Re: Compiling Firefox on Mac OS 9
On Feb 18, 2006, at 8:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Listers, Have any of you tried compiling any of the newer Mozilla builds on OS 9, since there isn't an official build? I'm running 1.2.1 right now, but I'd like to run Firefox, but I'm not going to buy a copy of OS X to get a new web browser, and I think iCab still hasn't hit its stride, yet. Any tricks to getting the Apple Developers Toolkit to compile it? You can't, AFAIK. It's not a matter of just compiling it, or there would be ports readily available. It was a lot of work just to get the WamCom port running, there's a reason that one's been abandoned. Firefox dependent on stuff that just isn't available for OS 9, you would have to rewrite a huge amount of the app. Get OS X...you're not JUST getting a modern browser, trust meOS X is SO much better than OS 9 it's not even funny. -- Bruce Johnson No matter where you go, there you are, B. Banzai -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Compiling Firefox on Mac OS 9
At 9:49 PM -0600 02/18/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have any of you tried compiling any of the newer Mozilla builds on OS 9, since there isn't an official build? I'm running 1.2.1 right now, Why? There's been a 1.3.1 build available for years. http://wamcom.org/ but I'd like to run Firefox, but I'm not going to buy a copy of OS X to get a new web browser, and I think iCab still hasn't hit its stride, yet. Try the latest beta of iCab. Any tricks to getting the Apple Developers Toolkit to compile it? I think there's some details in wamcom.org. It's not simply a recompilation issue -- you'd need to rewrite some code. - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Compiling Firefox on Mac OS 9
Why? There's been a 1.3.1 build available for years. http://wamcom.org/ Try the latest beta of iCab. I think there's some details in wamcom.org. It's not simply a recompilation issue -- you'd need to rewrite some code. A: Wamcom was pretty unstable with 9.1, but I'll try it again with my 9.2.2 install. B: I'll try the latest iCab build and get back to you on that. I still think iCab is slower at rendering than Mozilla 1.2, but that's just IMHO. C: Well, I'll give up on that task, as I've been running into trouble left and right finding the actual program .cpp files... Caleb -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Compiling Firefox on Mac OS 9
You can't, AFAIK. It's not a matter of just compiling it, or there would be ports readily available. It was a lot of work just to get the WamCom port running, there's a reason that one's been abandoned. Well, thanks for that info. I remember reading that on the wamcom site when I went to download their Mozilla build. I'm just stubborn, I guess. Firefox dependent on stuff that just isn't available for OS 9, you would have to rewrite a huge amount of the app. And, as someone who has barely started learning C++, it won't be me rewriting that huge amount. :p Get OS X...you're not JUST getting a modern browser, trust meOS X is SO much better than OS 9 it's not even funny. I know OS X is better than 9, and it has support for my lovely Aria Extreme wireless card, but I'll have to settle for the $20 OWC Jaguar set, and that'll be next week before I'll have a paycheck to purchase that with. Trust me, I'm not running 9 by choice, but by necessity. In fact, my Lombard had Jaguar on it when I bought the thing off eBay, but Jag tanked on me, forcing me to use Drive Setup on the OS 9 recovery disc that came with it. *grrr* Caleb -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Compiling Firefox on Mac OS 9
At 12:54 PM -0600 02/19/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why? There's been a 1.3.1 build available for years. http://wamcom.org/ Try the latest beta of iCab. I think there's some details in wamcom.org. It's not simply a recompilation issue -- you'd need to rewrite some code. A: Wamcom was pretty unstable with 9.1, but I'll try it again with my 9.2.2 install. Figure out why. I use WaMCom Moz on 9.1 and 9.2.2 and found it to be FAR more stable than IE or NS. B: I'll try the latest iCab build and get back to you on that. I still think iCab is slower at rendering than Mozilla 1.2, but that's just IMHO. Well, of course it is. The betas *explicitly* say they're BETA test software and have not been speed-optimized yet. But it still supports CSS etc far better than any other browser on OS 9. - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Compiling Firefox on Mac OS 9
Dear Listers, Have any of you tried compiling any of the newer Mozilla builds on OS 9, since there isn't an official build? I'm running 1.2.1 right now, but I'd like to run Firefox, but I'm not going to buy a copy of OS X to get a new web browser, and I think iCab still hasn't hit its stride, yet. Any tricks to getting the Apple Developers Toolkit to compile it? Thanks in advance, Caleb -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
