Firefox 0.8 - RPM Issues

[bazzoon]

Where can we find firefox RPM for x86_64?

I tried to rebuild it from src rpm (http://download.fedora.us) with the command:

rpmbuild --rebuild --target x86_64 firefoxXXX.src.rpm

it rebuilt fine and was installed fine. However, the program won't run complaining not finding the lib files:

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[root@tigres] /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64% rpm -Uvh firefox-0.8-0.fdr.9.1.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:firefox ########################################### [100%]
[root@tigres] /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64% firefox
grep: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
cut: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
sed: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[root@tigres] /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64%locate libc.so.6
/lib/i686/libc.so.6
/lib/tls/libc.so.6
/lib/libc.so.6
/lib64/tls/libc.so.6
/lib64/libc.so.6

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the files do exist as you can see for the locate output!!

any hints?

[Ug]

The RPM can be found here (http://dag.wieers.com/packages/firefox/firefox-0.8-1.rhfc1.dag.i386.rpm).

[bazzoon]

Thank you for the link. But this is an i386 build, not an x86_64.

[Melio]

there are no offical 64bit builds of Firefox.


That I know of.

[Ug]

Originally posted by bazzoon
Thank you for the link. But this is an i386 build, not an x86_64. Sorry I read it wrong. In that case I'm gonna split your thread here to the AMD 64 forum.

Go there for more help.

[bazzoon]

It has been a while.


First, I found that the error messages I posted above are not the reason for firefox not to run. I found that the problem is really because of these lines from the script /usr/bin/firefox:
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# If there is no command line argument at all then try to open a new
# window in an already running instance.
if [ "${ALREADY_RUNNING}" -eq "1" ] && [ -z "$1" ]; then
exec $MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM "xfeDoCommand(openBrowser)" 2>/dev/null>/dev/null
fi
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If I cemment out the above segment, firefox fires up.

also I can fire firefox if I run the executable in the firefox homedirectory:
$> /usr/lib64/firefox/firefox

any hints?
thanx.

[redhatgeek]

??? i'm not sure but try using dag's src rpm (http://apt.sw.be/redhat/fc1/en/i386/SRPMS.dag/firefox-0.8-2.dag.src.rpm) and build it for x86_64

[Bana]

http://fedora.linux.duke.edu/fedorax86_64/fedora.us/2/x86_64/RPMS.stable/ There ya go, fresh and tasty.

[MrWh1t3]

to a apt install see how that works....

apt-get install firefox

thats what i did and nothing wrong at all

[bazzoon]

Yes, I got the firefox built for FC2 to run with no modification to firefox script!

Thanks for all