Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 22:40:06 GMT From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/91533: ports www/linux-firefox open file problem Message-ID: <200601082240.k08Me6xP020621@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/91533; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, samm@os2.kiev.ua Cc: Subject: Re: ports/91533: ports www/linux-firefox open file problem Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 01:39:33 +0300 Thanks for your report! Actually, this is a known problem which has been discussed on the mailing-list: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2005-December/027960.html The problem seems to be that the linux-gtk2 port is actually to old, but a newer gtk2 version would require an upgrade of the whole linux compatibility layer. I'm not ready to come up with a sound solution that wouldn't break hundreds of other ports. Another way around this might be to actually compile the linux version. I don't know why (almost?) all linux ports are binary. Some of them are proprietary and come without source, but the other ones are treated rather unfair. Sure as hell, it's a lot easier to make a binary port than a real one, but imho it's very wrong.
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