Package Details: icecat 115.10.0-1

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: 251
Popularity: 0.79
First Submitted: 2007-12-09 10:12 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-04-29 09:15 (UTC)

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xiota commented on 2024-02-27 10:57 (UTC) (edited on 2024-02-27 10:59 (UTC) by xiota)

icecatbrowser.org is unofficial, separate from GNU, which is stated at the site itself. classictetris.net is used by the site owner to serve the prepatched sources. They are used only when _build_prepatched=true to save time by skipping the patching step. The default is false.

The site was created to fill the gap after GNU stopped distributing prepatched sources and binaries. As far as I can tell, the makeicecat script is run without any modification, while this PKGBUILD does make some changes. For version 115.8.0, the only differences between the prepatched sources and a fresh patch from this PKGBUILD are:

  • services/settings/dumps/monitor/changes – "last_modified" and "collection" entries are different. This is expected because timestamps differ based on when makeicecat is run.

  • Some different l10n files (translations). This is also somewhat expected because the latest commit is checked out prior to patching. Exact contents can differ based on when the script is run.

  • .hg* files and directories. They are not needed, and this PKGBUILD deletes them.

xiota commented on 2024-02-26 07:32 (UTC) (edited on 2024-03-13 20:04 (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.

Test builds can be expedited by:

  • Using prepatched sources by setting _build_prepatched=true
  • Using a premade profile.

Notes:

  • 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.

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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haawda commented on 2010-09-18 01:25 (UTC)

Builds fine with latest xulrunner and autoconf.

jackoneill commented on 2010-09-13 09:49 (UTC)

I see. Thanks.

figue commented on 2010-09-13 09:46 (UTC)

@cantabile Sorry, I've forgot to comment. New release use /usr/lib/icecat-3.6 for instalation path because locale packages use /usr/lib/icecat symlink to install in correct place, though IceCat use /usr/lib/icecat-3.6.X, so those directories don't remove on every upgrade. With this method, all was clean. post_install() has a suggestion to remove those old directories. If you don't use any locale, you can ignore this upgrade.

jackoneill commented on 2010-09-13 09:24 (UTC)

Sorry, forgot to specify: from 3.6.9-1 to 3.6.9-2

jackoneill commented on 2010-09-13 09:23 (UTC)

What is the reason for the pkgrel bump? (just curious)

figue commented on 2010-09-11 15:43 (UTC)

@Baho-Utot I have some issues in the past with lastest autoconf version (2.5.X). In Mozilla's developers says to use autoconf 2.13. This was the reason. https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Developer_Guide/Build_Instructions/Linux_Prerequisites#All_other_systems I'll try to use lastest version in the next release. Thank you

wonder commented on 2010-09-11 01:21 (UTC)

@Baho-Utot dude stop refreshing the page, you posted the same message 3 times already

<deleted-account> commented on 2010-09-11 01:11 (UTC)

Why the requirement for autoconf-2.13?? I just compiled it with autoconf-2.67-1 and it works

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