NPAPI/XPI support in native gecko apps and other ports

[Jeremy Messenger]

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:56:05 -0500, Andrew Pantyukhin  
<infofarmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/1/06, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7 at cox.net> wrote:
>> Can you remove create any symlink in share/linux-opera/plugins please?  
>> It
>> is causing linux-opera to display two plugins if I add
>> lib/npapi/symlinks/linux-opera support in linux-opera (going to commit  
>> it
>> soon). I personal rather to have linux-opera to find any plugins in
>> lib/npapi/symlinks/linux-opera than have stuff in
>> share/linux-opera/plugins. It is painless that way. Thanks!
>
> Done. I won't bump portrevisions right now, if it's okay
> with you.

Yeah, it's fine. Thanks!

>> While I am here, as for the other browsers that will have a several
>> symlinks in plugins directory by NPAPI and XPI stuff, you will need to  
>> add
>> @dirrmtry path/browsers/{extensions,plugins} and @dirrmtry path/browsers
>> for plist in Makefile.npapi and browsers' plist. For example:
>>
>>         1) install linux-flashplugins7 or other stuff
>>         2) deinstall one of browser
>>         3) uninstall linux-flashplugins7 or other stuff
>>         4) path/browsers/{extensions,plugins} will be ending up  
>> leftover.
>
> What we're working at is to add XPI/NPAPI support into
> apps, by adding lines to their plists or other hacks (like
> the one you requested), so that after step "2)" there will
> be no leftovers at all. I hope our effort will be complete
> and successful quite soon and no additional dirrmtry's
> will be necessary.

Sounds good.

Cheers,
Mezz


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