Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:02:56 +0100 From: <Helge.Oldach@atosorigin.com> To: <kailockwood@gmail.com>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE and Flash 7 patch Message-ID: <39AFDF50473FED469B15B6DFF2262F7A028D334C@DEHHX001.deuser.de.intra>
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Kai Lockwood <> wrote on Friday, January 26, 2007 5:10 AM: > Oliver Fromme wrote: >> Helge.Oldach@atosorigin.com wrote: >> > Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: >> > > BTW, what is the reason this "hack" isn't included in the base kernel > > / code? >> > >> > Because it is probably unnecessary? I run a recent 6-STABLE and use >> > the flash7 plugin *without* this patch. I am using Opera, though, not > Firefox... >> >> Same here. I use Opera with the Flash plugin on 6-STABLE >> without any problems. I haven't applied a patch to rtld. >> > This is a Firefox specific patch which requires the rtld be patched. > Many thanks to those who have provided patch updates because I was at > a lost without them. > Ummm... In that case the application should be fixed rather than patching the operating system. Which finally explains why this patch should definitely not be included in the base. Helge
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