On Sunday 18 December 2005 07:47 pm, Beecher Rintoul wrote: > On Sunday 18 December 2005 06:57 pm, Ross Adams Lippert wrote: > > Where is the latest documentation on this continually vexing > > problem? Why do I feel like this is the hardest part of any > > upgrade? > > That port is borked, here's what you have to do to get it working: > > ## Workaround for broken port linuxpluginwrapper. > > ## Before building linuxpluginwrapper: > > rm -R /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins > > ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins > > > ## Build linuxpluginwrapper: > > cd /usr/ports/www/linuxpluginwrapper > > make -DWITH_PLUGINS install clean > > ## or upgrade: > > portupgrade -vm -DWITH_PLUGINS linuxpluginwrapper > > ## Remove symlink (will break Mozilla). > rm -rf /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_linux_plugins <------------- Typo in last email. This is the proper command. > > > ## Fix acroread: > > rm -rf /usr/local/bin/acroread # If upgrade. > > mv /usr/local/bin/acroread7 /usr/local/bin/acroread > > rm -rf /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/nppdf.so > > ln > -s > /usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf >.so /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/nppdf.so > > ## Change path to nppdf.so in /etc/libmap.conf: > > # Acrobat7 with Mozilla/Firebird/Galeon/Epiphany/Konqueror > [/usr/local/lib/acroread/usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppd >f.so] libc.so.6 pluginwrapper/acrobat.so > > > ## Acroread now works properly in browser. > ## Helix plugin does not work with Firefox or Mozilla at this time. > ## Flash 6.0 works without modification. > ## Flash7 is VERY unstable and will crash Firefox (possibly Mozilla). > > ## Launch browser and type "about:plugins" without the quotes to check that > plugins are enabled. >
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