Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:49:22 -0500 (EST) From: Mikhail Teterin <mi@corbulon.video-collage.com> To: marcus@marcuscom.com (Joe Marcus Clarke) Cc: gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: mozilla vs. nspr Message-ID: <200501030349.j033nMxC082033@corbulon.video-collage.com> In-Reply-To: <1104716961.71156.14.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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> > 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? > 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. Thank you, this bogus dependency is the breakage, that confused me :-) 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... Yours, -mi
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