From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from member.michigannet.com (member.michigannet.com [207.158.188.18]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB07320AAE55 for ; Sat, 13 Apr 2002 01:22:09 -0500 (CDT) Received: from squish.home.loc (annex-0-3-port5.dialup.coast.net [207.158.191.5]) by member.michigannet.com (8.11.6/8.11.0) with ESMTP id g3DBPmt18481; Sat, 13 Apr 2002 07:25:57 -0400 Received: by squish.home.loc (Postfix, from userid 666) id 474B527AFF; Sat, 13 Apr 2002 02:24:29 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 02:24:29 -0400 From: Paul To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Cc: John Dee Message-ID: <20020413022429.J3603@squish.home.loc> References: <3CB736C4.9010604@netscape.com> <20020412124221.7ffa07b8.jim@nuttz.org> <20020412221014.39a0caf6.thilo.bangert@gmx.net> <3CB742D6.8080702@netscape.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3CB742D6.8080702@netscape.com>; from antitux@netscape.com on Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 01:25:58PM -0700 Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: Netscape Packages Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 3a184706-5d84-4ec7-a689-7391f62307ad X-Archives-Hash: 1c318d63d829f1c68df4878bed843945 John Dee , on Fri Apr 12, 2002 [01:25:58 PM] said: > WHOA!! > okay, we're going off on a tangent here. > I don't want to make netscape 6 the DEFAULT BROWSER, > I want to make netscpae 6.2.2 the DEFAULT BROWSER FOR NETSCAPE PRODUCTS. > hence, if you did `emerge netscape`, or `emerge netscape-browser` it'd > install netscape 6.2.2. > > I've talked to jnelson on irc. > We pretty much came to the same conclusion that it's not that bad of an > idea, and extremely possible. > What would happen, is that netscape communicator 4.x would have the > binary renamed netscape-communicator > while netscape navigator 4.x would be renamed netscape-navigator > then when you typed `netscape`, the browser that came up would be > netscape 6.2.2. Hi; Netscape 4 is really an entirely differnt beast than netscape 6, no? The net-www/navigator and net-www/netscape targets should remain, but if a netscape 6 ebuild is made, it should be in 'netscape-6' and/or 'navigator-6'. I bet you would like to have it the other way around, but I think the 'classic' netscape should be the 'default' for now. Of course, having netscape-4 and netscape-6 is also acceptable. Make 'netscape' a symlink to the one thats most reasonably the 'real' netscape. > The only problem is the installer. It's evil. There's really no way to > work around it though. > about the only thing you can pull out and install manually (non-gui) is > the JRE. I think in a later post, you reverse this opinion? Spider isnt clear on this either. (Is this why the version of navigator is *4.08* instead of 4.7x ?) As far as the gui installer goes, is there a click-through license agreement? I dont think the ebuild system allows you do stuff before downloading the target... but that would be the best place to be confronted with an accept or not prompt. Paul set@pobox.com