#42087 closed request (wontfix)
Where is the port firefox-x11?
| Reported by: | rafamg13@… | Owned by: | macports-tickets@… |
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| Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | ports | Version: | |
| Keywords: | Cc: | cooljeanius (Eric Gallager) | |
| Port: | firefox-x11 |
Description
I have a lot of software running using this port. After the update to the new version nothing is working due to the mentioned port has been deleted. What can I do? It drives me crazy!
Change History (9)
comment:1 Changed 11 years ago by larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)
| Keywords: | firefox-x11 removed |
|---|---|
| Priority: | High → Normal |
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
| Status: | new → closed |
| Type: | update → request |
| Version: | 2.2.1 |
comment:3 Changed 11 years ago by dbevans (David B. Evans)
Since you have a vested interest in these ports, why don't you just assume maintainership and bring them up-to-date yourself? That would provide a pretty strong argument for restoration.
comment:4 Changed 11 years ago by neverpanic (Clemens Lang)
Since I deleted the ports I figure I should probably comment on this: these ports contained a vast number of security holes. Please find a different solution that works for you or provide an updated Portfile – there doesn't seem to be enough interest among the current MacPortsDevelopers, since nobody else has bothered to update the ports in a few years.
I would strongly advise against running firefox-x11 in the state it was before I deleted it.
comment:5 follow-up: 6 Changed 11 years ago by rafamg13@…
Hi,
I understand your point and it makes sense. The only problem I have is I can’t find this software in any other place! I’ve looked for it hight and low! This port was interesting because you can run firefox on MAC with a X11 server. Could someone provided me with an url or repository from where I can download it (when I updated MacPorts, this ports was deleted).
kind regards
comment:6 Changed 11 years ago by cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)
Replying to rafamg13@…:
Hi,
I understand your point and it makes sense. The only problem I have is I can’t find this software in any other place! I’ve looked for it hight and low! This port was interesting because you can run firefox on MAC with a X11 server. Could someone provided me with an url or repository from where I can download it (when I updated MacPorts, this ports was deleted).
kind regards
See the InstallingOlderPort wiki page. The latest version that was in trunk can be found at trunk/dports/www/firefox-x11?rev=111562. My copy of the Portfile that I was working on but never finished can be found at https://github.com/cooljeanius/LocalPorts/tree/master/www/firefox-x11
Also Fink has multiple versions of the X11 version of firefox: http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/browse.php?name=firefox&noshlibsdev=on
comment:7 Changed 9 years ago by mangaroo@…
Just an FYI, it's not in Fink anymore either I believe, and this provides insight as to the sad state of FF x11 for Mac: https://sourceforge.net/p/fink/mailman/message/34047822/
comment:8 Changed 6 years ago by EvanCarroll (Evan Carroll)
Is there any browser that works under -x11 that can be used instead? I found surf but that's a pretty poor solution. I want to run a browser under i3wm.
comment:9 Changed 6 years ago by kencu (Ken)
Check out epiphany. But webkit2-gtk still has bugs on Mac FYI.
The
firefox-x11andfirefox-x11-develports were intentionally deleted in r115717 because they were unmaintained and horribly out of date. Please email macports-users if you'd like to start a discussion about restoring them.