Alfred Peng wrote: > Hi Ken, > > The contributed builds for XULRunner on Solaris 10 isn't on the plan yet > as I know. > > I've shared the spec to build Firefox 3.0.x on Solaris 10 in this mail > alias. To build XULRunner on Solaris 10 should be similar: > http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=260452&tstart=0. > > On the other hand, many applications have their own XULRunner to embrace > their patches. Some joint efforts from Songbird, Komodo/ActiveState, > Mozilla, Mozdev, and others are ongoing to try to work out a solution > for better distribution adoption. The best way is that all Mozilla-based > applications can depend on the same XULRunner in one distribution. For > example, Firefox 3.0.x, 3.1.x, future Thunderbird 3.0.x, Songbird etc. > > Cheers, > -Alfred > > Ken Mandelberg wrote: > >> I appreciate the Sun Desktop Beijing Team contributing a firefox 3.01 build >> for Solaris 10 sparc. >> >> Might I suggest they also contribute a XUL SDK build, Building xulrunner on >> Sol 10 has the same issues as building firefox, and the SDK is needed to >> build some of the extensions (like weave). >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> desktop-discuss mailing list >> desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > Another application that uses XULRunner is SecondLife which is still waiting on legal MPEG support before it can be ported. We're waiting on Julian at Fluendo basically, and unfortunately I doubt Linden Lab will float the patent license for their "free" client, let alone do a port themselves to Solaris. No one cares about us except server companies anyway when it comes to blessed support. But I was just giving an example of yet another that depends on it.
James
