Re: a browser that runs?

[Hauke Fath <hf%spg.tu-darmstadt.de@localhost>]

On 2019-04-10 14:18, Steve Blinkhorn wrote:
> I've three 7.0 systems running, all with the same /usr/X11R7/lib/libXext.so.7
> straight off installation media, but I had the same issue when I was
> running stock 5.x.   For random daily use I use a Win32 box for its
> browser, but now I have a custom application that needs to call a
> system browser.
>
> I could move them up to 8.x, but if the same problem is there I will
> have had a significant disruption at a very busy time.
>
> Any words of wisdom (or consolation)?

My work station is an AMD phenom (roughly 9 years old), running a 
-current kernel (8.99.36) on -8 userland and pkgsrc X, and (at least) 
with www/firefox I couldn't be happier.

With modernish GUI applications, the further away your X11 is from 
bleeding edge, the rockier the ride... I'd say you will definitely want 
to run -8 for an X server machine, or, if you absolutely need to stick 
with -7 (*), switch to modular (i.e. pkgsrc) X11. Otherwise, maybe stick 
with www/firefox52.

You've got your work cut out for you. ;)

Cheerio,
hauke


(*) Is that netbsd-7 on your machine,, or actually 7.0.x? ISTR there 
were compatibility issues between -7 and -7-n, and -current pkgsr cis 
probably built against -7...

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