linux-flashplugin-6.0r79_3 is forbidden

Paul Schmehl pauls at utdallas.edu
Thu Apr 6 21:24:41 UTC 2006


Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 01:10:52PM -0400, Peter wrote:
>> --- Kris Kennaway <kris at obsecurity.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 10:20:12AM -0400, Peter wrote:
>>>> Anyone know how to install flash6 on FreeBSD 5.4?  This is what I
>>> get
>>>> when I try to install the port:
>>>>
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>>>> ===>  linux-flashplugin-6.0r79_3 is forbidden:
>>>> http://vuxml.FreeBSD.org/83421018-b3ef-11da-a32d-000c6ec775d9.html.
>>>> *** Error code 1
>>>>
>>>> Stop in /usr/ports/www/linux-flashplugin6.
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> The URL suggests to install flash7 or flash8 but I heard that these
>>>> versions are unstable and frequently crash firefox (I'm using
>>> 1.5.0.1).
>>>
>>> If you don't mind the security vulnerabilities specified, then
>>> comment out the forbidden tag from the makefile.
>> Well I decided to install linux-flashplugin7 and I followed the
>> instructions inside linuxpluginwrapper (install a patch) and I got an
>> error:
> 
> Talk to the maintainer.
> 
That patch installed fine on my i386/6.0 SECURITY box.  I think his is 
5.4.  Maybe there's something different about the rtld.c file on that distro

-- 
Paul Schmehl (pauls at utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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