Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 17:09:06 +0200 From: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-mozilla@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mozilla / seamonkey -- unable to install forecastfox for a regular user Message-ID: <446B3C92.8060907@pobox.sk> In-Reply-To: <44hd3o3fd2.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <e4d8hd$u97$1@sea.gmane.org> <44hd3o3fd2.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Lowell Gilbert wrote: > martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> writes: > > >> since i discovered forecastfox extension i've been trying and unable to >> install it on freebsd. i've tried many times different versions of >> mozilla suite and seamonkey now but to no avail. i can install it for >> root if the browser is run by root but when i try to install it as a >> regular user the installation is canceled sometime in the end (that is >> the extension is downloaded, maybe installation begin and then a window >> displays a message saying installation canceled). this has been the >> case since freebsd 5.3 or 5.4, now i'm running 6.1. >> >> does someone know how to solve this pls ?? >> any other thoughts or suggestions pls ?? >> > > It's finicky about versions, but it certainly works fine with Firefox 1.5... > > hello lowell, i don't think this has anything to do with versions. i have tried many versions of forecastfox from addons.mozilla.org on several 1.7.x versions of mozilla and i have tried it on the same versions of mozilla on freebsd and gentoo and winxp. it worked ok everytime and everywhere except on freebsd. therefore i suspect there might be an issue in freebsd mozilla/seamonkey port or an issue in forecastfox that is run into on freebsd only. what do you say? or am i missing something here? many thanks, martin
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