Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 09:51:38 +0100 From: Jose M Rodriguez <josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi@corbulon.video-collage.com> Cc: gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: mozilla vs. nspr Message-ID: <41D9079A.4040506@redesjm.local> In-Reply-To: <200501030349.j033nMxC082033@corbulon.video-collage.com> References: <200501030349.j033nMxC082033@corbulon.video-collage.com>
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Mikhail Teterin wrote:
>>>Sorry, I'm afraid, we misunderstand each other. Currently, the
>>>installed mozilla uses the lib/libnspr4.so -- from devel/nspr,
>>>and not lib/mozilla/libnspr4.so from www/mozilla. What's the need
>>>to even build the different nspr inside www/mozilla? And if it is
>>>somehow needed during build, what's the need to install it?
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>>Mozilla uses its internal nspr. The dependency in the Makefile hasn't
>>been needed for some time, and can be removed when the freeze lifts.
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>Thank you, this bogus dependency is the breakage, that confused me :-)
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>However, can't the devel/nspr be brought up to date instead? Having each
>port install its own seems wrong and will lead to the "DLL hell" often
>found on Microsoft systems...
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really, this is make nss works with AVIARY-1.0 nspr. Or not?
Also, I'm really thinking about make a www/mre with the shared
components (at a first try, from firefox or mozilla), populate
${prefix}/lib/mre/mre-1.0/ and use this from firefox/mozilla/thunderbird.
This may be of interest?
--
josemi
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