bin/firefox. This can be checked at Tools ->
> Options -> Advanced Options -> IDE Configuration -> Server and External
> Tool Settings -> Web Browsers
>
> I have "-new-window {URL}" as the argument.
>
>
>  

i get the same problem under suse 10.3 64 bits with nb 6.1

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [nbusers] Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox [NB 6.0 M10]
From: moueza <mouezapeter@...>
Date: Wed, June 18, 2008 5:22 am
To: nbusers@...


Hi,
The error still occurs in Netbeans6.0.1 suse10.3
And if I look "Server and External Tool Settings" item, I don't have " Web
Browsers-> Firefox" field, as you can see on picture
So how can I do?
http://www.nabble.com/file/p17977518/netbeansFirefoxError.jpg

Karthikeyan Rajeswaran wrote:
>
> http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594
> Assuming /usr/bin/firefox does start firefox (it does for me on
> OpenSuSE
> 10.2), what argument list is specified in
> Tools->Options-> Advanced Options-> IDE Configuration->
> Server and External Tool Settings-> Web Browsers-> Firefox entry?
>
> It had -remote "openURL{{URL}}"
> Trimmed it to {URL} and it worked just fine.
>
> It should be -remote "openURL({URL})"
>
> Issue recorded at http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82040 .
>
> regards,
> karthik
>
>
>
> Peter B. West wrote:
>> Fred Obermann wrote:
>>
>>> I installed the NetBeans IDE 6.0 M10 on Linux, ran the application,
>>> got the introductory page, clicked on Docs and Support and was treated
>>> to a Warning Dialog stating:
>>>
>>> Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox. Check external browser configuration.
>>>
>>> Well, in the Tools/Options/General dialog box Firefox is selected, and
>>> '/usr/bin/firefox' exists on the file system and is executable.
>>>
>>> This is not an auspicious beginning.
>>>
>>> How do I fix this problem?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This has cropped up recently. The problem in other cases has been with
>> the argument to /usr/bin/firefox. This can be checked at Tools ->
>> Options -> Advanced Options -> IDE Configuration -> Server and External
>> Tool Settings -> Web Browsers
>>
>> I have "-new-window {URL}" as the argument.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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[Peter B. West]

Have you tried my earlier suggestion?

See end of this message, except that in 6.1 (and 6.0.1?) the menu
sequence is

Tools->Options->General->Web Browser. Select Firefox and Edit...

You can also use
-new-tab {URL}

Works for me.


Marc Collin wrote:

> i get the same problem under suse 10.3 64 bits with nb 6.1
>
>     -------- Original Message --------
>     Subject: Re: [nbusers] Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox [NB 6.0 M10]
>     From: moueza <mouezapeter@...>
>     Date: Wed, June 18, 2008 5:22 am
>     To: nbusers@... <mailto:nbusers@...>
>
>
>     Hi,
>     The error still occurs in Netbeans6.0.1 suse10.3
>     And if I look "Server and External Tool Settings" item, I don't have " Web
>     Browsers-> Firefox" field, as you can see on picture
>     So how can I do?
>     <http://www.nabble.com/file/p17977518/netbeansFirefoxError.jpg>http://www.nabble.com/file/p17977518/netbeansFirefoxError.jpg
>
>
>     Karthikeyan Rajeswaran wrote:
>      >
>      >
>     <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594>http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594
>     <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594>
>      > Assuming /usr/bin/firefox does start firefox (it does for me on
>      > OpenSuSE
>      > 10.2), what argument list is specified in
>      > Tools->Options-> Advanced Options-> IDE Configuration->
>      > Server and External Tool Settings-> Web Browsers-> Firefox entry?
>      >
>      > It had -remote "openURL{{URL}}"
>      > Trimmed it to {URL} and it worked just fine.
>      >
>      > It should be -remote "openURL({URL})"
>      >
>      > Issue recorded at
>     <http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82040>http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82040
>     .
>      >
>      > regards,
>      > karthik
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > Peter B. West wrote:
>      >> Fred Obermann wrote:
>      >>
>      >>> I installed the NetBeans IDE 6.0 M10 on Linux, ran the application,
>      >>> got the introductory page, clicked on Docs and Support and was treated
>      >>> to a Warning Dialog stating:
>      >>>
>      >>> Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox. Check external browser configuration.
>      >>>
>      >>> Well, in the Tools/Options/General dialog box Firefox is selected, and
>      >>> '/usr/bin/firefox' exists on the file system and is executable.
>      >>>
>      >>> This is not an auspicious beginning.
>      >>>
>      >>> How do I fix this problem?
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>
>      >> This has cropped up recently. The problem in other cases has been with
>      >> the argument to /usr/bin/firefox. This can be checked at Tools ->
>      >> Options -> Advanced Options -> IDE Configuration -> Server and External
>      >> Tool Settings -> Web Browsers
>      >>
>      >> I have "-new-window {URL}" as the argument.
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >
>      >
>
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Folio <http://defoe.sourceforge.net/folio/>

[moueza]

Replaced  -remote "openURL({URL})" field with -new-window {URL}    -> OK
                                                               with -new-tab {URL}          -> OK on my linux suse 11.0
So , perfect ! Thanks.
The problem was just the new path.

Peter B. West wrote:

Have you tried my earlier suggestion?

See end of this message, except that in 6.1 (and 6.0.1?) the menu
sequence is

Tools->Options->General->Web Browser. Select Firefox and Edit...

You can also use
-new-tab {URL}

Works for me.


Marc Collin wrote:
> i get the same problem under suse 10.3 64 bits with nb 6.1
>
>     -------- Original Message --------
>     Subject: Re: [nbusers] Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox [NB 6.0 M10]
>     From: moueza <[e-mail]>
>     Date: Wed, June 18, 2008 5:22 am
>     To: [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
>
>
>     Hi,
>     The error still occurs in Netbeans6.0.1 suse10.3
>     And if I look "Server and External Tool Settings" item, I don't have " Web
>     Browsers-> Firefox" field, as you can see on picture
>     So how can I do?
>     <http://www.nabble.com/file/p17977518/netbeansFirefoxError.jpg>http://www.nabble.com/file/p17977518/netbeansFirefoxError.jpg
>
>
>     Karthikeyan Rajeswaran wrote:
>      >
>      >
>     <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594>http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594
>     <http://www.netbeans.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=nbusers&msgNo=94594>
>      > Assuming /usr/bin/firefox does start firefox (it does for me on
>      > OpenSuSE
>      > 10.2), what argument list is specified in
>      > Tools->Options-> Advanced Options-> IDE Configuration->
>      > Server and External Tool Settings-> Web Browsers-> Firefox entry?
>      >
>      > It had -remote "openURL{{URL}}"
>      > Trimmed it to {URL} and it worked just fine.
>      >
>      > It should be -remote "openURL({URL})"
>      >
>      > Issue recorded at
>     <http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82040>http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82040
>     .
>      >
>      > regards,
>      > karthik
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > Peter B. West wrote:
>      >> Fred Obermann wrote:
>      >>
>      >>> I installed the NetBeans IDE 6.0 M10 on Linux, ran the application,
>      >>> got the introductory page, clicked on Docs and Support and was treated
>      >>> to a Warning Dialog stating:
>      >>>
>      >>> Cannot execute /usr/bin/firefox. Check external browser configuration.
>      >>>
>      >>> Well, in the Tools/Options/General dialog box Firefox is selected, and
>      >>> '/usr/bin/firefox' exists on the file system and is executable.
>      >>>
>      >>> This is not an auspicious beginning.
>      >>>
>      >>> How do I fix this problem?
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>
>      >> This has cropped up recently. The problem in other cases has been with
>      >> the argument to /usr/bin/firefox. This can be checked at Tools ->
>      >> Options -> Advanced Options -> IDE Configuration -> Server and External
>      >> Tool Settings -> Web Browsers
>      >>
>      >> I have "-new-window {URL}" as the argument.
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >
>      >
>
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