OpenTK on Ubuntu - double-click to run program?
Posted Monday, 5 January, 2009 - 20:18 by objarni inHi there!
So I've almost finished setting up my new development environment Ubunt+VirtualBox+WinXp + WINE for legacy games (like HL2 - can't live without it!).
When developing inside VirtualBox with Visual Studio, I've set things up so that a post-build event copies the binary .NET-exe output file to a Ubuntu-shared folder so that I can do "mono Mygame.exe" from a terminal window in Ubuntu. Works!
But after awhile it does get a tid tad tedious to do it this way. So I wrote a script-file containing just "mono Mygame.exe", saved it as "run" and made it executable. Then I put a link to that script on the Ubuntu desktop.
1. [FIXED] First problem: the link does not change the "current directory" to the link target - quick fix just use absolute paths in script instead:
mono /home/olof/Skrivbord/shared/Core.exe
2. [FIXED] Second problem (or more like annoyance): Ubuntu keeps asking me whether I really want to run the script when I double-click the link. Duh! Of course I do. But how do I teach Ubuntu that? Or is there another way?
Update: I found solutions to both problems!
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Re: OpenTK on Ubuntu - double-click to run program?
Why is it always the case you solve problems once you express them..? :)
Here's the solution:
1. Don't make a drag-and-drop-link to the Ubuntu desktop.
2. Instead, right-click the desktop and pick "Create Launcher"
3. Browse to the script
4. Create the "Launcher" (with some slick hand-picked icon)
5. Double-clicking the launcher-icon runs the script without any popup!
Sorry for posting such a nonsense thread!
Hope 2009 treats you well,
Re: OpenTK on Ubuntu - double-click to run program?
If you just want the exe to run on a double-click you could try following the instructions on Registering .exe as non-native binaries (Linux only) on the page http://www.mono-project.com/Guide:Running_Mono_Applications
Not tried it myself though so can't comment on how well it works.