Re: local X server & gtk3 applications (also, netsurf in pkgsrc & pkgin w/ Dropbox)

[Andrew Danson <ajdanson80%gmail.com@localhost>]

I've found links (in graphical mode), lynx and dillo all compile and work for me, the main trouble with those is compatibility with websites, _javascript_ in particular. I did manage to access my web mail using links once.

I've not had any luck building or using any of the other browsers.

Andrew

On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 03:34, Romain Dolbeau <romain%dolbeau.org@localhost> wrote:

Hello,

I've recompiled netsurf (anyone know of another working web browser
for NetBSD/sparc?) from pkgsrc for my SPARCstation running NetBSD 9.

But by default, the pkgsrc version uses gtk3 - and the window is empty
on the local X server, I only get a frame. (I have a TurboGX in there,
so I'm running 8 bits pseudocolor). IIRC, I had the same issue with
some other gtk3 application. Is that a known issue and what would
cause it? Some missing extension to X11? No failover from truecolor to
pseudocolor?

Anyway I did an alternative build with gtk2, (fairly trivial patch,
thanks pkgsrc) and that works fine. Anyone know how I can request this
alternate version/submit a patch for it? It might be useful to other
older platforms...

Also - packages are on
<https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5w6od9b333u97dm/AAChGRHJejsfh89iMlL6dYUxa?dl=0>,
but I've yet to figure out how to convince pkgin to download the
pkg_summary file directly. I can download it with wget, but curl
doesn't seem to follow the '301 Moved Permanently'...

Thanks & cordially,

--
Romain Dolbeau