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Date:      Mon, 03 Jan 2005 13:40:29 -0500
From:      Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>
To:        Mikhail Teterin <mi@corbulon.video-collage.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: mozilla vs. nspr
Message-ID:  <1104777629.60878.1.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
In-Reply-To: <200501030349.j033nMxC082033@corbulon.video-collage.com>
References:  <200501030349.j033nMxC082033@corbulon.video-collage.com>

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On Sun, 2005-01-02 at 22:49 -0500, 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?
>=20
> > 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.
>=20
>=20
> Thank you, this bogus dependency is the breakage, that confused me :-)
>=20
> 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...

devel/nspr is up-to-date with the official external nspr released from
Mozilla (4.4.1).  This is what is required by nss 3.9.2, and used by
ports such as Evolution and Gaim.

Joe

>=20
> Yours,
>=20
> 	-mi
>=20
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