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 volumehost.com (volumehost.com [216.63.158.9]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E44E2019ECC for ; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:30:56 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (jhhudso@localhost) by volumehost.com (8.11.6/linuxconf) with ESMTP id g3CJUsB21522; Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:30:54 -0500 Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:30:54 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jared H. Hudson" To: John Dee Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Netscape Packages In-Reply-To: <3CB734BE.50707@netscape.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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: 97f3db04-e118-4300-baae-32b8fc637526 X-Archives-Hash: 30f223f4cc3a7aaea621c6caf4384eda I think mozilla 0.9.9 is what most people build these days on Gentoo. -Jared H. On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, John Dee wrote: > One more question I've got. > Would you guys be willing to replace netscape 4.x with netscape 6 as the > default browser? > Since netscape 4.x isn't really being maintained anymore (I do builds > once a week, blah bleh), and the 6.x line is nscp's main focus, would > you guys be willing to make netscape6 the default netscape browser? > > George Shapovalov wrote: > > If you would like to see Netscape 6 in gentoo and are willing to spend some > > time on it, please do contribute by any means. > > Now to the technical stuff. > > You do not need to know many details about portage code. What is getting > > submitted is a set of build instructions wrapped in a bash script (and as > > such, the tarball itself will not help much). > > Please see: > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/gentoo-howto.html > > for a description on how to create such an ebuild > > (bash script (quite often very basic) containing install instructions). You > > can also look at ebuilds for other packages. > > The ebuild and any necessary supplementary files (patches, etc) are to be > > submitted to http://bugs.gentoo.org, this page contains an ebuild submission > > description: > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/ebuild-submit.html. > > > > If you still do not feel like creating an ebuild file (BTW you can always go > > to #gentoo channel at irc.openprojects.net to get some real-time ebuild > > creation assistance) you can instead submit build instructions and any url > > pointers to bugs.gentoo.org as a feature request ( but this will take more > > time to process for obvious reasons :)). > > > > George > > > > > > On Friday 12 April 2002 11:32, John Dee wrote: > > > >>I was looking at your netscape packages, and was wondering why you guys > >>weren't using the 6.x series. The reason I ask, is that the 4.x series > >>probably won't have another release (I'm the *NIX build engineer on the > >>project). > >>I'm also one of the build engineers on the 6.x project. > >>Also, if needed, I could make a 6.x package for you guys. It really > >>wouldn't take much to do. > >>The only thing that might be a problem is the fact I don't know portage > >>yet (I've been using gentoo a total of about 3 days). > >>I *COULD* supply you guys with a tarball, and instructions, if you want. > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>gentoo-dev mailing list > >>gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > >>http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > -- Using the internet as it was originally intended... for the further research of pornography and pipebombs.