Hi all,
I know macOS isn't a high priority platform, but I wanted to give the new
version of Icecat a shot. I've used the instructions for building Icecat on
macOS successfully for previous versions:
https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:IceCat/Compile_and_package/build_52.6.0_on_macOS
So, naturally I went for it using the same instructions with the current
version (60.3.0 as of writing). First there was a complaint that rust was not
installed, so I installed rust using the suggested method of using rustup.rs
Next there was an issue finding LLVM, so I installed LLVM using Homebrew. After
this the make process completed successfully so I ran make package. Naturally
it failed, throwing a bunch of errors like:
Missing file(s):
/IceCat.app/Contents/MacOS/browser/extensions/tprb.ad...@searxes.danwin1210.me/
Also, there is this final few lines:
mozpack.errors.AccumulatedErrors
make[3]: *** [stage-package] Error 1
make[2]: *** [make-package] Error 2
make[1]: *** [default] Error 2
make: *** [package] Error 2
I tried the entire process a couple times, and did a little searching for the
meaning of the errors, before I was ready to give up. When I went to change my
default browser, it showed Icecat 60.3.0 as the current default!
So here I am with Icecat 60.3.0 working on my Mac, in spite of the errors
during make package. As some of you could probably guess, I'm stuck running
this app out of the /dist folder. Any thoughts on what is happening, and why
I'm able to run the app in spite of the errors seen?
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