Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:41:14 -0500 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Build of Mozilla failed Message-ID: <1074883274.768.58.camel@gyros> In-Reply-To: <200401231034.i0NAYq0b001419@moolenaar.net> References: <200401231034.i0NAYq0b001419@moolenaar.net>
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--=-MFqIJH7w1LS+7XrHylW+ Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 05:34, Bram Moolenaar wrote: > Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >=20 > > On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 16:15, Bram Moolenaar wrote: > > > I tried to build Mozilla 1.6 with the port in /usr/ports/www/mozilla. > > > This failed with this message: > > >=3D20 > > > checking for gmake... /usr/local/bin/gmake > > > configure: error: GNU Make 3.78 or higher is required to build Mozill= a. > > > =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D> Script "configure" failed unexpectedly. > > > Please report the problem to gnome@FreeBSD.org [maintainer] and attac= h th=3D > > e > > > "/usr/ports/www/mozilla/work/mozilla/config.log" including the output= of =3D > > the > > > failure of your make command. Also, it might be a good idea to provid= e an > > > overview of all packages installed on your system (e.g. an `ls /var/d= b/pk=3D > > g`). > > > *** Error code 1 > > >=3D20 > > > Looks like a dependency is missing. I build /usr/ports/devel/gmake > > > (version 3.80) and then it continued. > >=20 > > Running portupgrade -ra before installing new ports can really help > > eliminate problems like this. Or, I've been told, using portinstall -N > > <portname> when installing new ports also takes care of problems such a= s > > this. >=20 > It's also a wonderful way of messing up your system in an uncontrolled > way. And it takes many hours to run. I'm already experiencing lots of > trouble from port dependencies. There's just too many of them! I once > experienced installing a seemingly harmless port started building a new > gcc... Took half a day to complete. That's true. There are also ports like pkg_cutleaves that can help you prune unused packages from your system. >=20 > > > % uname -a > > > FreeBSD masaka.moolenaar.net 4.8-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE #1: Mon = Oct =3D > > 27 21:44:22 CET 2003 mool@masaka.moolenaar.net:/usr/src/sys/compile= /MAS=3D > > AKA i386 > > >=3D20 > > > BTW: It's not easy to decide which version to build. Isn't there som= e > > > documentation about what the advantages of each version are? Esp. fo= r > > > the Linux versions. > >=20 > > The mozilla* ports themselves are pretty straightforward. mozilla is > > the latest stable release whereas mozilla-devel is the latest > > bleeding-edge release (currently obsolete until 1.7a comes out). These > > are native FreeBSD browsers, and as such, may not support all of the > > plug-ins that their Linux counterparts do. > >=20 > > Therefore, if you need some of the more advanced Linux plug-ins with > > your browser, you should consider installing the Linux versions of > > Mozilla or Netscape 7. >=20 > % ls /usr/ports/www | grep mozilla > flashplugin-mozilla > flashplugin-mozilla-devel > linux-mozilla > linux-mozilla-devel > linux-mozillafirebird > linux-mozillafirebird-el > mozilla > mozilla-bonobo > mozilla-devel > mozilla-devel-gtk2 > mozilla-firebird > mozilla-gtk2 >=20 > That raises these questions: >=20 > - What is the difference between mozilla-devel and mozillafirebird? Firebird is the newer, more polished browser built from the Mozilla tree. It aims to replace Netscape/Mozilla as the front-end browser piece. Have a look at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird. > - I have some trouble with the ordinary mozilla, will this be solved by > installing mozilla-devel or mozillafirebird? Not sure. What problems? > - What are the -gtk2 and -bonobo versions? The gtk2 version is needed for building gtk2-based browsers like galeon2 and epiphany which require Mozilla as a base. mozilla-bonobo is a Mozilla plug-in that enables one to embed bonobo controls into Mozilla (e.g. ggv, gpdf, gnumeric, etc.). > Are they better? > - What is the "-el" version? I have no idea. gnome@ doesn't maintain the Linux versions. > - Do I have to try them all out to be able to decide what works for me? Or ask others. I use galeon2 as my primary browser, and only bring up Firebird for certain apps. This means I also have mozilla-gtk2 installed. > - If I do that, can they exist next to each other or do I need to > uninstall before trying out another one? All of them can coexist. >=20 > Would be very nice if there is a page on www.freebsd.org that explains > all this. Perhaps this is something we can add if someone steps up to write some content. >=20 > I already discovered that flashplugin-mozilla stinks. And it appears to > be slow. I went back to my Netscape 7.1 (linux version) for now. But I > can't manage to make Java work with that one, while it does work with > mozilla (native). You may want to look at the flashpluginwrapper for the native Mozilla.=20 This will require 4.9 or better (and with 4.X, you'll need a base OS patch as well). Joe >=20 > Sigh. 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