Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 04:55:25 +0900 From: "Akinori -Aki- MUSHA" <knu@idaemons.org> To: sada@FreeBSD.org, obrien@FreeBSD.org, tom@eborcom.com, girgen@partitur.se, cjh@kr.freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Introducing a netscape wrapper Message-ID: <86bt2nv26q.wl@localhost.local.idaemons.org>
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Hi, netscape ports' maintainers.
I had ported a netscape wrapper from RedHat Linux and been pondering
how to introduce it with minimum changes over a bunch of netscape
ports, then I came up with an idea. We could do it by the following
steps.
1) Make all netscape ports install ${PREFIX}/bin/netscape.run instead
of ${PREFIX}/bin/netscape.
2) Import a new port called www/netscape-wrapper that installs
${PREFIX}/bin/netscape that invokes ${PREFIX}/bin/netscape.run on
demand.
What the wrapper exactly does would be described as this: First,
the wrapper checks whether the lock file (~/.netscape/lock)
exists, and when it actually does, it searches for the currently
running netscape process and asks that to open a new window to
show a page with the supplied URL. When no instance is running,
it runs a new netscape with the URL. The wrapper is also capable
of killing a stale lock file and/or zombie instances.
Thus applications could show HTML help windows, web sites and
any resources they want just by executing "netscape foo.bar",
without the Netscape-has-detected-a-lock-file-blah-blah-blah
warnings.
Plus, some neat shortcuts to such as opening a Messenger window
are supported. Look into the port for further details.
3) Make all netscape ports depend on www/netscape-wrapper.
The patch that does 1) and 3) is attached at the bottom of this mail,
and the concrete work of 2) is available on the site below:
http://people.freebsd.org/~knu/ports/www/netscape-wrapper/
http://people.freebsd.org/~knu/ports/www/netscape-wrapper.tar.gz
I'd note I didn't touch the www/netscape4-communicator.us port because
it installs ${PREFIX}/bin/netscape.us, not ${PREFIX}/bin/netscape.
Please consider this suggestion and feed any comments back to me.
Thank you.
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Akinori -Aki- MUSHA aka / (_ / ( (__( @ idaemons.org / FreeBSD.org
"We're only at home when we're on the run, on the wing, on the fly"
Index: japanese/netscape4-communicator/Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/japanese/netscape4-communicator/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -r1.29 Makefile
--- japanese/netscape4-communicator/Makefile 2000/04/11 14:15:36 1.29
+++ japanese/netscape4-communicator/Makefile 2000/05/03 17:40:21
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
${EXTRACT_CMD} ${EXTRACT_BEFORE_ARGS} ${WRKSRC}/${NETHELP}.nif \
${EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS} -C ${NDIR}/${LANG}
${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/start.sh ${PREFIX}/bin/${BROWSER_CMD}
- ${LN} -sf ${BROWSER_CMD} ${PREFIX}/bin/netscape
+ ${LN} -sf ${BROWSER_CMD} ${PREFIX}/bin/netscape.run
${MKDIR} ${MANDIR}/man1
${INSTALL_MAN} ${MASTERDIR}/files/${MAN1} ${MANDIR}/man1
Index: japanese/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/japanese/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -r1.6 PLIST
--- japanese/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/03/26 19:59:39 1.6
+++ japanese/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:23:44
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
bin/ja-%%BROWSER%%-%%VER%%
-@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape.run
%%NSUBDIR%%/netscape.cfg
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/Netscape
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/about
Index: japanese/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/japanese/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.7 PLIST
--- japanese/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/03/26 19:59:47 1.7
+++ japanese/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:26:07
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
bin/ja-%%BROWSER%%-47
-@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape.run
@exec mkdir -p %D/%%NSUBDIR%%/locale
@exec ln -sf /usr/share/locale/en_US.ISO_8859-1 %D/%%NSUBDIR%%/locale/%%LANG%%
@unexec rm -f %D/%%NSUBDIR%%/locale/%%LANG%%
Index: korean/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/korean/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 PLIST
--- korean/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST 1999/08/24 23:04:02 1.5
+++ korean/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:39:23
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
bin/ko-communicator-4
-@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape.run
%%NSUBDIR%%/netscape.cfg
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/Netscape
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/about
Index: korean/netscape4-navigator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/korean/netscape4-navigator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 PLIST
--- korean/netscape4-navigator/pkg/PLIST 1999/08/24 23:04:04 1.5
+++ korean/netscape4-navigator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:38:54
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
bin/ko-navigator-4
-@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape.run
%%NSUBDIR%%/netscape.cfg
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/Netscape
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/about
Index: korean/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/korean/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -r1.6 PLIST
--- korean/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/02/08 16:22:13 1.6
+++ korean/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:38:16
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
bin/ko-communicator-47
-@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape.run
%%NSUBDIR%%/netscape.cfg
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/Netscape
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/LICENSE.ko
Index: korean/netscape47-navigator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/korean/netscape47-navigator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -r1.6 PLIST
--- korean/netscape47-navigator/pkg/PLIST 2000/02/08 16:22:15 1.6
+++ korean/netscape47-navigator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:38:38
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
bin/ko-navigator-47
-@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %f %B/netscape.run
%%NSUBDIR%%/netscape.cfg
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/Netscape
%%NSUBDIR%%/%%LANG%%/LICENSE.ko
Index: www/linux-netscape4/Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/linux-netscape4/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -r1.13 Makefile
--- www/linux-netscape4/Makefile 2000/04/10 00:05:43 1.13
+++ www/linux-netscape4/Makefile 2000/05/03 17:27:43
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
MAINTAINER= tom@eborcom.com
-RUN_DEPENDS= /compat/linux/lib/ld.so:${PORTSDIR}/emulators/linux_base
+RUN_DEPENDS= /compat/linux/lib/ld.so:${PORTSDIR}/emulators/linux_base \
+ netscape:${PORTSDIR}/www/netscape-wrapper
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
cd ${WRKSRC} && yes "" | \
LC_TIME=C MOZILLA_HOME="${NDIR}" ./ns-install
${MV} -f ${NDIR}/netscape ${NDIR}/netscape.bin
- ${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/netscape ${BINDIR}
+ ${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/netscape ${BINDIR}/netscape.run
if [ ! -f ${NDIR}/mailcap ] ; then \
${INSTALL_DATA} ${FILESDIR}/mailcap ${NDIR}; \
fi
Index: www/linux-netscape4/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/linux-netscape4/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 PLIST
--- www/linux-netscape4/pkg/PLIST 1999/02/22 04:31:44 1.5
+++ www/linux-netscape4/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:26:56
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-bin/netscape
+bin/netscape.run
lib/netscape/LICENSE
lib/netscape/Netscape.ad
lib/netscape/README
Index: www/linux-netscape47-communicator/Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/linux-netscape47-communicator/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 Makefile
--- www/linux-netscape47-communicator/Makefile 2000/04/10 00:05:44 1.21
+++ www/linux-netscape47-communicator/Makefile 2000/05/03 17:28:14
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
MAINTAINER= girgen@partitur.se
-RUN_DEPENDS= /compat/linux/lib/ld.so:${PORTSDIR}/emulators/linux_base
+RUN_DEPENDS= /compat/linux/lib/ld.so:${PORTSDIR}/emulators/linux_base \
+ netscape:${PORTSDIR}/www/netscape-wrapper
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= i386
Index: www/linux-netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/linux-netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.9 PLIST
--- www/linux-netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/03/04 23:58:12 1.9
+++ www/linux-netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:28:01
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
bin/%%BROWSER%%-%%BROWSER_VER%%
@exec ln -sf %f %B/%%BROWSER%%-4
-@exec ln -sf %%BROWSER%%-4 %B/netscape
-@unexec rm -f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %%BROWSER%%-4 %B/netscape.run
+@unexec rm -f %B/netscape.run
@unexec rm -f %B/%%BROWSER%%-4
%%NSUBDIR%%/java/classes/ifc11.jar
%%NSUBDIR%%/java/classes/iiop10.jar
Index: www/netscape4-communicator/Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/netscape4-communicator/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.65
diff -u -r1.65 Makefile
--- www/netscape4-communicator/Makefile 2000/04/17 00:18:50 1.65
+++ www/netscape4-communicator/Makefile 2000/05/03 17:43:14
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
MAINTAINER?= sada@FreeBSD.org
+RUN_DEPENDS+= netscape:${PORTSDIR}/www/netscape-wrapper
+
Y2K= http://home.netscape.com/products/year2000/faq/client.html
.if !defined(INFILE_HEAD)
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@
${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/netscape \
${BINDIR}/${BROWSER_ARC}-${BROWSER_VER}
${LN} -sf ${BROWSER_ARC}-${BROWSER_VER} ${BINDIR}/${BROWSER_ARC}-4
- ${LN} -sf ${BROWSER_ARC}-4 ${BINDIR}/netscape
+ ${LN} -sf ${BROWSER_ARC}-4 ${BINDIR}/netscape.run
if [ ! -f ${NDIR}/mailcap ] ; then \
${INSTALL_DATA} ${MAILCAP} ${NDIR}; \
fi
Index: www/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -u -r1.19 PLIST
--- www/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST 1999/10/10 20:24:10 1.19
+++ www/netscape4-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:29:17
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
bin/communicator-%%BROWSER_VER%%
@exec ln -sf %f %B/communicator-4
-@exec ln -sf communicator-4 %B/netscape
-@unexec rm -f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf communicator-4 %B/netscape.run
+@unexec rm -f %B/netscape.run
@unexec rm -f %B/communicator-4
%%NSUBDIR%%/README
%%NSUBDIR%%/LICENSE
Index: www/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.25 PLIST
--- www/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/02/28 03:57:25 1.25
+++ www/netscape47-communicator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:44:39
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
bin/%%BROWSER%%-%%BROWSER_VER%%
@exec ln -sf %f %B/%%BROWSER%%-4
-@exec ln -sf %%BROWSER%%-4 %B/netscape
-@unexec rm -f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %%BROWSER%%-4 %B/netscape.run
+@unexec rm -f %B/netscape.run
@unexec rm -f %B/%%BROWSER%%-4
%%NSUBDIR%%/LICENSE
%%NSUBDIR%%/Netscape.ad
Index: www/netscape47-communicator.us/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/netscape47-communicator.us/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.8 PLIST
--- www/netscape47-communicator.us/pkg/PLIST 2000/02/27 13:52:05 1.8
+++ www/netscape47-communicator.us/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:44:47
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
bin/%%BROWSER%%-%%BROWSER_VER%%
@exec ln -sf %f %B/%%BROWSER%%-4
-@exec ln -sf %%BROWSER%%-4 %B/netscape
-@unexec rm -f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf %%BROWSER%%-4 %B/netscape.run
+@unexec rm -f %B/netscape.run
@unexec rm -f %B/%%BROWSER%%-4
%%NSUBDIR%%/LICENSE
%%NSUBDIR%%/Netscape.ad
Index: www/netscape47-navigator/pkg/PLIST
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/www/netscape47-navigator/pkg/PLIST,v
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -r1.27 PLIST
--- www/netscape47-navigator/pkg/PLIST 2000/02/28 08:34:14 1.27
+++ www/netscape47-navigator/pkg/PLIST 2000/05/03 17:45:43
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
bin/navigator-%%BROWSER_VER%%
@exec ln -sf %f %B/navigator-4
-@exec ln -sf navigator-4 %B/netscape
-@unexec rm -f %B/netscape
+@exec ln -sf navigator-4 %B/netscape.run
+@unexec rm -f %B/netscape.run
@unexec rm -f %B/navigator-4
%%NSUBDIR%%/LICENSE
%%NSUBDIR%%/Netscape.ad
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