mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.1 still not updated. why?

perfect_circle · 03-05-2007, 12:34 PM

why hasn't Slackware 11 still updated mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.1 to mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.2 ?

It's been out for days....

d-ra · 03-05-2007, 12:42 PM

Use firefox.SlackBuild

Code:

#!/bin/sh
#
PRGNAM=mozilla-firefox
VER="2.0.0.2"
PKG=${PRGNAM}-${VER}-`uname -m`-1
ARC=firefox
SRC=~/downloads/rpm/${ARC}-${VER}.tar.gz
#
# --- with a little luck, you won't have to edit below this point ---
#
BUILD=`pwd`
WORK=/tmp/$ARC.work
INST=$WORK/inst
SLACKBUILD=${INST}/usr/src/slackbuilds/${ARC}
#
# Exit the script on errors:
set -e 
trap 'echo "$0 FAILED at line $LINENO!" | tee $WORK/error.log' ERR
#
set -u
P1=${1:-1}
#
if [ -a ${WORK} ]; then
  rm -rd ${WORK}
fi
#
# --- CLEANUP ---
# Beenden, da immer erst gelöscht wird.
if [ "$P1" = "--cleanup" ]; then
  echo cleanup done.
  exit 0
fi
#
mkdir ${WORK}
mkdir -p ${INST}/install
mkdir -p ${SLACKBUILD}
mkdir -p ${INST}/usr/bin
mkdir -p ${INST}/usr/lib
cd ${INST}/usr/lib
tar -xf ${SRC}
mv ${ARC} ${ARC}-${VER}
cd ${INST}
#
cat <<EOINS > install/doinst.sh
( cd usr/bin ; rm -rf ${ARC} )
( cd usr/bin ; ln -sf /usr/lib/${ARC}-${VER}/${ARC} ${ARC} )
( cd usr/lib ; rm -rf ${ARC} )
( cd usr/lib ; ln -sf ${ARC}-${VER} ${ARC} )

EOINS
#
cp ${BUILD}/slack-desc install
cp ${BUILD}/slack-desc ${SLACKBUILD}
cp ${BUILD}/${ARC}.SlackBuild ${SLACKBUILD}
#
tree | tee $WORK/makepkg.log
find -ls | tee -a $WORK/makepkg.log
makepkg --linkadd y --chown n ${WORK}/${PKG}.tgz | tee -a $WORK/makepkg.log
(cd $WORK && md5sum $PKG.tgz > $PKG.tgz.md5)
grep "^${PRGNAM}" > ${WORK}/${PKG}.txt < ${BUILD}/slack-desc
#
ls -l ${WORK}/${PKG}.t*
echo $0 FERTIG

and slack-desc

Code:

# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':'.

               |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
mozilla-firefox: mozilla-firefox (Mozilla Firefox Web browser)
mozilla-firefox:
mozilla-firefox: This project is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component written
mozilla-firefox: using the XUL user interface language.  Firefox empowers you to
mozilla-firefox: browse faster, more safely and more efficiently than with any other
mozilla-firefox: browser.
mozilla-firefox:
mozilla-firefox: Visit the Mozilla Firefox project online:
mozilla-firefox:   http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/
mozilla-firefox:   ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/
mozilla-firefox:

and build the package. Source is available here:

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.or...nux-i686/en-US

hf

perfect_circle · 03-05-2007, 02:01 PM

I know how to build a slackware package.I use slackware for more than 2-3 years. But thanx for the reply.
I 'm just asking if anyone knows anything about this because it seems strange to me.

b0uncer · 03-05-2007, 02:05 PM

Maybe they've got more important things to do than do some minor upgrades of a web browser right when it's out?

uselpa · 03-05-2007, 02:25 PM

I agree with perfect_circle. Given the enthusiasm with which Pat "pushed" Firefox 2, one could expect to see security updates in a timely manner.

H_TeXMeX_H · 03-05-2007, 02:51 PM

Try this ... install FF in your user directory and then it can update itself.

uselpa · 03-05-2007, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

Try this ... install FF in your user directory and then it can update itself.

I'd rather suggest using the package from LinuxPackages, it appears to work fine.

adriv · 03-05-2007, 04:56 PM

It's better to wait, there is another update coming very soon: http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/03/f...x-regressions/

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

Try this ... install FF in your user directory and then it can update itself.

Which sucks a lot, when you have multiple users on your system.

H_TeXMeX_H · 03-05-2007, 05:16 PM

then put it in a global directory with r/w access to everyone ... or is that not safe ?

adriv · 03-05-2007, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

then put it in a global directory with r/w access to everyone ... or is that not safe ?

To be honest, I've got my FF (and TB) in /opt/, with only read permissions.
You can shut that off pretty good, as far as safety is concerned.
But especially embedded media is a disaster when you pull tricks like this (yeah, there are work-arounds, but they all suck deeply, IMHO)..