Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:23:28 +0100 From: t-u-t <marshc187@gmail.com> To: Steve Schmidt <sdshschmidt@gmail.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: gnome2-lite-2.24.3 Message-ID: <499B00A0.4060108@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8cff488f0902170714k6bd46b1eh1a94b6e1e7b321b@mail.gmail.com> References: <8cff488f0902170714k6bd46b1eh1a94b6e1e7b321b@mail.gmail.com>
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Steve Schmidt wrote: > Greetings: > > I'm attempting a fresh install of > gnome2-lite<http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/x11/gnome2-lite/>and > I'm encountering a rash of security issues. > > By fresh install, I am using FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE with > xorg<http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/x11/xorg/>7.4 > successfully installed. > > I am basically following the instructions on > http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html > # pkg_delete -rf pkg-config\* > # cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 > # make clean > # make install clean > > - but instead of port gnome2 and gnome2-lite. > > By security, I mean some of the ports will not install because of a > dependency with firefox-2.0.0.20_2,1 > > Through liberal applications of portmaster and installation of many of the > individual ports (and getting the stink-eye from my wife for spending an > entire Saturday on this), I managed to get a gnome session launched, > however, the resulting product was unstable. > > I haven't tried a full-blown gnome install but I see that that includes > Firefox 2 also in its dependecies > > Have any ideas? > > - Steve Schmidt > Cary, NC > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > hi. i had come across same problem this weekend when firefox3 saw an upgrade and firefox2 got marked forbidden, but there are still some ports that require firefox2 particularly for gecko. a quick fix is to edit the Makefile of those ports that need gecko and remove firefox from the USE_GECKO line, but you will still have to build xulrunner. i am kinda noob, so maybe you can get better advice, and i'm not married, so i have a bit more time to play around, but replied cuz i am getting some unstable builds from ports and am now trying to get them as packages from wherever i can find them; and i don't know if you thought you got an unstable gnome because of firefox
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