Randy McMurchy wrote: > Bruce Dubbs wrote these words on 12/20/05 20:17 CST: > > >>How about: "This parameter is used to to define where Firefox can find >>supporting files." > > > How do you know that is what is it for? This is the problem. I > was hoping we could find something generic enough that provides > some decent explanation without having to guess. > > What if it is actually used only for other packages to determine > this information? See what I mean? It may not be used just by > Firefox. > > I appreciate the help, and I'm probably overly-concerned about > it, but I would like it to be something we *know* to be accurate.
OK. I thought you were just asking about wording. If I get a chance, I'll download ff and look. >>>1. put it in .mozconfig and enable the option by default >>>2. put it in .mozconfig, but commented out which disables it by default >>>3. leave it out entirely, and just let folks use the .configure --help >>> to figure out if they want it. >> >>Number 2 seems to be the most general and educational without adding >>extra code to the binary. However, I think it also has to be enabled in >>X in order to work. > > > I believe it is default in X. At least the default host.def file > I always use doesn't mention anything about it, and the xinerama > libraries are built. I wasn't sure. I do know that it *can* be disabled in X and I think that disabled was the default at one time. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
