thx, i hadn't seen the reply to my earlier message.
unfortunately, though i've got the png port installed w/
OPTIONS= APNG "Animated PNG support" On
the install of freebsd fails w/ the error message given below.
is there something else required in the png makefile or elsewhere that i'm
missing?
some writers have insisted that a recent install of the os is also needed,
but that is also a non-issue for my boxes: they're up to date.
installing firefox is not as urgent for me since chrome is adequate for most
purposes, but still...
thx for your reply. any further thoughts would be appreciated.
david
+++ Polytropon [23/08/12 01:17 +0200]:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:01:50 -0400, david coder wrote:
is there a system png that comes w/ 8.3 that is distinct from the ports png?
if not, how explain that install of firefox-14.0.1 fails w/ the error message
that the system png does not support APNG even though the makefile for the
png port contains the line
OPTIONS= APNG "Animated PNG support" On
?
i am puzzled.
The question has already been answered on 2012-08-02.
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-August/243984.html
You need to recompile the PNG library (from ports, does _not_
belong to the system - it's /usr/ports/graphics/png that will
install libpng to your system) with the "Animated PNG support"
(APNG) option [x] set. After doing so, you will be able to resume
your Firefox build. See "man ports" or the manual of your port
management tool (e. g. portmaster) on how to do that. Make sure
you do "make clean" prior to that attempt.
From the error message which you _have not shown_ (so I'm just
guessing) it seems that libpng has been installed without the
animation support. If you can make sure it's properly installed
and you still get the error, please _show_ the error here so a
better diagnostics step can be done.
--
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
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