docs/138319: [patch] Handbook 6.2.3 - Replace /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ with $HOME/.mozilla/plugins

[Marc Fonvieille]

The following reply was made to PR docs/138319; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend at FreeBSD.org>
To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber at gmail.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/138319: [patch] Handbook 6.2.3 - Replace
 /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ with $HOME/.mozilla/plugins
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:13:30 +0200

 On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 11:26:36PM +0000, Glen Barber wrote:
 > 
 > >Number:         138319
 > >Category:       docs
 > >Synopsis:       [patch] Handbook 6.2.3 - Replace /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ with $HOME/.mozilla/plugins
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          doc-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Sat Aug 29 23:30:04 UTC 2009
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Glen Barber
 > >Release:        8.0-BETA2
 > >Organization:
 > >Environment:
 > FreeBSD orion 8.0-BETA2 FreeBSD 8.0-BETA2 #12 r196200: Thu Aug 13 22:21:32 EDT 2009     root at orion:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ORION  i386
 > >Description:
 > Section 6.2.3 of the handbook is the last section referencing /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ to link FireFox plugins since PR docs/137703 was committed.
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > >Fix:
 > The attached patch replaces the /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/ directory with $HOME/.mozilla/plugins/ to keep the plugin location consistent throughout the handbook.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Patch attached with submission follows:
 > 
 > --- desktop/chapter.sgml.orig	2009-08-19 03:26:21.000000000 -0400
 > +++ desktop/chapter.sgml	2009-08-29 19:15:31.000000000 -0400
 > @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 >  	    created:</para>
 >  
 >        <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so \
 > -  /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/</userinput></screen>
 > +  $HOME/.mozilla/plugins/</userinput></screen>
 >  	  </step>
 >  	</procedure>
 >
 
 The problem here is that you will install directly the linux plugin,
 i.e., libflashplayer.so and not the wrapped version.
 In the Java section, it's not a problem since we link a native (FreeBSD)
 plugin.
 
 -- 
 Marc