Firefox 3.6.0 Community Build for Linux PowerPC
Sat, 2010-01-23 09:33 — rangnar
There it is, Firefox Version 3.6. And personas do work too. After you installed them.
You get the sources of version 3.6.0 at ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.6/source/. You need to download ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.6/source/firefox-3.6.source.tar.bz2 (perhaps you need a right-click here to get it).
The sources are compiled as I described in Firefox 3.6.x Community Build for PowerPC Linux.
If you prefer to use the binary, it's here: firefox-3.6.en-US.linux-powerpc.tar.bz2
Because the Firefox 3.6 runs as good as version 3.5.x, I stop compiling the 3.5.x version any more.
If you need information on how to use the binary, please refer to Firefox 3.6.x Community Build for PowerPC Linux.
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YDL 6.2
Does this binary work with YDL 6.2? I can't seem to get it to work.
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glibc?
Those binaries that I have compiled on Ubuntu 9.10 haven't worked with Debian 5. And it took some time to figure it out. It looks like firefox is linked and compiled against the glibc-dev that is actually intalled on the system. i.e. with Ubuntu 10.04 it's one of the most cutting edge version and debians glibc (dev) is some steps and numbers behind.
I don't know if firefox really depends on new glibc version features, but it will not start if glibc on your system is older than the glibc of the system on which the binaries have been compiled.
Solution: Compile firefox yourself.
As the glibc is a file of the very basement of any Linux/GNU distribution, there is no way to update a glibc without running into deep trouble.
And I'm sorry, but I can't compile the community-build for a wide range of glibc versions out there.