From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 19:46:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACAD61065670; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:46:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kitche@kitchetech.com) Received: from cp23.myhostcenter.com (s23.n241.vds2000.com [64.6.241.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57A498FC19; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:46:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kitche@kitchetech.com) Received: from pool-72-65-6-48.bflony.east.verizon.net ([72.65.6.48]:56343 helo=localhost) by cp23.myhostcenter.com with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1KL066-00040p-Dg; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:26:58 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:26:49 -0400 From: Matthew Donovan To: Jeremy Messenger Message-ID: <20080721182649.GA8976@njord.Belkin> References: <4880CD7A.9050409@cyberbotx.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="vkogqOf2sHV7VnPd" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cp23.myhostcenter.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - kitchetech.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: gnome@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: firefox3 port missing firefox-config or firefox3-config X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:46:23 -0000 --vkogqOf2sHV7VnPd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:25:52PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:06:02 -0500, Naram Qashat =20 > wrote: >=20 > >I was trying to modify the VLC port to enable the Firefox plugin, but = =20 > >when I added firefox3 to the list of USE_GECKO and tried to build the = =20 > >port, it complained saying it couldn't find firefox3-config. I checked = =20 > >my system, and there is no firefox3-config, but back when I had firefox2= =20 > >installed, there was a firefox-config on my system. I couldn't find =20 > >where in bsd.gecko.mk to add firefox3-config to the plist or where in = =20 > >firefox3's Makefile it would need to be added. Any advice on the matter= =20 > >would be helpful. >=20 > Because Firefox 3 does not install this file and *.pc (pkg-config files) = =20 > anymore. Everytime when I have tried to search for answer and reason why = =20 > they changed it. I end up hit the wall. Perhaps, they asked in the wrong = =20 > place. Also it's hard to find a good keyword to search in google (Mozilla= =20 > is using google search for their website/newsgroups). If you can find it,= =20 > I would love to know about it. Everything what jong357 (forum user) knows= =20 > are same what I know in our search, but he has pointed that there is =20 > answer in mailing list that I can't find. >=20 > http://forums-test.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=3D3559635 >=20 > I have told my team about that somehow I think that Mozilla developers = =20 > want us to start to use xulrunner for SDK/build stuff rather than on =20 > Firefox, Seamonkey and etc. I think that xulrunner 1.9 does install *.pc = =20 > files and probably xulrunner-config too. >=20 > -- >=20 > While I am here, our firefox3 port still need some improvements such as = =20 > don't use lib/browser_plugins anymore, because firefox3 can't use firefox= 2 =20 > plugins or it crashes. I am thinking about maybe use =20 > www/linux-mplayer-plugin/Makefile.npapi. Then create new directories like= =20 > lib/npapi/symlinks/gecko18 and lib/npapi/symlinks/lib/gecko19. Other more= =20 > improvements like clean up in bsd.gecko.mk and gecko ports. >=20 > I am slowing and lacking motivative, because I dislike any Mozilla =20 > products and my box is slow for build/install test. I am being patient to= =20 > work with these, so I would love someone (that actually like Mozilla =20 > product and have motivative) to jump in and take over. ;-) >=20 > Cheers, > Mezz >=20 > >Thanks, > >Naram Qashat >=20 >=20 > --=20 > mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org > FreeBSD GNOME Team > http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org Yes Mozilla uses xulrunner-config now and it does some odd stuff compared t= o what firefox2 used for plugins and such since everything goes in xulrunne= r now for plugins instead of the old directory =20 --vkogqOf2sHV7VnPd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkiE1OIACgkQCyI5DJQdxQ9zVACdH7xwZ7dn2YNE3+YunqlzA5+R cvMAn37NK18k4J/j4l8T4cJM/SFEVsFN =2jy0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --vkogqOf2sHV7VnPd--