Package Details: icecat 115.18.0-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/icecat.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: icecat
Description: GNU version of the Firefox ESR browser
Upstream URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnuzilla.git
Keywords: browser esr gnuzilla web
Licenses: MPL-2.0
Submitter: None
Maintainer: figue (xiota)
Last Packager: xiota
Votes: 250
Popularity: 0.39
First Submitted: 2007-12-09 10:12 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-11-30 19:41 (UTC)

Dependencies (51)

Sources (10)

Pinned Comments

xiota commented on 2024-02-26 07:32 (UTC) (edited on 2024-08-08 03:44 (UTC) by xiota)

PKGBUILD has been updated. Major changes:

  • Downloads Firefox ESR and localization using the source array. Files are saved for reuse.
  • Saves freshly patched IceCat sources in a tarball for reuse.
  • Saves the PGO profile for reuse.

Notes:

  • Currently requires clang/llvm 17, which has to be built from AUR.
  • Wayland users, consider setting _build_pgo_xvfb=false. This will use xwayland-run for profiling.
  • PGO should work now, but if it doesn't and you're willing to go without, try _build_pgo=false.
  • Running out of RAM? Try adding mk_add_options MOZ_PARALLEL_BUILD=___ around line 300. Pick a value less than number of cores and free RAM in GB. For example, on a system with 8 cores, 64GB total RAM, but only 6 GB free, the value should be set to 4 or 5.
    • If a few people can confirm this is helpful, I will consider adding it as an additional option.
    • Main resource hog seems to be linking libxul.so. Leave a comment if you have a potential solution.

Having problems? Please provide details: processor make and model, number of cores, free -m, full log in pastebin, whether using AUR helper/makepkg/clean chroot, etc.

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jaro3 commented on 2019-09-26 05:48 (UTC)

Works just fine but how is this different from the regular Firefox? All the privacy/security functions can be added to both by the extensions....

figue commented on 2019-09-25 16:40 (UTC)

I didn't update extensions, because when you start IceCat first time, all is updated online. Of course you can install every extension you want.

Tell me if something is wrong.

jaro3 commented on 2019-09-25 15:49 (UTC)

can get everything by installing the firefox extensions, looks good!

jaro3 commented on 2019-09-25 15:20 (UTC)

OK, compiled, installed OK but the tor and javascript blocking on-off buttons are missing!

figue commented on 2019-09-25 11:03 (UTC)

Hi @jaro3

A binary source should go to icecat-bin package, not this which is built from sources.

About gpg2 error:

try to import the key manually, Maybe mozilla server was broken in the moment you try to get the key. Don't forget that if you are behind a proxy, gpg2 doesn't always work. Then you should use a workaround or comment gpg2 line.

jaro3 commented on 2019-09-25 07:23 (UTC)

https://mirror.lnx.im/icecat/testing/icecat-68.1.0-1.src.tar.gz

tried to build but

... 2019-09-25 16:21:20 (15.4 MB/s) - ‘firefox-68.1.0esr.source.tar.xz.asc’ saved [833/833] + gpg2 --keyserver hkp://gpg.mozilla.org/ --list-keys 'Mozilla Software Releases release@mozilla.com' gpg: error reading key: No public key ==> ERROR: A failure occurred in prepare(). Aborting...

jaro3 commented on 2019-09-25 04:21 (UTC)

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/alien_package_converter/

to use Fedora binary?

figue commented on 2019-09-23 16:19 (UTC)

Anyone?

figue commented on 2019-09-17 16:10 (UTC)

Testing build based on Antonio Trande's gitlab:

https://mirror.lnx.im/icecat/testing/icecat-68.1.0-1.src.tar.gz

Anyone can try?

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