Subject: Re: firefox-bin-* packages
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Thomas Klausner <wiz@NetBSD.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 05/04/2005 18:18:45
On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 04:41:35PM -0400, Jan Schaumann wrote:
> It seems that the default firefox-bin package has become
> firefox-gtk2-bin.
In a way. There is no other Linux binary but the one linked against
gtk2.
> This causes problems with the firefox-bin-* packages,
> as they (a) try to pull in 'firefox-bin' and don't know that
> 'firefox-gtk2-bin' is acceptable
I don't agree here -- firefox-gtk2-bin is not acceptable.
It has been removed from pkgsrc, and I don't see a reason
to still support it. Just install the firefox-bin package.
> and (b) try to install the plugins into
> .../firefox-linux/... instead of .../firefox-gtk2-linux/...
Yes, to match firefox-bin.
> Could somebody take a look at this? Otherwise.... <big threat!> I'll
> file a PR.
No! Please!!!
Thomas