problem building firefox-3.6

eric1959 · 03-19-2010, 07:23 AM

I,m trying to build firefox-3.6 from source but it ends with the following error :

checking for cairo >= 1.8.8 freetype2 fontconfig... Requested 'cairo >= 1.8.8' but version of cairo is 1.6.4
configure: error: Library requirements (cairo >= 1.8.8 freetype2 fontconfig) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.
*** Fix above errors and then restart with "make -f client.mk build"

Is there a workaround ?

Using Debian lenny.

Aquarius_Girl · 03-19-2010, 07:43 AM

You probably did not read the system requirements here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox...uirements.html

You need to upgrade your libraries,

eric1959 · 03-19-2010, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anishakaul

You probably did not read the system requirements here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox...uirements.html

You need to upgrade your libraries,

This would mean an upgrade to debian testing, not something I want.
No other way ..?

Aquarius_Girl · 03-19-2010, 08:02 AM

Quote:

This would mean an upgrade to debian testing, not something I want.
No other way ..?

You mean you don't want to upgrade your libraries but still want to install new Firefox on whatever debian version you are working on ?

I don't think that is possible, but lets see if some other experienced member can throw some light on the issue !

eric1959 · 03-19-2010, 08:05 AM

I,m trying to build firefox-3.6, because I want to have a version with enable-system-cairo in its buildconfig. Maybe someone has built this before...?

i92guboj · 03-19-2010, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric1959

checking for cairo >= 1.8.8 freetype2 fontconfig... Requested 'cairo >= 1.8.8' but version of cairo is 1.6.4

The error can't be any more explicit than it already is. Another way around? No. Not unless you are going to modify the sources to work with cairo 1.6.4, if that's possible at all.

eric1959 · 03-19-2010, 09:58 AM

Thanks for all the replies, I guess it's not possible...

replica9000 · 03-19-2010, 11:08 AM

You could change to Repository to testing, update, then, using something like synaptic select, mark upgrade for cairo, then review the changes before you accept. You don't need to upgrade the entire distro for a few packages from testing.

eric1959 · 03-19-2010, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by replica9000

You could change to Repository to testing, update, then, using something like synaptic select, mark upgrade for cairo, then review the changes before you accept. You don't need to upgrade the entire distro for a few packages from testing.

Thanks, I will have a look at it. Maybe I can use pbuilder ?

knudfl · 03-19-2010, 01:41 PM

This text is written in Firefox-3.6 on Debian Lenny.
It is a binary version from
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html

And it will use the default libraries, libcairo2-1.6.4-7, etc.
So I guess, there is a way to build it with the Debian Lenny
libraries, when the Mozilla people can do so.

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