Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:16:38 +0200 From: Wolfram Fenske <Wolfram.Fenske@Student.Uni-Magdeburg.DE> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firefox on -current dumps core. Message-ID: <863bcyjnc9.fsf@student.uni-magdeburg.de> In-Reply-To: <44BD7DD5.9030406@fastmail.fm> (Patrick Bowen's message of "Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:33:25 -0500") References: <44BADEC8.5030807@fastmail.fm> <86ejwkrh83.fsf@student.uni-magdeburg.de> <Pine.GSO.4.64.0607170554040.29133@sea.ntplx.net> <44BD7DD5.9030406@fastmail.fm>
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Patrick Bowen <pbowen@fastmail.fm> writes:
> Daniel Eischen wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Wolfram Fenske wrote:
>>
>>> Patrick Bowen <pbowen@fastmail.fm> writes:
>>>
>>>> Hello.
>>>>
>>>> I recently upgraded a Gateway MX6121 from 6.1 stable to -current,
>>>> following the canonical procedure in /usr/src/UPDATING, and now
>>>> whenever I try to start firefox, it dumps a core file (segmentation
>>>> fault). Firefox was compiled from source under 6.1.
>>>>
>>>> Should I have upgraded from 6.1 to -current, and /then/ start adding
>>>> ports, or does that matter?
Probably. It solved the problem for me.
>>> When I upgraded about two weeks ago, a lot of programs dumped core.
>>> Rebuilding fixed that. I didn't have these problems when I upgraded
>>> before, not even from 6.0 to 7.0-current, just this last time.
>>
>> Because there are libraries whose version have not been bumped
>> yet in 7.0.
>>
>
> [...]
>
> What would be the best way to avoid the "library" problem that caused
> the cores? Upgrade all the packages from source before I cvsup to
> -current, or...?
I'd say:
1. update the ports tree to get the latest patches you might need
for -current
2. build and install -current
3. rebuild any ports that dump core
You probably need an internet connection for step 3 in case you don't
have the sources for a particular port in /usr/ports/distfiles, yet.
Hm, I believe there is an option you can turn on when building ports
that inhibts the actual compilation but does everything else, like
e. g. download the source code. I don't know the name, however.
Anyway, if you had this option, you could use it to download the
sources for the problematic ports after step 1 and wouldn't need an
internet connection in step 3.
Wolfram
--
A: Yes.
>Q: Are you sure?
>>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
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