Re: [gentoo-user] Endless preserved-rebuild loop, libmozalloc & more

[Fernando Rodriguez]

On Monday, August 24, 2015 8:58:56 PM Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
> On Monday, August 24, 2015 10:42:28 PM Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > On 24/08/2015 22:04, Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
> > > On Monday, August 24, 2015 9:31:38 PM Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > >> Does anyone have an opinion to offer on bug 501468?
> > >>
> > >> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501468
> > >>
> > >> It's been annoying me for a week now with this message:
> > >>
> > >> !!! existing preserved libs:
> > >>>>> package: www-client/firefox-40.0.2
> > >>  *  - /usr/lib64/firefox/libmozalloc.so
> > >>  *      used by /usr/lib64/thunderbird/components/libdbusservice.so
> > >> (mail-client/thunderbird-38.2.0)
> > >>  *      used by /usr/lib64/thunderbird/components/libmozgnome.so
> > >> (mail-client/thunderbird-38.2.0)
> > >>  *      used by
> > >> /usr/lib64/thunderbird/distribution/extensions/{e2fda1a4-762b-4020-
b5ad-
> > > a41df1933103}/components/libcalbasecomps.so
> > >> (mail-client/thunderbird-38.2.0)
> > >>  *      used by 4 other files
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Both Mozilla products ship this file:
> > >>
> > >> $ locate libmozalloc
> > >> /usr/lib64/firefox/libmozalloc.so
> > >> /usr/lib64/thunderbird/libmozalloc.so
> > >>
> > >> and according to preserved libs, thunderbird linked to the firefox copy.
> > >> The only offered solution on the bug is to use a MASK variable, which
> > >> seems to me an ugly hammer to swat a fly.
> > >>
> > >> I was wondering if there's a better way been developed in the last
year.
> > >
> > > This is not a solution, but I don't have that library and I think it's
> because
> > > I have the jemalloc3 flag enabled so perhaps that's a better workaround.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > It was worth a try, but I also have jemalloc3 in USE:
> >
> > # emerge -pv thunderbird firefox
> >
> > These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
> >
> > Calculating dependencies... done!
> > [ebuild   R    ] mail-client/thunderbird-38.2.0::gentoo  USE="crypt dbus
> > gstreamer jemalloc3 jit ldap pulseaudio startup-notification system-icu
> > system-jpeg system-libvpx system-sqlite -bindist -custom-cflags
> > -custom-optimization -debug -gstreamer-0 -hardened -lightning -minimal
> > -mozdom (-selinux) -system-cairo" LINGUAS="en_GB -ar -ast -be -bg -bn_BD
> > -br -ca -cs -cy -da -de -el -es_AR -es_ES -et -eu -fi -fr -fy_NL -ga_IE
> > -gd -gl -he -hr -hsb -hu -hy_AM -id -is -it -ja -ko -lt -nb_NO -nl
> > -nn_NO -pa_IN -pl -pt_BR -pt_PT -rm -ro -ru -si -sk -sl -sq -sr -sv_SE
> > -ta_LK -tr -uk -vi -zh_CN -zh_TW" 0 KiB
> > [ebuild   R    ] www-client/firefox-40.0.2::gentoo  USE="dbus
> > gmp-autoupdate gstreamer jemalloc3 jit pulseaudio startup-notification
> > system-icu system-jpeg system-libvpx system-sqlite wifi -bindist
> > -custom-cflags -custom-optimization -debug -egl -gstreamer-0 -hardened
> > -minimal (-neon) (-pgo) (-selinux) -system-cairo {-test}" LINGUAS="en_GB
> > en_ZA -af -ar -as -ast -be -bg -bn_BD -bn_IN -br -bs -ca -cs -cy -da -de
> > -el -eo -es_AR -es_CL -es_ES -es_MX -et -eu -fa -fi -fr -fy_NL -ga_IE
> > -gd -gl -gu_IN -he -hi_IN -hr -hu -hy_AM -id -is -it -ja -kk -km -kn -ko
> > -lt -lv -mai -mk -ml -mr -nb_NO -nl -nn_NO -or -pa_IN -pl -pt_BR -pt_PT
> > -rm -ro -ru -si -sk -sl -son -sq -sr -sv_SE -ta -te -th -tr -uk -vi -xh
> > -zh_CN -zh_TW" 0 KiB
> >
> >
> > So that's not it.
>
> My next guess would be the minimal use flag which I have set but you don't.
> I don't know what is the sdk for..native plugin or XUL development?
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild   R   ~] www-client/firefox-40.0.2::gentoo  USE="custom-cflags custom-
> optimization dbus gmp-autoupdate gstreamer jemalloc3 jit minimal pulseaudio
> startup-notification system-cairo system-icu system-jpeg system-libvpx
system-
> sqlite -bindist -debug -egl -gstreamer-0 -hardened (-neon) (-pgo) -selinux
{-
> test} -wifi" LINGUAS="-af -ar -as -ast -be -bg -bn_BD -bn_IN -br -bs -ca -cs
-
> cy -da -de -el -en_GB -en_ZA -eo -es_AR -es_CL -es_ES -es_MX -et -eu -fa -fi
-
> fr -fy_NL -ga_IE -gd -gl -gu_IN -he -hi_IN -hr -hu -hy_AM -id -is -it -ja -
kk 
> -km -kn -ko -lt -lv -mai -mk -ml -mr -nb_NO -nl -nn_NO -or -pa_IN -pl -pt_BR
-
> pt_PT -rm -ro -ru -si -sk -sl -son -sq -sr -sv_SE -ta -te -th -tr -uk -vi -
xh 
> -zh_CN -zh_TW" 0 KiB
>
> Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 KiB
>
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> fernan@navi ~ $ equery files firefox
>  * Searching for firefox ...
>  * Contents of www-client/firefox-40.0.2:
> /etc
> /etc/revdep-rebuild
> /etc/revdep-rebuild/10firefox
> /usr
> /usr/bin
> /usr/bin/firefox -> /usr/lib64/firefox/firefox
> /usr/lib64
> /usr/lib64/firefox
> /usr/lib64/firefox/application.ini
> /usr/lib64/firefox/bin -> /usr/lib64/firefox
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/blocklist.xml
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/chrome
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/chrome.manifest
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/chrome/icons
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default16.png
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default32.png
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default48.png
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/components
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/components/components.manifest
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/components/libbrowsercomps.so
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/extensions
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/extensions/{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/extensions/{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-
> a285-3208198ce6fd}/chrome.manifest
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/extensions/{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-
> a285-3208198ce6fd}/icon.png
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/extensions/{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-
> a285-3208198ce6fd}/install.rdf
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/icons
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
> /usr/lib64/firefox/browser/omni.ja
> /usr/lib64/firefox/chrome.manifest
> /usr/lib64/firefox/components
> /usr/lib64/firefox/components/components.manifest
> /usr/lib64/firefox/components/libdbusservice.so
> /usr/lib64/firefox/components/libmozgnome.so
> /usr/lib64/firefox/defaults
> /usr/lib64/firefox/defaults/pref
> /usr/lib64/firefox/defaults/pref/channel-prefs.js
> /usr/lib64/firefox/dependentlibs.list
> /usr/lib64/firefox/dictionaries
> /usr/lib64/firefox/dictionaries/en-US.aff
> /usr/lib64/firefox/dictionaries/en-US.dic
> /usr/lib64/firefox/firefox
> /usr/lib64/firefox/firefox-bin
> /usr/lib64/firefox/gmp-clearkey
> /usr/lib64/firefox/gmp-clearkey/0.1
> /usr/lib64/firefox/gmp-clearkey/0.1/clearkey.info
> /usr/lib64/firefox/gmp-clearkey/0.1/libclearkey.so
> /usr/lib64/firefox/libxul.so
> /usr/lib64/firefox/omni.ja
> /usr/lib64/firefox/platform.ini
> /usr/lib64/firefox/plugin-container
> /usr/lib64/firefox/removed-files
> /usr/lib64/firefox/run-mozilla.sh
> /usr/lib64/firefox/webapprt
> /usr/lib64/firefox/webapprt-stub
> /usr/lib64/firefox/webapprt/omni.ja
> /usr/lib64/firefox/webapprt/webapprt.ini
> /usr/lib64/firefox/xpcom-config.h
> /usr/share
> /usr/share/applications
> /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
> /usr/share/icons
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/firefox.png
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/firefox.png
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/firefox.png
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/firefox.png
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/firefox.png
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/firefox.png
> /usr/share/pixmaps
> /usr/share/pixmaps/firefox.png

It looks like the workaround on the bug report is being shipped with the 
firefox ebuild. See the /etc/revdep-rebuild/10firefox file on the list.

-- 
Fernando Rodriguez