Subject: Re: 3.0.1 and pkgsrc problems
To: None <port-amd64@netbsd.org>
From: Huub <huubvanniekerk@gmail.com>
List: port-amd64
Date: 09/23/2006 22:27:09
Martijn van Buul wrote:
> It occurred to me that Huub wrote in gmane.os.netbsd.ports.x86-64:
>>> Full error please. Considering your flipping back-and-forth between pkgsrc
>>> versions, are your packages up to date? What does lintpkgsrc -i say?
>>>
>> OK, here's the result of lintpkgsrc -i:
>>
>> MesaLib 	6.4.2nb2 	vs. 	6.4.2nb1
>> cairo   	1.2.4nb2     		1.0.4nb1
>> fixesproto	3.0.2nb1		3.0.2
>> fontconfig	2.4.0nb1		2.3.2nb3
>> freetype2	2.2.1nb2		2.2.1
>> glitz		0.5.6nb2		0.4.4nb4
>> m4		1.4.6			1.4.4
>> xdg-dirs	1.4			1.3
>> zip		2.32			2.31
> 
> These are all potential problems for the future, but it doesn't seem to
> make much of a difference; I can reproduce your problem. It seems to have
> been caused by the recent security pullup in 2006Q2 a few days ago. Since you
> mailed this to the wrong mailinglist, the chance that this will be picked up
> automagically is small. Please file a PR, and make sure you include
> work/.build.log and work/mozilla/config.log. Also note that your problem
> is caused by pullup ticket 1826.
> 
> In the mean time, pkgsrc-current's firefox will work, and you could revert
> back to the previous version of firefox (1.5.0.5) by doing something like
> 
> cvs update -r1.34.2.1 Makefile-firefox.common
> cvs update -r1.50.2.1 distinfo
> 
> in /usr/pkgsrc/www/firefox, and try rebuilding after that.
> 
> However, this will leave you with an outdated (and vulnerable) version of
> Firefox, so it may not be what you want.
> 
> Either way, I'd really suggest you stop switching back and forth between
> pkgsrc releases; it only makes things worse.
> 

Odd thing now: I have managed to install Firefox 1.5.0.4 from 2006Q2. No 
errors. Should I update pkgsrc and see what "make update" does for the 
new version of Firefox?