Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:42:14 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: linux-flashplugin-6.0r79_3 is forbidden Message-ID: <20060406194214.GA65628@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20060406171052.22379.qmail@web60011.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060406165021.GC63581@xor.obsecurity.org> <20060406171052.22379.qmail@web60011.mail.yahoo.com>
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--Q68bSM7Ycu6FN28Q Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 01:10:52PM -0400, Peter wrote: > --- Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: >=20 > > On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 10:20:12AM -0400, Peter wrote: > > > Anyone know how to install flash6 on FreeBSD 5.4? This is what I > > get > > > when I try to install the port: > > >=20 > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > =3D=3D=3D> linux-flashplugin-6.0r79_3 is forbidden: > > > http://vuxml.FreeBSD.org/83421018-b3ef-11da-a32d-000c6ec775d9.html. > > > *** Error code 1 > > >=20 > > > Stop in /usr/ports/www/linux-flashplugin6. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > >=20 > > > The URL suggests to install flash7 or flash8 but I heard that these > > > versions are unstable and frequently crash firefox (I'm using > > 1.5.0.1). > >=20 > > If you don't mind the security vulnerabilities specified, then > > comment out the forbidden tag from the makefile. >=20 > Well I decided to install linux-flashplugin7 and I followed the > instructions inside linuxpluginwrapper (install a patch) and I got an > error: Talk to the maintainer. > # patch < patch-rtld.c > Hmm... Looks like a unified diff to me... > The text leading up to this was: > -------------------------- > |--- libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c.orig Fri Sep 24 08:04:52 2004 > |+++ libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c Sun Oct 17 03:37:44 2004 > -------------------------- > Patching file libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c using Plan A... > Hunk #1 failed at 129. > Hunk #2 failed at 178. > Hunk #3 failed at 1738. > 3 out of 3 hunks failed--saving rejects to libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c.rej > done >=20 > Any ideas? >=20 > p.s. Why is installing Flash so hard? Because the authors do not support FreeBSD, so you have to jump through many hoops to make it work. Kris --Q68bSM7Ycu6FN28Q Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFENW8VWry0BWjoQKURAsDyAJ9tq75er+lv3S8ORnpxStXUx0spWACbB2Wl sTusu1e5wI7hCCt5TEFl2VY= =u81q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Q68bSM7Ycu6FN28Q--
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