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: 0.80
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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wonder commented on 2010-09-11 00:27 (UTC)

@Baho-Utot no. the actually package is called autoconf2.13 and is in extra

<deleted-account> commented on 2010-09-11 00:25 (UTC)

PKGBUILD has a flea makedepends=('zip' 'libgnomeui>=2.24.1' 'python' 'wireless_tools' 'autoconf2.13') shoud be makedepends=('zip' 'libgnomeui>=2.24.1' 'python' 'wireless_tools' 'autoconf>=2.13')

jackoneill commented on 2010-09-09 09:34 (UTC)

3.6.9 is out.

fauno commented on 2010-09-08 21:19 (UTC)

I've just compiled 3.6.9 on an archroot and it asked for libnotify ;)

figue commented on 2010-07-21 05:31 (UTC)

@fgr I don't have that bug. In my case, I can't move tabs

wonder commented on 2010-07-20 22:33 (UTC)

@cb474 to bad that know they should try to release 3.6.7

cb474 commented on 2010-07-20 22:31 (UTC)

If people are interested, it looks like the Gnuzilla people will not upgrade Icecat to 3.6.6, because all it does is change one setting in the about:config. So Icecat won't be back in sync, as it were, with Firefox until the next upgrade. An explanation can be found here, as well as insturctions on what about:config setting to change if you want the 3.6.6 "upgrade": https://launchpad.net/~gnuzilla-team/+archive/ppa

fgr commented on 2010-07-20 19:05 (UTC)

@ecolinux for you probably IceCat works fine with the latest version of xulrunner. Not in my case: after I've compiled IceCat with xulrunner 1.9.2.6, I wasn't able to hear audio in any '.flv' file streaming.

ecolinux commented on 2010-07-20 09:18 (UTC)

the PKGBUILD : http://aur.pastebin.com/nWKwFeD7

ecolinux commented on 2010-07-20 09:05 (UTC)

Hello, i don't understand what you say about xulrunner. xulrunner-1.9.2.6 work with icecat 3.6.4 . where is the problème ? but i compil with autoconf (who replace autoconf2.13) and xulrunner-19.2.6 _xulver=1.9.2.6 depends=('xulrunner=1.9.2.6' 'desktop-file-utils' 'mime-types' 'shared-mime-info') makedepends=('zip' 'libgnomeui>=2.22.1' 'python' 'wireless_tools' 'autoconf') Icecat seem work fine

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