From owner-freebsd-emulation Fri Jul 6 5:23:25 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from 1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu (1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu [128.147.18.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E38437B401 for ; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 05:23:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from personrp@ccbh.com) Received: by 1UPMC-MSXIMC2 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <3KG86Q37>; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 08:22:00 -0400 Message-ID: <46AEB8C1B628D511969200508B6FE42A668479@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu> From: "Person, Roderick" To: "'tobi@physcip.uni-stuttgart.de'" , freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: RE: opera 5.0 release no longer works with flash plugin Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 08:22:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C10616.424ACC90" Sender: owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C10616.424ACC90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't believe this to be a bug. I'm on the opera linux mailing list = and according to them there is no support for plugins right now. But = "soon", the next release probably there will be flash support. Roderick P. Person Programmer II personrp@ccbh.com "Get the thing straight once and for all. The policeman isn't=20 there to create disorder. The policeman is there to perserve=20 disorder."=20 - Richard Daley, mayor of Chicago=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: tobi@bland.fido.de [mailto:tobi@bland.fido.de] > Sent: July 06, 2001 3:00 AM > To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org > Subject: opera 5.0 release no longer works with flash plugin >=20 >=20 > Hallo! >=20 > Previously, I was using Opera 5.0b16 (IIRC), installed from FreeBSD > ports, and I was using the Linux flash player plugin, also from = ports. > I simply had to symlink libflashplayer.so to > /usr/local/share/opera/plugins (again, IIRC, but somewhere there was = a > opera plugins directory where I could symlink to), and voila, Opera > could show flash animations. >=20 > Today I cvsupped my ports and was happy to find that now the port for > Opera has been upgraded to 5.0 release. So I pkg_deleted my old Opera > installation and installed the new one, again via ports. >=20 > Now, the new port does no longer install a "plugins" directory. By > using truss, I found out that the new Opera version is now searching > for plugins in /usr/lib/opera/plugins. So I created this directory = and > symlinked (also tried to copy) the flash player plugin and the > ShockWave.class file there. But it does not work. I see that Opera > finds the file and does something with it: >=20 > linux_open("/usr/lib/opera/plugins/libflashplayer.so",0,05041052214) > =3D 3 (0x3) > linux_newfstat(8,0xbfbfd918) =3D 2 (0x2) > read(0x8,0xbfbfc96c,0x1000) =3D 3 (0x3) > linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) =3D 1 (0x1) > mprotect(0x289ac000,0x425fc,0x0) =3D 3 (0x3) > linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) =3D 1 (0x1) > linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c) =3D 1 (0x1) > close(8) =3D 1 (0x1) > mprotect(0x28908000,0xa4000,0x3) =3D 3 (0x3) > munmap(0x28908000,0xe65fc) =3D 2 (0x2) >=20 > But it still refuses to play flash plugins, and the plugin list under > "appearanaces" is empty. >=20 > Is this actually a bug in the new port (I think at least that it no > longer installs a plugin directory is a problem with the port), a bug > in the newer version of Opera, or one in the Linux emulation?=20 >=20 > Viele Gr=FC=DFe, > Tobias >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message >=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C10616.424ACC90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: opera 5.0 release no longer works with flash plugin

I don't believe this to be a bug. I'm on the opera = linux mailing list and according to them there is no support for = plugins right now. But "soon", the next release probably = there will be flash support.

Roderick P. Person
Programmer II
personrp@ccbh.com

"Get the thing straight once and for all. The = policeman isn't
there to create disorder. The policeman is there to = perserve
disorder."
 - Richard Daley, mayor of Chicago




> -----Original Message-----
> From: tobi@bland.fido.de [mailto:tobi@bland.fido.de]=
> Sent: July 06, 2001 3:00 AM
> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org
> Subject: opera 5.0 release no longer works with = flash plugin
>
>
> Hallo!
>
> Previously, I was using Opera 5.0b16 (IIRC), = installed from FreeBSD
> ports, and I was using the Linux flash player = plugin, also from ports.
> I simply had to symlink libflashplayer.so = to
> /usr/local/share/opera/plugins (again, IIRC, = but somewhere there was a
> opera plugins directory where I could symlink = to), and voila, Opera
> could show flash animations.
>
> Today I cvsupped my ports and was happy to find = that now the port for
> Opera has been upgraded to 5.0 release. So I = pkg_deleted my old Opera
> installation and installed the new one, again = via ports.
>
> Now, the new port does no longer install a = "plugins" directory. By
> using truss, I found out that the new Opera = version is now searching
> for plugins in /usr/lib/opera/plugins. So I = created this directory and
> symlinked (also tried to copy) the flash player = plugin and the
> ShockWave.class file there. But it does not = work. I see that Opera
> finds the file and does something with = it:
>
> = linux_open("/usr/lib/opera/plugins/libflashplayer.so",0,050410= 52214)
> =3D 3 (0x3)
> = linux_newfstat(8,0xbfbfd918)       &n= bsp;           &n= bsp; =3D 2 (0x2)
> = read(0x8,0xbfbfc96c,0x1000)       &nb= sp;           &nb= sp;  =3D 3 (0x3)
> = linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c)        &n= bsp;           &n= bsp;      =3D 1 (0x1)
> = mprotect(0x289ac000,0x425fc,0x0)      &nbs= p;          =3D 3 = (0x3)
> = linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c)        &n= bsp;           &n= bsp;      =3D 1 (0x1)
> = linux_mmap(0xbfbfc90c)        &n= bsp;           &n= bsp;      =3D 1 (0x1)
> = close(8)          &nbs= p;           &nbs= p;           &nbs= p;      =3D 1 (0x1)
> = mprotect(0x28908000,0xa4000,0x3)      &nbs= p;          =3D 3 = (0x3)
> = munmap(0x28908000,0xe65fc)       &nbs= p;           &nbs= p;   =3D 2 (0x2)
>
> But it still refuses to play flash plugins, and = the plugin list under
> "appearanaces" is empty.
>
> Is this actually a bug in the new port (I think = at least that it no
> longer installs a plugin directory is a problem = with the port), a bug
> in the newer version of Opera, or one in the = Linux emulation?
>
> Viele Gr=FC=DFe,
> Tobias
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to = majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" = in the body of the message
>

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