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diff --git a/network/PaleMoon/README b/network/PaleMoon/README index f41e8b9a9e..bfed49b00d 100644 --- a/network/PaleMoon/README +++ b/network/PaleMoon/README @@ -1,33 +1,28 @@ -PaleMoon (Web browser) +PaleMoon (Web browser -- BUILD FROM SOURCE) -Pale Moon is an Open Source, Goanna-based web browser available for -Microsoft Windows and Linux (with other operating systems in development), -focusing on efficiency and ease of use. Make sure to get the most out -of your browser! - -Pale Moon offers you a browsing experience in a browser completely -built from its own, independently developed source that has been forked -off from Firefox/Mozilla code, with carefully selected features and -optimizations to improve the browser's speed, resource use, stability -and user experience, while offering full customization and a growing -collection of extensions and themes to make the browser truly your own. +This SlackBuild builds Pale Moon from source. +For a binary repackage, see 'palemoon' at SlackBuilds.org. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Pale Moon is an Open Source, Goanna-based web browser available for +Microsoft Windows and Linux (with other operating systems in +development), focusing on efficiency and ease of use. -This SlackBuild may conflict with a SlackBuild known, here at SBo, as -"palemoon"; which repackages binaries offically released by the Pale Moon -devs. This SlackBuild attempts to, compile, build, and package, Pale Moon, +This SlackBuild attempts to compile, build and package Pale Moon, Slackware style, in a manner that conforms to official Pale Moon Linux -releases; while, at the same time, providing useful and easy ways to deviate -if desired. +releases; while, at the same time, providing useful and easy ways to +deviate if desired. This SlackBuild may conflict with the alternative +SlackBuild known, here at SBo, as "palemoon"; which repackages binaries +offically released by the Pale Moon devs. -To package this version of Pale Moon for installation along side any other version of -Pale Moon, (such as the before mentioned version known here as "palemoon") pass the -script the parameter: +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +To package this version of Pale Moon for installation along side any other +version of Pale Moon, (such as the before mentioned version known here as +"palemoon") pass the script the parameter: APPEND_VERSION_SUFFIX=yes -See http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:software:palemoon for additional -tips and help resources. +See http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:software:palemoon for additional tips and +help resources. Using the Oxygen theme is known to cause Pale Moon to crash; if you are experiencing crashes, and segfaults, make sure you are not using this theme; @@ -35,20 +30,9 @@ or use Alienbob's patched oxygen-gtk2; which will fix this issue. http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/oxygen-gtk2/build/ See the help doc link above for other creative tips and workarounds. -If you experience crashes when visiting some sites, notable yahoo.com, -using a different compiler will likely resolve these issues. Gcc-4.9.4 -is most likely the "best" compiler to use. Some users report that compiling -with clang also resolves crashes. Both, clang and the default GCC Slackware -ships with, however, are unsupported; but may work. If gcc-4.9.4 is installed -and detected, the script will compile PaleMoon with it; however, if you pass -the script the variable CC=clang and CXX=clang++ (for example) the script will -atempt to compile PaleMoon using clang (replace clang and clang++ with -whatever compiler is desired, and present in the system). If you desire to -install and use gcc-4.9.4 (and need help), visit the wiki help link above. - -If you are having issues with media such as h.264 html 5 video, make sure -ffmpeg is installed before compiling Pale Moon -- installing ffmpeg -afterwards may not work. +It is recommended that Pale Moon be compiled with gcc 4.9.4. Compiling Pale +Moon with any other compiler may result in an unstable build. Look for +gcclegacy494 here on SBo. A native fork of FireFox's developer tools exists as an external add-on or internally. Pale Moon by default ships with the developer tools internally; |