Errors when compiling Thunderbird 11.0.1 under -current
 

Hello everyone,
I'm trying to compile Thunderbird 11.0.1 under -current using 11.0's SlackBuild-script, but the compiler halts with the following errors:
non_thread_safe.cc
c++ -o non_thread_safe.o -c -I../../dist/stl_wrappers -I../../dist/system_wrappe rs -include ../../config/gcc_hidden.h -DMOZILLA_INTERNAL_API -D_IMPL_NS_COM -DEX PORT_XPT_API -DEXPORT_XPTC_API -D_IMPL_NS_GFX -D_IMPL_NS_WIDGET -DIMPL_XREAPI -D IMPL_NS_NET -DIMPL_THEBES -DSTATIC_EXPORTABLE_JS_API -DMOZ_THUNDERBIRD=1 -DOSTY PE=\"Linux3.2\" -DOSARCH=Linux -DEXCLUDE_SKIA_DEPENDENCIES -DOS_LINUX=1 -DOS_PO SIX=1 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I../../ipc/chromium/src -I../../ipc/glue -I../../ipc/ipd l/_ipdlheaders -I./src/third_party/libevent -I./src/third_party/libevent/linux -I. -I. -I../../dist/include -I../../dist/include/nsprpub -I/tmp/comm-release/m ozilla/dist/include/nspr -I/tmp/comm-release/mozilla/dist/include/nss -fPIC -frtti -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Woverloaded-virtual -Wsynth -Wno-ctor-dtor-privac y -Wno-non-virtual-dtor -Wcast-align -Wno-invalid-offsetof -Wno-variadic-macros -Werror=return-type -O -fPIC -fno-exceptions -fno-strict-aliasing -std=gnu++0x - pthread -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -pipe -DNDEBUG -DTRIMMED -g -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/u sr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/i nclude/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/inc lude/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng14 -I/usr/include/gtk-unix-print-2.0 -Os - freorder-blocks -fomit-frame-pointer -DMOZILLA_CLIENT -include ../../mozilla- config.h -MD -MF .deps/non_thread_safe.pp /tmp/comm-release/mozilla/ipc/chromium /src/base/non_thread_safe.cc
make[5]: *** [file_util.o] Error 1
make[5]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[5]: Leaving directory `/tmp/comm-release/mozilla/ipc/chromium'
make[4]: *** [libs] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/tmp/comm-release/mozilla/ipc'
make[3]: *** [libs_tier_platform] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/tmp/comm-release/mozilla'
make[2]: *** [tier_platform] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/comm-release/mozilla'
make[1]: *** [default] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/comm-release/mozilla'
make: *** [default] Error 2

Has anyone been able to compile 11.0.1? Is there some configuration that needs to be changed?

Regards,
Mats

Thuderbird is part of stock Slackware. What you are experiencing is likely why it hasn't been uploaded to -current yet... the build changed a little and it takes time to work out the process.

Give it a few days and I'm sure a shiny new Thunderbird will show up on the mirrors.

Seriously, the fast release cycle Mozilla has taken is just making more work for everyone to keep up with.

When you say Firefox, you mean Thunderbird right?

yea, lack of caffeine... ugh... coffee....

True, I really don't see the point of fast release cycles.

Member response
 

Hi,
Which script? From: mozilla-thunderbird/

Modified or original?

I am building packages for seamonkey firefox and thunderbird myself for a (still private) ARM port, and needed to hunt down patches for several gcc 4.7 related compilation issues, like the one above.

I have a seamonkey 2.8 package compiled on bleeding edge -current now. I applied the same patches to firefox and that is still compiling but looks promising. Those patches are probably required on thunderbird too.

Eric

Yes. Original, no modifications.

Where can I find these patches?

Mats

You can't. I do not keep them in a public place.

Eric

Ok, I guess I'll have to wait until Pat patches the Thunderbird package in -current

I've found this LFS patch today:
http://www.at.linuxfromscratch.org/p...cc-4.7-1.patch

I'm going to try and compile again...still errors...will investigate further. Thunderbird will compile if you disable crashreporter, but I've yet to figure out how to compile with crashreporter enabled.

These are the three patches which I needed to build searmonkey and firefox. Did not try thunderbird but since they all share the same codebase, the patches will probably fix your issue.


Eric

Edit: damn, I can't upload from here, keep getting "invalid file".
Edit2: this is a public URL for a ZIP containing the 3 patches: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2329942/mozilla_patches.zip

With both LFS and Eric's patches applied the compiler still halts when building crashreporter. I will try again with only Eric's...same result...hmm I think the problem lies within Google Breakpad but I'm not sure...

T Bird 11.0.1 is on the mirrors now.

Good to know. I'm still interested in how to build the package. I'm still unable to build Thunderbird even with the latest SlackBuild-script from -current.

Update: I think I've found the root of my problems: The Orbit2-package required by google-chrome creates an unintended dependency when compiling Firefox/Seamonkey/Thunderbird.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Lin..._Prerequisites
Nope, thats not it...

If you ever want the latest version and it is not in current, you can always just repack the binary that the Mozilla guys provide. Assuming of course that you don't want/need to get to the root of the problem.

I just noticed that Pat changed the config for Firefox/Seamonkey/Thunderbird in -current to --disable-crashreporter.

and removed --enable-system-cairo