Rount 1 - i386. ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/30rolling/testing/i386/RPMS/firefox/firefox-1.5.0.5-0.SL3.1.i386.rpm This is using Jarek's spec's, with changes in SOURCES/firefox-mozconfig The source rpm and x86_64 rpm will be up in about an hour and a half. I am currently rebuilding firefox using Stephan's spec file, without SOURCES/firefox-mozconfig changed. Rebuild's take about 2 1/2 on the machine (It was fast for it's time), so expect about 3 hours for the i386 version. I will post when that is ready. It will be firefox-1.5.0.5-0.SL3.2.i386.rpm Troy Jon Peatfield wrote: > On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Troy Dawson wrote: > >> Stephan Wiesand wrote: > > <snip> > >>> Just in case it may help (I'm quite sure you don't need it, but who >>> knows), I've put up the spec for my test build here: >>> >>> http://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~wiesand/firefox-SL.spec >>> >>> No input files were changed except the spec and Source12 (the default >>> bookmarks). >>> >> >> First answer >> Yes, we plan on backporting the firefox 1.5.x to S.L. 3.0.x. >> We do not plan on pushing it right out into the mainstream errata >> because this is a major change. It will go into the 30rolling, or >> maybe the 30rolling/testing area. We want people to be able to have >> access to them and test them out. > > > I'll put the test (i386) versions on a couple of boxes for some (light) > testing once I know where to pull them from... > > I can't see an obvious 30rolling/testing area or I couldn't 10 mins ago > anyway. Did it just get created? > > Anyway I still need to re-work some of my post-install hacks to cope > with having seamonkey instead of mozilla... > >> I already have the i386 version done, based on Jarek's changes. The >> only variation is he didn't mention changing the bookmarks, which I >> have done. >> >> I am a little supprised that people are having problem with Pango, >> because for the older backports (firefox 1.0.x) we pulled the pango >> patches out, and nobody complained about those. But, as has been >> said, this is a major change. > > > For firefox 1.0.x (1.0.8 at least) the specfile had pango-related > *patches* commented out, but was still linked against the SL3 pango > (1.2.x). [ The patches required a newer version of pango (I think!) ]. > > Disabling pango might cause problems for some (e.g. Far-Eastern) text, > or it might be that ffox just uses it's own routines if pango is > unavailable or disabled. > > Firefox 1.5.x seems to need a newer version of pango than SL3 comes with. > >> I am not against making another compile of the firefox with your >> (Stephan) spec file, and put it up to let people see if it fixes or >> breaks anything. If we don't have to change the firefox-mozconfig file >> that would be nice, one less change we have to worry about. > > > The specfile mentioned above says: > > * Sat Jul 29 2006 Stephan Wiesand <[log in to unmask]> - > 1.5.0.5-0.SL3.1 > - made it build and install on SL3 (no pango) > - replaced default bookmarks with SL ones > > so I'd assume that it *is* disabling pango too... > > I'd certainly be happy with a pango-less version initially (hey most of > the world just uses iso-8859-1 anyway!!) though if that annoys lots of > people it might be worth re-visiting later... > > -- Jon -- __________________________________________________ Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 Fermilab ComputingDivision/CSS CSI Group __________________________________________________