mozilla vs. nspr

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

On Sun, 2005-01-02 at 22:49 -0500, Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> > > Sorry, I'm afraid, we misunderstand each other. Currently, the
> > > installed mozilla uses the lib/libnspr4.so -- from devel/nspr,
> > > and not lib/mozilla/libnspr4.so from www/mozilla. What's the need
> > > to even build the different nspr inside www/mozilla? And if it is
> > > somehow needed during build, what's the need to install it?
> 
> > Mozilla uses its internal nspr.  The dependency in the Makefile hasn't
> > been needed for some time, and can be removed when the freeze lifts.
> 
> 
> Thank you, this bogus dependency is the breakage, that confused me :-)
> 
> However, can't the devel/nspr be brought up to date instead? Having each
> port install its own seems wrong and will lead to the "DLL hell" often
> found on Microsoft systems...

devel/nspr is up-to-date with the official external nspr released from
Mozilla (4.4.1).  This is what is required by nss 3.9.2, and used by
ports such as Evolution and Gaim.

Joe

> 
> Yours,
> 
> 	-mi
> 
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