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Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build

From Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws>
Newsgroups alt.comp.software.seamonkey
Subject Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build
Date 2026-06-28 19:45 +0000
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Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> wrote:
> Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Louis Epstein wrote:
>>>>>> Just looking at old .mozconfig files on my machine.
>>> No analysis of which of these options are workable?
>>>
>> 
>> Start out with a minimal .mozconfig, this one that you posted might be a 
>> good start
>> ----
>> export CC=clang
>> export CXX=clang++
>> ac_add_options --enable-application=comm/suite
>> ac_add_options --enable-calendar
>> ac_add_options --enable-irc
>> ac_add_options --enable-dominspector
>> mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=/home/ribo/mozilla-253/objdir
> 
> (This is actually the home directory of my tech friend who
> gave up on Seamonkey as uninstallable and is currently off
> to Maine for the summer)
> 
>> ac_add_options --enable-optimize
>> ac_add_options --enable-js-shell
>> #RAF ac_add_options --enable-elf-hack
>> ac_add_options --disable-debug-symbols
>> ac_add_options --disable-tests
>> 
>> # Disable checking that add-ons are signed by the trusted root
>> MOZ_ADDON_SIGNING=0
>> # Disable enforcing that add-ons are signed by the trusted root
>> MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=0
>> 
>> # Package js shell
>> export MOZ_PACKAGE_JSSHELL=1
>> ----
>> 
>> Which to me who doesn't use any BSD, seems a good start. IIRC the BSD's 
>> use clang.
> 
> In the FreeBSD ports/packages Clang comes as part of LLVM,I believe.
> 
>> Then if it turns out that the build breaks building one of various libs 
>> that SM includes, switch to using the system one, adding for example if 
>> cairo is broken (unlikely but who knows) adding the right ac_add_options 
>> such as
>> ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo
>> and retry.
>> I assume you have lots of memory so using the in tree libraries as 
>> recommended shouldn't be a problem as long as they work on your FreeBSD
>> I don't know about Rust and you may need something in .mozconfig to 
>> handle differences between what you have and what is expected. I think 
>> one example disabled Rust simd to work around an issue. Slight 
>> performance decrease I assume but likely not really noticeable.
> 
> I have had enormous problems building Rust.
> 
>> You should perhaps add a Prefix unless you don't mind installing into 
>> /usr/local. The install phase is important as it will build omni.ja but 
>> you can test by running the new binary from dist/bin. Actually at the 
>> end of the build, mach should suggest a test drive where it will create 
>> a scratch profile and use the right options to not interfere with your 
>> installed SM, if you have one.
>> Dave
>> ps run mach --help to see some of the capabilities of mach if you are 
>> curious.

While "mach" was part of what unzipped with the Seamonkey source tar,
mach is still itself a command not found and has no man page.
 
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  Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-03-14 08:38 +0000
    Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-03-14 20:25 +1100
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          Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Gerhard Strangar <g.s@arcor.de> - 2026-03-17 17:26 +0100
            Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-24 15:16 +0000
              Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Gerhard Strangar <g.s@arcor.de> - 2026-06-24 17:09 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-24 21:56 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-24 22:14 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-25 04:17 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-25 16:43 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Gerhard Strangar <g.s@arcor.de> - 2026-06-26 18:45 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-27 05:16 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-27 18:22 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2026-06-27 19:50 -0500
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-28 07:40 +0100
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build groenveld@acm.org (John D Groenveld) - 2026-06-28 13:51 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-28 19:41 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-29 16:54 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-27 05:29 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 21:38 -0700
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-28 19:38 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> - 2026-06-28 19:45 +0000
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 22:20 -0700
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-29 07:32 +0100
                Re: [FreeBSD 15.0] Successfull build Dave Yeo <dave.r.yeo@gmail.com> - 2026-06-28 22:25 -0700
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