From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 1 04:30:15 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A96BD106566B for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:30:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7ABE78FC0A for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:30:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q114UFJF033338 for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:30:15 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q114UFr8033337; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:30:15 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:30:15 GMT Message-Id: <201202010430.q114UFr8033337@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Glen Barber Cc: Subject: Re: docs/164682: Handbook contains wrong information about Flash players X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Glen Barber List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:30:15 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/164682; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Glen Barber To: Adam VandeMore Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/164682: Handbook contains wrong information about Flash players Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:29:38 -0500 --JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 04:16:02AM +0000, Adam VandeMore wrote: > This page contains the following section: > ----------------------------------------------------------- > The Linux=AE process file system, linprocfs(5) has to be mounted on /comp= at/linux/proc, if one wants to play Flash animations. This can be done via = the following command: >=20 > # mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc >=20 > This point can be automated at boot time with the addition of the matchin= g line in /etc/fstab: >=20 > linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 > ----------------------------------------------------------- >=20 > This information doesn't seem to be necessary as Flash plays fine without= it mounted. If it isn't necessary, it's a potential security threat. =20 > >How-To-Repeat: > Use flash player without linprocfs mounted. > >Fix: > Remove the unneeded text: >=20 > The Linux=AE process file system, linprocfs(5) has to be mounted on /comp= at/linux/proc, if one wants to play Flash animations. This can be done via = the following command: >=20 > # mount -t linprocfs linproc /compat/linux/proc >=20 > This point can be automated at boot time with the addition of the matchin= g line in /etc/fstab: >=20 > linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 >=20 I believe this is still true for FreeBSD 7.x, with the Flash plugin that is available in Ports. If this is not the case, I'd be happy to adjust this Handbook entry to match reality, or otherwise note that it is FreeBSD 7.x-specific. Glen --JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJPKL+yAAoJEFJPDDeguUaj6UIIAIRGcd9aDNkAOe2FwiHy2hZb /QzguTOE4n5gU9v6270D9ZVhFia+QsZWnVEtBgEvOtHws/zjlrVNC6hnDJ6NkB2E AbhahguuL0UrHB/hAjLcCWue2uFEDPbjh10z3q/g5Lnbp+j79t20q0gdBtD+wuQS CiuLZqWCZ8hgem+Rs7Aa9ZQ2e0qejb5f7CNV3f9aJ5WDNUYxEFJ+RQ7gekFiPPsH xPTVquUNCPTdEJ8Q6CU12o3+Tj5JpAgR86W3yVBhvdmDS/loN2utjAgFyq3vN2yb OV9N1PY3W+G5srkTbje+Wt65z0zYYCdz9fSgcgWg6IXHWlsgHfaBBxSIOWmgZXA= =iOKN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --JBi0ZxuS5uaEhkUZ--