can't build firefox 1.0.4 on 4.10

[Karel J. Bosschaart]

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.