Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 03:02:47 -0400 From: Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com> To: Michael Powell <nightrecon@hotmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: firefox-4.0.1,1 crashes Message-ID: <20110509030247.9c7945cb.web@3dresearch.com> In-Reply-To: <iq6oo1$veb$1@dough.gmane.org> References: <20110506093157.4b34ce22.web@3dresearch.com> <87zkmzjyfe.wl%h.skuhra@gmail.com> <20110508140044.77e4137c.web@3dresearch.com> <BANLkTimHHvsdWQKB8O=_ArGccVgYKXWu-g@mail.gmail.com> <iq6oo1$veb$1@dough.gmane.org>
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On Sun, 08 May 2011 14:55:58 -0400 Michael Powell <nightrecon@hotmail.com> wrote: > Adam Vande More wrote: > > > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Janos Dohanics <web@3dresearch.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Rebuilt the kernel with "options P1003_1B_SEMAPHORES" and Firefox > >> now works fine. > >> > >> Since this option seems to be required for Firefox (and perhaps for > >> other ports?), shouldn't /usr/ports/UPDATING or /usr/src/UPDATING > >> reflect this? > >> > >> Thanks again for your help. > >> > > > > Review the pkg installation message: > > > > pkg_info -Dx firefox > > > > And it's not a requirement. I've never seen that issue, or enabled > > the fix although firefox is my primary browser. > > These options are present in the GENERIC kernel and you probably did > not remove them. My guess is the OP did and never realized it. At > least that's how it is in Release, if Stable is different I wouldn't > know. > > As far as operator misconfiguring is concerned, UPDATING is not aimed > at this. > > -Mike Actually, I build custom kernels, and I must have deleted the option P1003_1B_SEMAPHORES by accident. FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE Release Notes says that "FreeBSD now supports POSIX semaphores (P1003_1B_SEMAPHORES kernel option) by default" - I should assume then that the option P1003_1B_SEMAPHORES has been included by default in all 8.x versions, correct? -- Janos Dohanics
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