Re: www/palemoon status update

[David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

It's great to see more browser options on NetBSD (and in pkgsrc in
general) - many thanks for this!

Testing a build on NetBSD/amd64-10 from current pkgsrc seems to crash
quite often with

[19409] ###!!! ABORT: X_CopyArea: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or
Window parameter); 3 requests ago: file
/var/obj/pkg/www/palemoon/work/pale-moon/platform/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp,
line 134
[19409] ###!!! ABORT: X_CopyArea: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or
Window parameter); 3 requests ago: file
/var/obj/pkg/www/palemoon/work/pale-moon/platform/toolkit/xre/nsX11ErrorHandler.cpp,
line 134

Running across 'ssh -X localhost' seems to avoid the crash
(performance is not really usable, but this was just to get a
datapoint)

Will try a build with the NS_RUNTIMEABORT commented out to see if
everything keeps running as another test

Thanks

David




On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 at 09:30, nia <nia%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
>
> I spent thursday evening porting the Pale Moon browser to NetBSD
> as a Firefox alternative.
>
> Notes:
> - builds unbranded, no option to build with branding available
>   This will likely never be "real pale moon" but rather a
>   pkgsrc-specific fork, since only official binaries may be
>   blessed.
>
> NetBSD specific features:
> - WebGL tested and working
> - Audio tested and working
> - PaX MPROTECT tested and working (enhanced security!)
>
> Web compatibility:
> - youtube, invidious, viewtube: works
>   h264 and webm; arcticfox only does webm
> - discord: works
>   only text chat tested, calls probably don't
>   doesn't work at all in arcticfox
> - instagram: works
>   doesn't work at all in arcticfox
> - mastodon: works
>   doesn't work at all in arcticfox (must use brutaldon alternative client)
> - "new" reddit: works
>   old reddit is better, and also works in arcticfox
> - eBay: works
>   fewer layout issues than arcticfox
> - openstreetmap: works
>   fails in arcticfox (have to use opnvkarte or google maps)
> - telegram: doesn't work
>   didn't try alternative or legacy web clients
> - ra.co (events booking; heavy!): works
> - wise (my bank): doesn't work
>   blank page, works in arcticfox!?
> - facebook: blocked on my network
>
> verdict: good enough as a desktop browser replacement