That would be awesome! Thanks for the notes.
I've got an oi VM running now that I should be able to break and roll back if needed. What sort of availability do you have for that kind of correspondence? On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 4:55 AM, Nikola M. <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/21/13 01:21 AM, E W wrote: > > > > So, I'm new to OI myself and finally made the jump from using the live > > DVD to an on HDD install. > > > > How do we go about getting newer releases on specific packages? > > > > I'm typing this in Firefox and wondering how to get a new version of > > that running. Based on the Package Manager, 3.6.12 is as new as it gets? > > > > I'm not a developer, but am willing to jump in and learn. > > > > Is it just a matter of there not being someone to create a build and > > package it? > > > > Is it an issue with packages available upstream? > > > > Is this something that can be contributed > > > Hi, > Besides installing from FTP contributed Mozilla site (Ginn Chen/Oracle > contribute this), in , like, /opt/sfw/lib/thunderbird or something, of > Firefox 21 or 22 > (where 22 does not have HTML5 audio working on Sunos > -Openindiana/Solaris11 and HTML5 works with --enable-pulseaudio on S11, > but pulseaudio still needs packaging for Openindiana > and Ginn have a patch for FF 23 for Sun Audio) > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=876327 , > > There is updated one in Hipster rolling release packages > (pkg.openindiana.org/hipster) to 10.0.12 ESR Firefox that can be updated > to from last /dev you have installed > (keep that /dev Boot environment for reference and testing update to a8). > Problems in Hipster currently include flash player crashing on youtube > (works on 151a7). > > To compile Firefox, one needs aether patched Solaris Studio 2010/08/13 > or one past 12.3 (requires support contract with Oracle) or using GCC. > (Ginn is using Studio). > If you are interested, we can connect and work together in learning how > to build, send and recieve patches, publish in IPS etc. > > Nikola M. >
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