On Sun 25 May 2003 09:38, Bruno Thomsen posted as excerpted below: > I have a problem with Mozilla/Galeon acroread plugin taking 100% cpu > power when viewing a pdf document inside a browser. > > The acroread outside the browser works perfect. > > It has been broke for some time now more then 6 mounths, but the plugin > worked back in MDK8.2.
This may be the gcc 2.9x vs. gcc 3.x version issues. Mozilla plugins are shared objects, so need to be compiled with the same compiler version as the calling app. If you get a cross-version call, the binary interfaces don't match up, and there are problems. I know that unless it recently changed, mozilla was still being compiled with the old gcc 2.9x version to maintain compatibility with old plugins. I suspect either they updated and that remains as an old plugin, or the reverse, mozilla remains old, but the plugin has been updated. As AcroRead isn't open source AFAIK, you can't recompile it, but you may be able to get a new version off their site or whatever. However, if you know what gcc version was used to compile it, you can recompile mozilla from source as necessary (assuming you can still find that version), but remember, you'll need to recompile any other plugins that now work, as well, if you change the mozilla compiler version and wish to keep those plugins working. -- Duncan - List replies preferred. "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
