On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 12:37:59PM +0200, [email protected] wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying build Firefox following the BLFS book instructions. Initially I > did not build the 'Recommended' dependencies (as opposed to 'Required'), but > it turns out they are actually required, the configure script fails without > them.
We ask for all of the recommended dependencies in the mozconfig: # Comment out following options if you have not installed # recommended dependencies: ac_add_options --enable-system-sqlite ac_add_options --with-system-libevent ac_add_options --with-system-libvpx ac_add_options --with-system-nspr ac_add_options --with-system-nss and a little above that is: # If you have not installed Yasm then uncomment this line: #ac_add_options --disable-webm When the book says "Recommended" it either means that you will lose some functionality without the dependency, OR that you will need to adjust the build (e.g. by passing extra switches such as --disable-nautilus in at least one gnome package). For sqlite, the version shipped with firefox has, in the past, played badly with a system-installed version. Using system libs also means that you only have to fix the system version if a library vulnerability comes to light. ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, dieses Mal als Farce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
