Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

and it doesn't work on some websites whereas firefox does - the Australian census site for one :( BillK On 09/01/16 13:03, Martin Vaeth wrote: > Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: >> Martin Vaeth posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:08:17 + as excerpted: >> >>> Kent Fredric wrote: I really

[gentoo-dev] Re: chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > Martin Vaeth posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:08:17 + as excerpted: > >> Kent Fredric wrote: >>> >>> I really wish there was a way to run ancient firefox with security >>> fixes :( >> >> There's palemoon > > For Linux? Even for gentoo: There's a "palemoon"

Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 11:09 PM, Mike Gilbert wrote: > On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Alexis Ballier wrote: >> On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 19:28:48 +0200 >> "Paweł Hajdan, Jr." wrote: >> >>> D. Patch chromium not to require newer ffmpeg >> >> >> You can use the attached patch. Quick test on youtube

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:03:34 -0500 »Q« wrote: > says it's in Gentoo overlays, but I don't > know which ones. Tar.bz2's from http://linux.palemoon.org/download/mainline/ are working nicely for me as a straight download/unpack/run-in-$HOME Much so ( and more securely

Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Alexis Ballier wrote: > On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 19:28:48 +0200 > "Paweł Hajdan, Jr." wrote: > >> D. Patch chromium not to require newer ffmpeg > > > You can use the attached patch. Quick test on youtube showed it works. Nice! Testing this now.

Re: [gentoo-dev] Firefox bloat Was: chromium ...

On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 02:36:27 + (UTC) Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > FWIW, the australis thing never really affected me much. I had some > extensions (and configuration mania guified native options) changing > the look somewhat before, and have some extensions (and config mania > optio

[gentoo-dev] Firefox bloat Was: chromium ...

Kent Fredric posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:28:17 +1200 as excerpted: > I really wish there was a way to run ancient firefox with security fixes > :( > > I've started to really draw hate for all the new stuff they're adding. > > I put up with australis for a few years, but I've finally had enough

[gentoo-dev] Re: chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 01:59:21 + (UTC) Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > Martin Vaeth posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:08:17 + as excerpted: > > There's palemoon > > For Linux? I haven't looked into it personally, but I had read that > palemoon was MS-platform only. So it's news to m

[gentoo-dev] Re: chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

Martin Vaeth posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:08:17 + as excerpted: > Kent Fredric wrote: >> >> I really wish there was a way to run ancient firefox with security >> fixes :( > > There's palemoon For Linux? I haven't looked into it personally, but I had read that palemoon was MS-platform onl

[gentoo-dev] recommended way to get gcc-6 for testing packages

I was looking at . gcc-6 doesn't seem to be in portage. Is there recommended way to get it installed? I'm also wondering what are the plans for adding it to portage. Why not just add it hard masked or unkeyworded? Paweł signature.asc Descripti

Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: /etc/hostname on gentoo

On 08/28/2016 11:15 AM, William Hubbs wrote: > Ok all, > > here is what openrc-0.22 is going to do in terms of setting the host > name. > > If /etc/hostname exists, the first word of that file will be used as the > host name. > Otherwise, if the value is set in /etc/conf.d/hostname it will be use

[gentoo-dev] Request for information regarding arch teams

Hi Arch Teams, As previously announced[1], the Council has established a working group to evaluate the stable tree, and produce a report with a summary of the discussions held and a list of recommendations. As an arch team member, you have the best insight into current and best practices. We ther

[gentoo-dev] Re: chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

Kent Fredric wrote: > > I really wish there was a way to run ancient firefox with security > fixes :( There's palemoon

Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 1:03 PM, Alexis Ballier wrote: > On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 08:28:14 -0400 > Rich Freeman wrote: >> Sure, but we're talking about a major version here, and a web browser >> where future security updates need to be deployed quickly. You don't >> want to be stuck figuring out what

Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 08:28:14 -0400 Rich Freeman wrote: > Sure, but we're talking about a major version here, and a web browser > where future security updates need to be deployed quickly. You don't > want to be stuck figuring out what other ffmpeg API calls were touched > in the new version while

Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 19:28:48 +0200 "Paweł Hajdan, Jr." wrote: > D. Patch chromium not to require newer ffmpeg You can use the attached patch. Quick test on youtube showed it works. Index: chromium-54.0.2837.0/media/ffmpeg/ffmpeg_common.cc

Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH v3] eutils.eclass: Show death notice only when user patches were really applied

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Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 8:06 AM, Alexis Ballier wrote: > > For years we've been patching packages to work with >= our latest stable > version of ffmpeg/libav and unbundle it. Even mplayer. Chromium shouldnt > be any exception. > > Patching consumer packages that way has some advantages: > - Mainta

Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:36:21 +1200 Kent Fredric wrote: > On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:43:08 +0200 > Alexis Ballier wrote: > > > nobody is talking about a premature unmask and even less about > > firefox :) > > Right. My bad on the FF :) ( ffmpeg having FF in it is clearly > perturbing my brain )

Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:43:08 +0200 Alexis Ballier wrote: > nobody is talking about a premature unmask and even less about > firefox :) Right. My bad on the FF :) ( ffmpeg having FF in it is clearly perturbing my brain ) But my point really is that *chromium* has end users desiring latest-and

Firefox bloat (was: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1)

On 08/31/2016 01:28 PM, Kent Fredric wrote: > On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:46:38 + (UTC) > Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > .. > > > I really wish there was a way to run ancient firefox with security > fixes :( > > I've started to really draw hate for all the new stuff they're adding. Yo

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:46:38 + (UTC) Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > Umm... you mean chromium, not firefox, correct? > Correct, mental bozo bits flipped temporarily ;) > Either way, having to stick with an old and likely vulnerable browser > because the new one won't build isn't a b

Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1

On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:11:07 +1200 Kent Fredric wrote: > On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:37:51 +0200 > Alexis Ballier wrote: > > > Most are fixed, but for me this implies that the space for breaking > > users setup is much wider with bundled ffmpeg... > > But that fallout is limited to firefox. > >