Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 08:12:19 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions !!!! <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Flash plugin ? Message-ID: <53F0AA33.3050605@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <20140817135824.78df3203.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <53F0986B.2000604@hiwaay.net> <20140817135824.78df3203.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 08/17/14 06:58, Polytropon wrote: > On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 06:56:27 -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >> >> one of my most haunted webpages is >> http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=htx&product=N0R&overlay=11111111&loop=yes >> to view local weather in motion .... when I just visited under FreeBSD >> 9.3, FF31, both 64-bit, it says it needs a plugin to proceed, but >> doesn't tell me what plugin. I guessed Adobe flash & 'pkg install >> flash-0.9.5', but still nogo (it was a WAG ....) .... any help w/ what >> plugin or package I need to view this webpage ? TIA .... > Follow the instructions in the Handbook, there are more > steps involved than just installing a package: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/desktop-browsers.html > > See 7.2.1.2. > > The mentioned page works for me (FreeBSD 8.2, Opera 11.50, > linux-f10-flashplugin-10.3r183.5), so it should also work > with today's software. :-) > > OK, I just kicked off a 'make install' in /usr/ports/www/nspluginwrapper' & noticed 2 suspicious things: The port aparently uses the old pkg-tools to fetch stuff, while I am using pkgng for the rest of the system. I thought this would create problems, no ? If so, how come someone (ports maintainer ?) hasn't gone through & cleaned that up :-) ? 2nd, the make failed looking for some fedora compat files .... How come these weren't fetched & installed on the fly ? -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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