On Thursday 19 May 2005 08:19, Timothy Smith wrote: > Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > > Timothy Smith wrote: > >> i've gotten futher, i've found you can't compile it with make, you > >> need to use gmake. sunbird compiled fine, however firefox errors with > >> > >> +++ making chrome /usr/home/timothy/mozilla/netwerk/resources => > >> ../../dist/bin/chrome/en-US.jar > >> error: file '../../toolkit/locales/en-US/chrome/necko/contents.rdf' > >> doesn't exist at ../../config/make-jars.pl line 418, <STDIN> chunk 9. > >> gmake[3]: *** [libs] Error 2 > >> gmake[3]: Leaving directory > >> `/usr/home/timothy/mozilla/netwerk/resources' > >> gmake[2]: *** [libs] Error 2 > >> gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/home/timothy/mozilla/netwerk' > >> gmake[1]: *** [tier_9] Error 2 > >> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/home/timothy/mozilla' > >> gmake: *** [default] Error 2 > > > > Why aren't you compiling this from the port? With a port someone has > > already gone to the trouble of making FreeBSD specific patches to fix > > things like configuration issues. Is there a reason for trying to > > re-invent all those wheels? > > > > --Alex > > well whats the lastest port, how quickly are ports brought up todate > with the current version? i'd like to be able to compile it myself and > not have to rely on someone else.
The latest port is 1.0.4: it was updated on 05/12, one day after the release date of this firefox version, according to http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/ . Recent history of the firefox port (using portdowngrade): ================================================================== number date portversion comment 1 2005/05/12 06:58:34 1.0.4 - Update to 1.0.4 2 2005/04/26 19:30:55 1.0.3 - Install .desktop file i 3 2005/04/16 04:46:48 1.0.3 - Update to 1.0.3 4 2005/04/14 03:09:30 1.0.2 - Remove mng support, it 5 2005/03/25 05:55:27 1.0.2 * Update to 1.0.2 to fix 6 2005/03/12 10:53:09 1.0.1_3 Bump PORTREVISION to chas 7 2005/03/10 00:43:22 1.0.1_2 Update freetype2 to 2.1.9 8 2005/03/02 06:50:12 1.0.1_2 Fix the startup script so 9 2005/02/28 02:28:49 1.0.1_1 Re-add support for specif 10 2005/02/26 09:32:01 1.0.1_1 Add a Mozilla Mozilla Plu 11 2005/02/25 07:51:58 1.0.1 * Update to 1.0.1 (see ht 12 2005/01/02 23:27:54 1.0_7 Correct a typo that preve 13 2004/12/29 03:25:23 1.0_6 - Update pkg-descr to bet 14 2004/12/28 00:51:58 1.0_6 - Remove WITH_NEW_ICON kn 15 2004/12/15 11:52:52 1.0_5 - Add EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS You can also look at the CVS web interface http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/www/firefox/ , or go to http://www.freshports.org . For a very popular port such as firefox it doesn't take long to catch up with the most recent release. Karel. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"