Daniel D Jones schreef: > I'd like to run Firefox 1.5. The latest stable build appears to be > 1.07. I added ww-client/mozilla-firefox ~x86 to my package.keywords > file, which resulted in Deer Park being installed. I don't want > Deer Park, just the 1.5 release version.
The version labelled as Deer Park under Gentoo *is* the 1.5 release version, to the best of my knowledge. As I understand it, there is a licensing requirement from the Mozilla group that specifies that compiled versions provided by anyone other than Mozilla.org cannot use the 'official' branding. Therefore, the release displays "Deer Park" but is otherwise identical (built from the same source release tarball as the Mozilla.org compiled release, just not built by Mozila.org, but by you or the Gentoo devs). Apparently you can 'fix' this (if it must be fixed) by activating the ./configure switch --enable-official-branding. You can of course do this by copying the current ebuild to your PORTDIR_OVERLAY, making the adjustment, and compiling that instead, or by --as you said-- installing or compiling the official Mozilla binary or source from the Mozilla.org site. Check the forums, I believe that that's where I discovered what information I know about this issue. > I've considered downloading the source and manually installing but > I'd prefer not to do something which may confuse portage at some > point. Thanks for any suggestions. That's what Portage overlay directories are for; to do something like this without confusing Portage. Self-regulating, of course-- if the issue is not important enough to the user to make it worth their while to learn how to set up an overlay, and how to populate it with the relevant ebuilds (especially if the relevant ebuild must be created from scratch rather than just adjusted), then the issue is not necessarily important enough to warrant "solving", offering the user an opportunity to re-evaluate the severity of the issue. As with all things Gentoo, it's your choice as to how you want to handle it. Holly -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
