Keith Cantrell wrote: > So, then, why in the README file does it say: > > Troubleshooting: > ---------------- > > * For Solaris 8 builds, you need to install GTK 1.2 library. > You can get the GTK 1.2 libraries from sun.com or sunfreeware.com > > * Also for Solaris 8 builds, you may need to install some required > patches. > > For example, if you encounter the following error, > ld.so.1: ./firefox-bin: fatal: relocation error: file ./firefox-bin: > symbol fmod: referenced symbol not found. > > You probably have to install Math Library(libm) patch, > Solaris 5.8 sparc: 111721 > Solaris 5.9 sparc: 111722 > Solaris 5.8 i386 : 112757 > Solaris 5.9 i386 : 111728 > > > Reading this made me thing that it wasn't Nevada only. And, more > importantly, why doesn't the README just simply specify that it is > Nevada only? Good point. Dave, Could you please update the Firefox 3.0b3 README file and future releases? > Or, actually, better, why not make it where it could be > run anywhere? The other versions of Firefox are delivered that way. > Firefox 3.0 requires some libraries that are only delivered in Nevada. The betas of FF3.0 will be Nevada only for now. Solaris 10 users can get Firefox 2.0.0.x build for security updates. If you want to try the latest feature of Firefox, please go for OpenSolaris.
Thanks, -Alfred > Keith > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Keith Cantrell Sun Microsystems > Systems Engineer/OS Ambassador Austin, TX > Email: Keith.cantrell at sun.com Phone: 972-392-5014 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Alan Coopersmith wrote: > >> Keith Cantrell wrote: >> >>> I just downloaded the "tarball" version of firefox 3.0b3 and >>> installed it under /opt. When I try and bring it up I receive the >>> following: >>> >>> % /opt/firefox/firefox >>> ld.so.1: firefox-bin: fatal: libdbus-1.so.3: open failed: No such >>> file or directory >>> >>> I am running Solaris 10 8/07. Is there a package or something I need >>> to install? >>> >> Yes, it's called "Solaris Express" or "Nevada". >> >> > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >
