Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:19:26 -0700 From: Chuck Tuffli <chuck_tuffli@agilent.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: FreeBSD User Questions List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mozilla-firebird dependency on gnomecontrolcenter? Message-ID: <20030821201926.GB83203@cre85086tuf.rose.agilent.com> In-Reply-To: <20030821034804.GA89089@rot13.obsecurity.org> References: <20030820223958.GB82000@cre85086tuf.rose.agilent.com> <1061420495.703.80.camel@gyros> <20030821032903.GA82235@cre85086tuf.rose.agilent.com> <20030821034804.GA89089@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:48:04PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:29:03PM -0700, Chuck Tuffli wrote: > > Ok, I did a cvsup of ports-base and the build completed without the > > strangeness I saw earlier. Now when I run firebird, nothing happens > > (i.e. no browser window, no message stating an error, no core dump, > > and nothing logged to dmesg). > > > > Since there aren't any error messages, I'm not sure what info to send > > you. The machine is running 4.8-RELEASE with Linux compatibility built > > into the kernel. "firebird -v" reports > > > > [92] firebird -v > > Mozilla 1.5a, Copyright (c) 2003 mozilla.org <developer build> > > This is a FAQ. > > When you update mozilla you often need to remove your old .mozilla > directory (save the bookmarks.html if you like). They are not very > careful to maintain backwards compatibility. This is a brand new system that has never had a .mozilla dir > mozilla is also VERY sensitive to being built with consistent library > interfaces - if you have stale headers lying around on the system, or > old/mismatched versions of the dependencies, it can become confused in > this fashion. > > Kris Would you suspect this to be a problem on a brand new 4.8 install (i.e. there has never been anything else on this disk)? Maybe it doesn't build with a stock 4.8 version of ports? Has anyone ever tried this? -- Chuck Tuffli <chuck_tuffli AT NO_SPAM agilent DOT com>
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