Re: firefox-112

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost> writes:

> On Wed, 2 Aug 2023 at 12:34, Taylor R Campbell
> <campbell+netbsd-pkgsrc-users%mumble.net@localhost> wrote:
>>
>> FYI, the ld.elf_so static TLS fixes have been pulled up to netbsd-10
>> now, so we can stop installing this workaround script on netbsd-10
>> with X11_TYPE=native.
>>
>> We can probably also enable static TLS in graphics/MesaLib now too on
>> netbsd-10 for X11_TYPE=modular builds.
>
> Hi, the workaround had been refined to:
>
> if [ -f /usr/X11R7/lib/libEGL.so ] && [ -z "$LD_PRELOAD" ] && \
>   nm /usr/X11R7/lib/libGL.so | grep -Fq "B _glapi_tls_Dispatch"; then
>
> so it should only fire on the pre PR#57445 fixed libGL.so.
>
> I'll wait for an updated releng netbsd-10 build and retest szyszka and
> firefox, then update the comment to note the date fixed in netbsd-10
> and that it can be removed at some point (no point in actively
> breaking people on slightly older netbsd-10_BETA :)

That's great news.

Is there any hope for pulling it up to 9?  I note that your workaround
trigger should avoid firing on 9 with the fix, were it to appear.

Or maybe pkgsrc should give up on 9 too, even before 10 is released :-)