Re: question -updating package + ignore depend

2008-08-14 Thread m cassar
actually I only installed ff2 cuz it was easier at the time - since i only ran into this while trying to update other parts of my system (thru pkg_add) and had other things to worry about. since ff3 runs flash ok, that's enough for me, and seems everything else is improving from what mike

Re: question -updating package + ignore depend

2008-08-13 Thread Mike Clarke
On Wednesday 13 August 2008, m cassar wrote: just wanted to mention that firefox3 does not handle addons/plugins correctly yet according to ports/UPDATING, so this is still probably right for now and i will probably end up installing ff2 anyway. It handles most of them OK for me with just a

Re: question -updating package + ignore depend

2008-08-13 Thread mc
On Wednesday 13 August 2008 09:25:19 Mike Clarke wrote: On Wednesday 13 August 2008, m cassar wrote: just wanted to mention that firefox3 does not handle addons/plugins correctly yet according to ports/UPDATING, so this is still probably right for now and i will probably end up installing

Re: question -updating package + ignore depend

2008-08-13 Thread Greg Larkin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 mc wrote: | On Wednesday 13 August 2008 09:25:19 Mike Clarke wrote: | On Wednesday 13 August 2008, m cassar wrote: | just wanted to mention that firefox3 does not handle addons/plugins | correctly yet according to ports/UPDATING, so this is still

question -updating package + ignore depend

2008-08-12 Thread mc
hi, can anyone briefly explain what is the general procedure here? i am trying to update a few packages which inevitably provoke a firefox2 install, which i don't want (have ff3). checked google and porter's handbook, then tried marking ff2 as IGNORE -- which i didn't really understand how

Re: question -updating package + ignore depend

2008-08-12 Thread Greg Larkin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 mc wrote: | hi, | | can anyone briefly explain what is the general procedure here? | | i am trying to update a few packages which inevitably provoke a firefox2 | install, which i don't want (have ff3). | | checked google and porter's handbook, then

Re: question -updating package + ignore depend

2008-08-12 Thread mc
On Tuesday 12 August 2008 13:07:21 Greg Larkin wrote: mc wrote: | hi, | | can anyone briefly explain what is the general procedure here? | | i am trying to update a few packages which inevitably provoke a firefox2 | install, which i don't want (have ff3). | | checked google and porter's

Re: question -updating package + ignore depend

2008-08-12 Thread m cassar
hey Greg, just wanted to mention that firefox3 does not handle addons/plugins correctly yet according to ports/UPDATING, so this is still probably right for now and i will probably end up installing ff2 anyway. i got around it using make deinstall/reinstall to upgrade for now, but will try to