linux-flashplugin-6.0r79_3 is forbidden

Thu Apr 6 22:20:49 UTC 2006

--- Paul Schmehl <pauls at utdallas.edu> wrote:

> 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.  Yes, I am on 5.4.  I thought I stated that in an earlier post
but I could be wrong.

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