Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:20:05 GMT From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/138319: [patch] Handbook 6.2.3 - Replace /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ with $HOME/.mozilla/plugins Message-ID: <200908301020.n7UAK5vo089951@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/138319; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/138319: [patch] Handbook 6.2.3 - Replace /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ with $HOME/.mozilla/plugins Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:13:30 +0200 On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 11:26:36PM +0000, Glen Barber wrote: > > >Number: 138319 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: [patch] Handbook 6.2.3 - Replace /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ with $HOME/.mozilla/plugins > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: low > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: doc-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Sat Aug 29 23:30:04 UTC 2009 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Glen Barber > >Release: 8.0-BETA2 > >Organization: > >Environment: > FreeBSD orion 8.0-BETA2 FreeBSD 8.0-BETA2 #12 r196200: Thu Aug 13 22:21:32 EDT 2009 root@orion:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ORION i386 > >Description: > Section 6.2.3 of the handbook is the last section referencing /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ to link FireFox plugins since PR docs/137703 was committed. > >How-To-Repeat: > > >Fix: > The attached patch replaces the /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ directory with $HOME/.mozilla/plugins/ to keep the plugin location consistent throughout the handbook. > > > > > Patch attached with submission follows: > > --- desktop/chapter.sgml.orig 2009-08-19 03:26:21.000000000 -0400 > +++ desktop/chapter.sgml 2009-08-29 19:15:31.000000000 -0400 > @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ > created:</para> > > <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so \ > - /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/</userinput></screen> > + $HOME/.mozilla/plugins/</userinput></screen> > </step> > </procedure> > The problem here is that you will install directly the linux plugin, i.e., libflashplayer.so and not the wrapped version. In the Java section, it's not a problem since we link a native (FreeBSD) plugin. -- Marc
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