Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:11:55 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: infofarmer@freebsd.org Cc: gnome@freebsd.org, Arjan van Leeuwen <avleeuwen@piwebs.com> Subject: Re: NPAPI/XPI support in native gecko apps and other ports Message-ID: <op.tdptx5169aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <cb5206420608030656haa1dfa8v1e3ebb0f00df55f9@mail.gmail.com> References: <cb5206420607291616l3701793bt832a1b26daeffac@mail.gmail.com> <op.tdmbq5o59aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <cb5206420608030656haa1dfa8v1e3ebb0f00df55f9@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:56:05 -0500, Andrew Pantyukhin
<infofarmer@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/1/06, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> wrote:
>> Can you remove create any symlink in share/linux-opera/plugins please?
>> It
>> is causing linux-opera to display two plugins if I add
>> lib/npapi/symlinks/linux-opera support in linux-opera (going to commit
>> it
>> soon). I personal rather to have linux-opera to find any plugins in
>> lib/npapi/symlinks/linux-opera than have stuff in
>> share/linux-opera/plugins. It is painless that way. Thanks!
>
> Done. I won't bump portrevisions right now, if it's okay
> with you.
Yeah, it's fine. Thanks!
>> While I am here, as for the other browsers that will have a several
>> symlinks in plugins directory by NPAPI and XPI stuff, you will need to
>> add
>> @dirrmtry path/browsers/{extensions,plugins} and @dirrmtry path/browsers
>> for plist in Makefile.npapi and browsers' plist. For example:
>>
>> 1) install linux-flashplugins7 or other stuff
>> 2) deinstall one of browser
>> 3) uninstall linux-flashplugins7 or other stuff
>> 4) path/browsers/{extensions,plugins} will be ending up
>> leftover.
>
> What we're working at is to add XPI/NPAPI support into
> apps, by adding lines to their plists or other hacks (like
> the one you requested), so that after step "2)" there will
> be no leftovers at all. I hope our effort will be complete
> and successful quite soon and no additional dirrmtry's
> will be necessary.
Sounds good.
Cheers,
Mezz
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