Je Sat, 16 Aug 2014 00:06:39 +0200 Dimitris Arvanitis <[email protected]> skribis:
> Hallo! > > I am unable to start GNU IceCat (--version shows Mozilla icecat > 24.0). I use Debian GNU/Linux 7.6. This is what I do: > > Download the IceCat 24.0 source and extract it. Download the IceCat > 24.0 64 bit source (since I use a 64 bit system) and extract it to > the same directory, overwriting existing files. After solving some > software dependencies configure it by ./configure -prefix=/usr. Then > compiling it by make -j 2. Afterwards chmod > +x ./build/unix/run-icecat.sh. No problems so far. Then sudo > checkinstall. Also no problems with the installation. > > But when trying to start IceCat it won't. When I type icecat into a > terminal it says Segmentation fault after some seconds. I tried strace > icecat and it showed many errors saying something like > "[icecat-directory]/chrome/toolkit/[some files/directories] does not > exist". Indeed, only a file chrome.manifest is existent in the chrome > directory, but no other files or directories. > > Could this be the error? Why are the directories and files missing? At > which point of the process are they generated? Is there a way to fix > it? Please note I am quite new to GNU/Linux and thus to bug > reporting. If you need any more details please tell me. > > Best regards, > Dimitris > > > -- > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org Dear Dimitris I am very interested that you succeeded in compiling Icecat 24.0. Whenever I have tried to compile it, I get the message "No more memory". Is it possible that you could compile a 32-bit version of Icecat and make it available to me? Sincerely -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
