On Sat, 2014-11-01 at 19:34 -0400, Richard wrote:
> On 11/01/2014 02:55 PM, Armin K. wrote:
> > On 11/01/2014 07:53 PM, Richard wrote:
> >> I am using the instructions in the blfs-7.6
> >> stable book to build firefox. When I issue
> >> the instruction:
> >>
> >> make -f client.mk
> >>
> >> I get the following error:
> >>
> >> --------------------------------------------------------------
> >> checking Python environment is Mozilla virtualenv... Traceback (most
> >> recent call last):
> >> File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
> >> File
> >> "/sources/firefox/mozilla-release/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/base.py",
> >> line 17, in <module>
> >> from mach.mixin.process import ProcessExecutionMixin
> >> File
> >> "/sources/firefox/mozilla-release/python/mach/mach/mixin/process.py",
> >> line 29, in <module>
> >> raise Exception('Could not detect environment shell!')
> >> Exception: Could not detect environment shell!
> >> configure: error: Python environment does not appear to be sane.
> >> ------ config.log ------
> >> This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
> >> running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
> >>
> >> configure:1215: checking host system type
> >> configure:1236: checking target system type
> >> configure:1254: checking build system type
> >> configure:1329: checking for gawk
> >> configure:1414: checking for python2.7
> >> configure:1524: checking Python environment is Mozilla virtualenv
> >> configure: error: Python environment does not appear to be sane.
> >> *** Fix above errors and then restart with\
> >> "make -f client.mk build"
> >> /sources/firefox/mozilla-release/client.mk:363: recipe for target
> >> 'configure' failed
> >> make[2]: *** [configure] Error 1
> >> make[2]: Leaving directory '/sources/firefox/mozilla-release'
> >> /sources/firefox/mozilla-release/client.mk:377: recipe for target
> >> '/sources/firefox/mozilla-release/firefox-build-dir/Makefile' failed
> >> make[1]: ***
> >> [/sources/firefox/mozilla-release/firefox-build-dir/Makefile] Error 2
> >> make[1]: Leaving directory '/sources/firefox/mozilla-release'
> >> client.mk:187: recipe for target 'build' failed
> >> make: *** [build] Error 2
> >> -----------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> I also tried using the instruction:
> >>
> >> SHELL=/bin/sh make -f client.mk
> >>
> >> which got me further, but I still ended up with the
> >> following error:
> >>
> >> -------------------------------------------------
> >> configure:21041: checking for alsa
> >> configure:21048: checking MOZ_ALSA_CFLAGS
> >> configure:21053: checking MOZ_ALSA_LIBS
> >> configure:21299: checking for gstreamer-0.10 >= 0.10.25
> >> gstreamer-app-0.10
> >> gstreamer-plugins-base-0.10
> >> configure: error: gstreamer and gstreamer-plugins-base development
> >> packages are needed to build gstreamer backend. Install them or disable
> >> gstreamer support with --disable-gstreamer
> >> *** Fix above errors and then restart with\
> >> "make -f client.mk build"
> >> /sources/firefox/mozilla-release/client.mk:363: recipe for target
> >> 'configure' failed
> >> make[2]: *** [configure] Error 1
> >> make[2]: Leaving directory '/sources/firefox/mozilla-release'
> >> /sources/firefox/mozilla-release/client.mk:377: recipe for target
> >> '/sources/firefox/mozilla-release/firefox-build-dir/Makefile' failed
> >> make[1]: ***
> >> [/sources/firefox/mozilla-release/firefox-build-dir/Makefile] Error 2
> >> make[1]: Leaving directory '/sources/firefox/mozilla-release'
> >> client.mk:187: recipe for target 'build' failed
> >> make: *** [build] Error 2
> >> --------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Do I need to use the SHELL=/bin/sh form of the
> >> command, and do I also need to install gstreamer?
> >> I don't recall seeing gstreamer in the list of
> >> dependencies. Or do I need to disable gstreamer?
> >>
> >
> > Read carefully the default mozconfig file.
> >
>
> Here are the lines in my mozconfig file relating
> to gstreamer:
>
> # GStreamer is necessary for H.264 video playback in HTML5 Video Player;
> # to be enabled, also remember to set "media.gstreamer.enabled" to "true"
> # in about:config. If you have GStreamer 0.x.y, uncomment this line:
> #ac_add_options --enable-gstreamer
> # or uncomment this line, if you have GStreamer 1.x.y
> #ac_add_options --enable-gstreamer=1.0
>
> I have not un-commented any of these lines, because I have
> not installed gstreamer. But from the error I am getting,
> it appears that this is not enough, that I have to
> explicitly disable gstreamer.
>
> Richard
>
Hello,
To put things rather bluntly, you need to learn how to follow what is
posted in the output of error messages. The output CLEARLY states to
use --disable-gstreamer and yet you fail to follow the software
developers directive.
The whole essence of using linux is to read and follow any instructions
that an error message states, and only after you have done so and still
get the same error to ask on a mailing list.
If you are unable to actually do this then the bottom line is that linux
is not something that you should be using.
I know this sounds harsh but it is the truth.
Also when testing the book for both a release and when we are updating
it, we do not always put everything that there is on the page. In the
case of firefox, again there is the directive to READ the help file,
which you have totally ignored.
Christopher.
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