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On 31/07/08 06:05, David Shay wrote: |
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> I'm trying to build a generic/livecd type and having an issue with |
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> putting Firefox on it. It compiles fine, and emerge shows it's using |
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> the "bindist" use flag, which seems to indicate that it should be |
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> getting branded as "Firefox" and not "Bon Echo". I used the exact |
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> same use flags when I emerged it outside of catalyst and I get the |
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> Firefox branding, but it seems no matter what I try, inside the |
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> catalyst build, I get the Bon Echo branding. Even tried 3.0.1, where |
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> I think I got the "Minefield" branding. |
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The "bindist" USE flag implies that what you are compiling will be |
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redistributed. The Firefox license/copyright/whatever prohibits |
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redistribution of self-compiled binaries from the Firefox sources. |
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Therefore your binary needs to be branded as something different if you |
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wish to redistribute it. |
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> Any other ideas? |
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If you refuse to alter the useragent you either have to install |
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www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin instead, or add something like |
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"www-client/mozilla-firefox -bindist" to package.use (using the portage |
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config overlay). But in the latter case you might break the law (depends |
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on which country you live in) if you redistribute the compiled binaries |
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to others. |
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Hope that helps. |
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