On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Nick Alexander <[email protected]>wrote:
> I think it is best to do this in two parts. Keep the packaging step (the > @BINPATH@/@DLL_PREFIX@gssapi@DLL_SUFFIX@ line in package-manifest.in), > but add a copying step to > http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/mobile/android/app/Makefile.in#46such > as: > > libs:: > $(NSINSTALL) /path/to/libgssapi.so $(DIST)/bin > I added that line, and now packaging succeeds--hooray! I'm still getting a "Fail to load gssapi library" message during page load, so there's more debugging to be done, but at least I've got a place to start. > > Try that and let me know how it goes. If you get the packaging to work, > we can address building libgss for Android. (My initial feeling is that > shouldn't be part of the m-c build, but we can discuss this with the > relevant people if desired.) > Building the GSSAPI library separately certainly would be simpler. Getting a cross-compiled library wasn't simple, and I haven't been able to successfully test the resulting binary, so it's not yet clear that I've got the cross-compilation parameters right. I imagine it'll take a fair bit of work to get the library to build as part of the Mozilla build. That said, I think building the GSSAPI library from source as part of the Firefox for Android build is our only option, for security reasons: it's virtually impossible to verify or audit a binary blob. Also, in my experience, integrating the latest release of a library is a much smoother process if the recipe for building the library is included in the main build routine. This is something of a security concern as well, because a smoother integration process means security-related fixes are more likely to get integrated promptly. Those are my thoughts, but there's very likely concerns that I don't know about, so I'm sure more discussion on that subject is in order. :) > > Best, > Nick > >
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