www/linux-firefox package doesn't work

[Beeblebrox]

I'm going to answer in reverse!

> Well, you see, at this point in time, I'm in trouble solving mode.
Do you have a spare HDD? Even old, out-dated or temporarily borrowed? Just hit that  spare HDD with 10.1, linux-c6 and whatever else as trial. Why? Because,
* new_xorg is now default in ports (you probably have old xorg)
* many previous make.conf settings are now out-dated and you need to review /usr/ports/Mk/*. Sorry, just part of life.
* why www/linux-firefox instead of just plain www/firefox? Your question is by default based on the perspective of older ports incompatibility work-arounds.
* desktop users must keep their systems much more current than server systems, because the graphics environment improves at a much faster pace than server-side.

> This sounds (I know that it might not be intended that way) like you
> saying "only poudriere jails are supported; portupgrade and portmaster
> are not".
Your description is mostly true. pkgng is now the norm and portupgrade/portmaster run into problems with higher versions. If you take the leap to >10, make sure you understand pkgng repos or/and poudriere.

> tingo at kg-core1$ linux-firefox -safe-mode
> firefox: Fatal IO error 12 (Cannot allocate memory) on X server :0.0.
> 
> I really don't know why it complains about memory; this machine has 32
> GB RAM, and currently only 12.6 GB is used.

Had a similar (?) mmeory problem with all mozilla-based ports (but non linux-*):
http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/shmget-No-space-left-on-device-issue-with-firefox-td5938162.html
The problem is cleared now and although not working perfectly, at least I have some measure of sanity. The solution had nothing to do with memory, it was a ports issue.

If a certified idiot like me has it working on 11, you can probably feel confident about trying on 10.1

The forums are active again, so I'll see you around...




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