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Re: Arctic Fox
Posted: Wed May 27, 2026 11:19 am
by mintppc
@xeno74 Which libicu are you using to build AF ? In which environment do you build this browser ? In modern sid you cannot build it because of a newer libicu.
You can also try to build it in a modern Linux like MintPPC / Debian sid. It is possible to use in tree ICU instead of system-icu. Ask rmottola how to build it, he did it for powerpc and it works in MintPPC32 without the need of an old libicu lib.
Re: Arctic Fox
Posted: Wed May 27, 2026 12:06 pm
by xeno74
mintppc wrote: Wed May 27, 2026 11:19 am
@xeno74 Which libicu are you using to build AF ? In which environment do you build this browser ?
I use AF with old Linux distributions like Ubuntu 16.04 PowerPC, Void PPC, Fedora 28 PPC64, and openSUSE Tumbleweed PPC64 so I need old libicu versions.
I always create the PPC 32-bit packages on Void PPC and the PPC64 packages on Fedora 28 PPC64.
Re: Arctic Fox
Posted: Wed May 27, 2026 1:13 pm
by mintppc
Which libicu do you have in void ppc? I need a 71 version in MintPPC.
Re: Arctic Fox
Posted: Wed May 27, 2026 1:41 pm
by xeno74
mintppc wrote: Wed May 27, 2026 1:13 pm
Which libicu do you have in void ppc? I need a 71 version in MintPPC.
Yes, I use 71 on Void PPC.
Download:
github.com
Re: Arctic Fox
Posted: Thu May 28, 2026 6:16 am
by xeno74
Hi All,
Arctic Fox
47.2 has been released.
New and official downloads:
github.com
I have compiled a Non-AltiVec PowerPC package on Void PPC and an AltiVec PPC64 package on Fedora 28 PPC64 this week.
Downloads and further information:
github.com
These packages are also available in the MintPPC32 and MintPPC64 repositories.
Ubuntu 16.04 32-bit PowerPC with the new Arctic Fox 47.2:
Cheers,
Christian
Re: Arctic Fox
Posted: Thu May 28, 2026 7:13 am
by xeno74
mintppc wrote: Wed May 27, 2026 11:19 am
It is possible to use in tree ICU instead of system-icu. Ask rmottola how to build it, he did it for powerpc and it works in MintPPC32 without the need of an old libicu lib.
I will ask him. Can I compile Arctic Fox 47.2 without the option
ac_add_options --with-system-icu and without any patches and modifications on PPC Linux?
Re: Arctic Fox
Posted: Thu May 28, 2026 8:49 am
by mintppc
Yes you can, that's what he did in his powerpc build:
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'CC=gcc-13 \
-mcpu=7450 \
-mtune=7450 \
-Wno-implicit-int' \
'CXX=g++-13 \
-mcpu=7450 \
-mtune=7450 ' \
MAKE=/usr/bin/gmake \
--enable-application=browser \
--disable-tests \
--enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk2 \
--enable-altivec \
--disable-crashreporter \
--disable-dbus \
--disable-gamepad \
--disable-gconf \
--disable-gio \
--enable-install-strip \
--disable-mozril-geoloc \
--disable-necko-wifi \
--disable-parental-controls \
--disable-pulseaudio \
--enable-release \
--disable-safe-browsing \
--enable-strip \
--disable-updater \
--disable-webrtc \
--with-branding=browser/branding/arcticfox
