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Date:      Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:51:59 -0500
From:      ajtiM <lumiwa@gmail.com>
To:        Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: libxul
Message-ID:  <201208190551.59457.lumiwa@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAJ5UdcNkN1FYmP7N9mON6=nkw-Su7q=-rReJZ9i9Kwr5jAgH-g@mail.gmail.com>
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On Saturday 18 August 2012 21:16:09 Antonio Olivares wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 6:25 PM, ajtiM <lumiwa@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > There are vulnerabilities in libxul-1.9.2 very long time and looks like
> > nothing is better. Are there a new libxul version somewhere to download,
> > please?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > portaudit -Fda
> > auditfile.tbz                                 100% of   79 kB  316 kBps
> > New database installed.
> > Database created: Sat Aug 18 18:15:04 CDT 2012
> > Affected package: libxul-1.9.2.28_1
> > Type of problem: mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities.
> > Reference: http://portaudit.FreeBSD.org/dbf338d0-dce5-11e1-
> > b655-14dae9ebcf89.html
> > 
> > Affected package: libxul-1.9.2.28_1
> > Type of problem: mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities.
> > Reference: http://portaudit.FreeBSD.org/bfecf7c1-
> > af47-11e1-9580-4061862b8c22.html
> > 
> > Affected package: libxul-1.9.2.28_1
> > Type of problem: mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities.
> > Reference:
> > http://portaudit.FreeBSD.org/380e8c56-8e32-11e1-9580-4061862b8c22.html
> > 
> > 3 problem(s) in your installed packages found.
> > 
> > You are advised to update or deinstall the affected package(s)
> > immediately. Mitja
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> 
> I was wanting to ask this question for a long time, but you have
> beaten me to it :)  I was going to ask specifically if firefox does
> depend on libxul that it is necessary?  Otherwise, why do we have to
> see this every time we update our ports?  I have seen that there's a
> configuration option for libxul so that it can install, but using
> portmaster the option is not the same or not present?
> 
> Anyone want to take a shot at explaining this never ending libxul-* saga?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Antonio

I think Firefox doesn't depend but I installled VLC player and VLC Mozilla 
plugins needs libxul. I used beforeMplayer and Gecko plgins which need libxul 
too and because that I switched to VLC because I thought that I am "free" of 
libxul but no.
Mitja
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