Re: pkg/30617: www/firefox wants to install non-existant file on Solaris

[grant beattie <grant%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 07:19:00AM +0000, grant%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:

> >Number:         30617
> >Category:       pkg
> >Synopsis:       www/firefox wants to install non-existant file on Solaris
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       non-critical
> >Priority:       medium
> >Responsible:    pkg-manager
> >State:          open
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Tue Jun 28 07:19:00 +0000 2005
> >Originator:     grant beattie
> >Release:        SunOS 5.9
> >Organization:
> >Environment:
> System: SunOS u10 5.9 Generic_118558-03 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10
> Architecture: sparc
> Machine: sun4u
> >Description:
> www/firefox expects to install
> 
> ${WRKDIR}/mozilla/dist/bin/res/fonts/fontEncoding.properties
> 
> but this file was not generated by the build.

I worked around this by commenting out this file from the PLIST, but
I don't know what the correct fix is.

side issue: the PLIST should not be used to drive the install target.

this is also not a Solaris-specific problem, it has shown up on NetBSD
and Linux, too.