SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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Re: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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Wicknix has released SeaLion 32.5.0.

New:
  • Goanna layout and rendering engine version 6.5.0
  • Added an initial implementation of the ReadableStreams API, improving web compatibility with sites that apparently use this API in utilitarian fashion.
  • Added support for transparency in WebM videos for the edge case of using
  • Added support for crypto.randomUUID to allow website scripting to generate random UUIDs (universally unique identifiers) through the WebCrypto interface.
  • Implemented timer nesting and clamping for workers, preventing timer hangs on bas website code.
  • Improved handling of drawing SVG images on canvases without explicit width or height attributes. We now follow the css-sizing-3 Intrinsic Sizes spec.
  • Improved performance of our memory allocator.
  • Updated libvpx to 1.6.1.
  • Cleaned up and updated some media playback code.
  • Removed the inclusion of GMP (Gecko Media Plugin) support as it was only in use for EME/DRM and WebRTC, neither of which is supported.
  • Removed the last vestiges of EME/DRM code from UXP, since this will never be supported in any application building on it due to the media industry's draconic policies around FOSS.
  • Removed simd.js, moving actually used SIMD handling to C++.
  • Removed the use of libav in our source, replacing its supply of FFT with the equivalent from FFMpeg.
  • Fixed potential type confusion in IonMonkey due to 3-byte opcodes.
  • Fixed an issue with tooltips persisting even if the browser window would have lost focus.
  • Fixed PerformanceObserver navigation and resource timing (default disabled for privacy); our implementation now fully passes conformance tests.
  • Fixed an issue where top-level SVG images would not be correctly clipped by positioned elements, giving the impression of wrong z-ordering as the SVG would overlap other elements.
  • Dev: Updated setInterval to fall back to 0 if no duration is supplied.
  • Dev: Updated ResizeObserver to a recent spec change, now returning an array of results for borderBoxSize and contentBoxSize instead of an object.
  • Dev: Updated Intl.NumberFormat and DefaultNumberOption() to follow spec updates. Most importantly for web compatibility, we now allow the "maximumFractionDigits" option in Intl.NumberFormat to be less than the default minimum fraction digits for the chosen locale, following the general consensus in TC39 around this issue.
  • Increased leniency (removed upper limit) of GLSL versions as they tend to be fully backwards compatible.
  • Fixed various crashes.
  • Added a safeguard to the sec-gpc header (Global Privacy Control) so it cannot be inadvertently overwritten.
  • Security fixes: addressed CVE-2023-5722, CVE-2023-5723, CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5727 and several other issues without a CVE number assigned to them.
  • UXP Mozilla security patch summary: 6 fixed, 2 DiD, 19 not applicable.
  • —disable-eme removed in the .mozconfig
  • —disable-precompiled-startupcache added to the .mozconfig

Download: sealion-32.5.0.linux-powerpc-gtk2.tar.xz

Download source code: 32.5.0.tar.gz

I compiled it for Linux PPC64 today.

Compiling the new SeaLion 32.5.0 for Linux PPC64

It needs GCC 7.1 or newer. I have to upgrade GCC because I used GCC 6.4.1 for compiling Arctic Fox 43.0 for Linux PPC64.

Upgrading of GCC to version 8.3.1:

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sudo dnf update gcc-c++
(This upgrades the packages gcc-c++, gcc, and cpp)

If you want to use "rpm -U" then you need to download the rpm packages of gcc-c++, gcc, and cpp first.

.mozconfig

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export CC="gcc -flax-vector-conversions -O3 -falign-loops=16 -falign-functions=16 -falign-labels=16 -falign-jumps=16 -maltivec -mabi=altivec"
export CXX="g++ -flax-vector-conversions -fpermissive -O3 -falign-loops=16 -falign-functions=16 -falign-labels=16 -falign-jumps=16 -maltivec -mabi=altivec"

mk_add_options AUTOCONF=/usr/bin/autoconf-2.13

# Set GTK Version to 2 or 3
_GTK_VERSION=2

ac_add_options --target=powerpc64-linux-gnu
ac_add_options --host=powerpc64-linux-gnu
ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg 
ac_add_options --enable-application=navigator
ac_add_options --enable-optimize
ac_add_options --enable-jxl
ac_add_options --enable-strip
ac_add_options --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk2 
ac_add_options --disable-tests
ac_add_options --disable-debug
ac_add_options --disable-crashreporter
ac_add_options --disable-webrtc
ac_add_options --disable-necko-wifi
ac_add_options --disable-safe-browsing
ac_add_options --disable-devtools
ac_add_options --disable-pulseaudio
ac_add_options --disable-jemalloc
ac_add_options --disable-updater
ac_add_options --disable-gconf 
ac_add_options --disable-gamepad
ac_add_options --disable-precompiled-startupcache

export MOZ_TELEMETRY_REPORTING=0
export MOZ_ADDON_SIGNING=0
export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=0
Download: sealion-32.5.0.linux-powerpc64-altivec.tar.gz
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Re: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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Wow, this looks like a great release! Running spectacularly on Fienix!

SeaLion has been updated to 32.5.0 in the Fienix software repo.

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Re: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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I compiled the new SeaLion 32.5.0 for old 32-bit Linux distributions like Void PPC without AltiVec support today.

Download: sealion-32.5.0.linux-powerpc-void-gtk2.tar.bz2

.mozconfig

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export CC="gcc -m32"
export CXX="g++ -m32"
mk_add_options PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2
mk_add_options AUTOCONF=/usr/bin/autoconf-2.13

# Set GTK Version to 2 or 3
_GTK_VERSION=2

ac_add_options --target=powerpc-linux-gnu
ac_add_options --host=powerpc-linux-gnu 
ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg 
ac_add_options --enable-application=navigator
ac_add_options --enable-optimize
ac_add_options --enable-jxl
ac_add_options --enable-strip
ac_add_options --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk2 
ac_add_options --disable-tests
ac_add_options --disable-debug
ac_add_options --disable-crashreporter
ac_add_options --disable-webrtc
ac_add_options --disable-necko-wifi
ac_add_options --disable-safe-browsing
ac_add_options --disable-devtools
ac_add_options --disable-pulseaudio
ac_add_options --disable-jemalloc
ac_add_options --disable-updater
ac_add_options --disable-gconf 
ac_add_options --disable-gamepad
ac_add_options --disable-precompiled-startupcache 

export MOZ_TELEMETRY_REPORTING=0
export MOZ_ADDON_SIGNING=0
export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=0
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Re: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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Wicknix has released SeaLion 32.5.1.

New:
Wicknix wrote: Changes/fixes:
Restricted protocol fallback for TLS. SeaLion (by default) allows TLS 1.3 to fall back to earlier protocol versions during the initial handshake.
UXP longer supports the data: protocol inside SVG's statements.
Enabled more validation/error checking for WebGL to prevent potential crashes.
Improved secure context checking for iframes.
Fixed the handling of relative paths in URLs starting with multiple forward slashes.
Security issues addressed: CVE-2023-6204, CVE-2023-6210, CVE-2023-6209 and CVE-2023-6205 DiD
UXP Mozilla security patch summary: 3 fixed, 1 DiD, 14 not applicable.

Grab the SeaLion-Extras.zip for some popular compatible extensions, themes, and Flash installers (no time bomb versions).
New: Added Secret Agent extension which enhances the privacy of your web surfing.

I’ve attached a custom userChrome.css if you want to adjust fonts, tab size, bookmark bar size, etc.

Older browsers that can't see the downloads click here: https://github.com/wicknix/SeaLion/rele ... ets/32.5.1
I compiled the Linux PPC 32-bit version today.

Download: sealion-32.5.1.linux-powerpc-gtk2.tar.xz 37.3 MB

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Re: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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xeno74 wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:35 pm Download: sealion-32.5.1.linux-powerpc-gtk2.tar.xz 37.3 MB
It also works on an iMac G3 (CPU: 745/755 with 500MHz) with Debian 8.11 (Kernel 3.16.0-6):

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I also have compiled a Linux PPC64 version of the new SeaLion 32.5.1.

Download: sealion-32.5.1.linux-powerpc64-gtk2.tar.xz

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Re: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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I am currently using SeaLion 32.5.1 but I am too stupid to know how to get a new icon for it on my Desktop. I download and extract to Downloads and have to open Downloads/sealion to find its executable at the end of a huge bunch of files. (Same problem with brassmonkey.)
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kilaueabart wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:31 am I am currently using SeaLion 32.5.1 but I am too stupid to know how to get a new icon for it on my Desktop. I download and extract to Downloads and have to open Downloads/sealion to find its executable at the end of a huge bunch of files. (Same problem with brassmonkey.)
You can find the icons in the folder "sealion/chrome/icons/default".

For BrassMonkey: brassmonkey/chrome/icons/default
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Re: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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Indeed there were four .png images that look like icons there, but when I drag them to the desktop and click on them all I get is pictures.

It doesn't matter. I dragged one from Menu > Internet and it works just fine. But I'm still a bit uncomfortable with that big SeaLion folder taking up space in my Downloads drawer.
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Re: SeaLion - A web browser for 32-bit PowerPC Linux (Void / Debian 11)

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You can create a launcher on the desktop for it.

Click with the right mouse button on the desktop and choose "Create Launcher...". Click on the button "Browse..." and choose the sealion binary. After that you can choose an icon from "sealion/chrome/icons/default" with the icon button. Then assign a name for the launcher. With a click on "Ok" you have a new icon on the desktop for the simple start of SeaLion.
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