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firefox package

changes in pkg-config firefox-plugin --cflags cause gcj-4.1 build failure

Bug #88199 reported by Matthias Klose
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
firefox (Ubuntu)
Invalid
High
Alexander Sack

Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox

from gcj-4.1_4.1.2-0ubuntu1:

checking for mozilla-plugin... checking for firefox-plugin... yes
checking MOZILLA_CFLAGS... -I/usr/include/firefox/java -I/usr/include/firefox/plugin -I/usr/include/firefox -I/usr/include/firefox/xpcom -I/usr/include/firefox/string -I/usr/include/firefox/nspr
checking MOZILLA_LIBS... -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/lib/firefox -L/usr/lib/firefox -lxpcom -lplds4 -lplc4 -lnspr4 -ldl -lc -lpthread

in 2.0.0.2+1-0ubuntu1:

$ pkg-config firefox-plugin --cflags
-I/usr/include/firefox/java -I/usr/include/firefox/plugin -I/usr/include/firefox/nspr

resulting in:

In file included from ../../../../../../src/libjava/classpath/native/plugin/gcjwebplugin.cc:61:
/usr/include/firefox/plugin/nsIPluginInstance.h:10:25: error: nsISupports.h: No such file or directo
ry

which is installed in /usr/include/firefox

please consider to revert this change for feisty as it may break other packages as well.

Matthias Klose (doko)
Changed in firefox:
importance: Undecided → High
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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

i will reconsider this, but please fix your package anyway. firefox-plugin will not depend on firefox-xpcom in future.

Changed in firefox:
assignee: nobody → asac
status: Unconfirmed → In Progress
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Tollef Fog Heen (tfheen) wrote :

Does not seem critical to release, it could be just as easily fixed in gcj-4.1 (where it should be fixed).

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

do we still need this or not?

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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

I think yes. see the discussion on debian-release; while gcj-4.1 is fixed in ubuntu, the debian firefox maintainers identified some more packages which break due to this change.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [Bug 88199] Re: changes in pkg-config firefox-plugin --cflags cause gcj-4.1 build failure

On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 08:28:55PM -0000, Matthias Klose wrote:
> I think yes. see the discussion on debian-release; while gcj-4.1 is
> fixed in ubuntu, the debian firefox maintainers identified some more
> packages which break due to this change.
>

You have a link at hand?

 - Alexander

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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

in the tread starting at
http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2007/03/msg00435.html

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

Mike Hommey in http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2007/03/msg00455.html

"I checked all reverse dependencies that use the -plugin pkg-config file.
Only gcj-4.1 and classpath are affected."

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

I reject this for now ... if I did not find the right comments in debian-release thread, feel free to set to "in progress" again.

Changed in firefox:
status: In Progress → Rejected
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