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BrassMonkey
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:32 pm
by xeno74
Hi All,
Wicknix has released the new BrassMonkey Internet Suite. It contains a web browser, email client, HTML editor, IRC client, News client and RSS client.
Further information:
github.com
I compiled it for Linux PPC 32-bit without AltiVec support. It works on Void PPC, MintPPC, Fienix, Debian etc.
.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=suite
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:
brassmonkey-32.5.0.linux-powerpc.tar.bz2
Cheers,
Christian
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:20 am
by xeno74
There is a package
extras.zip with add-ons and themes.
You can install for example
greasemonkey.xpi for using YouTube in HD with
ViewTube.
You can also install
uBlock0rigin.xpi for faster surfing by blocking adverts and web tracking.
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2024 5:26 pm
by xeno74
I compiled BrassMonkey
32.5.1 with the new Goanna layout and rendering engine
6.6.0 for PPC64 with AltiVec support today. It contains a web browser, email client, HTML editor, IRC client, News client and RSS client.
Compile time on an X1000:
368:00.12
Download:
brassmonkey-32.5.1.linux-powerpc64-gtk2-altivec.tar.xz
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:42 pm
by xeno74
I compiled a 32-bit PowerPC version without AltiVec today.
Compile time on an X5000/40:
133:34.41
Download:
brassmonkey-32.5.1.linux-powerpc-gtk2-without_altivec.tar.xz
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 6:21 pm
by xeno74
Wicknix has released BrassMonkey
33.4.0. Unfortunately the mail component is broken due to new commits.
Compile time on an X5000/40:
133:17.89
./mach package
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/home/amigaone/Downloads/brass-monkey-33.4.0/obj-powerpc-linux-gnu/suite/installer/package-manifest:57: Missing file(s): bin/icudt63l.dat
Solution:
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cp /home/amigaone/brassmonkey/icudt63l.dat obj-powerpc-linux-gnu/dist/bin/
After starting the mail component:
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XML Parsing Error: undefined entity
Location: chrome://messenger/content/msgAccountCentral.xul
Line Number 156, Column 11: <label class="acctCentralText"
----------^
There was a
commit 10 months ago. I have tried the commit before and it works again.
vim platform/mailnews/base/content/msgAccountCentral.xul
Link:
msgAccountCentral.xul
./mach build again.
./mach run
./mach package
The
icudt63b.dat is missing in the package. Please extract the package in
obj-powerpc-linux-gnu/dist and copy the
icudt63b.dat to the brassmonkey directory.
Download:
brassmonkey-33.4.0.linux-powerpc-gtk2-without_altivec.tar.xz
Another issue after testing:
Menu Edit - Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings...
Output:
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XML Parsing Error: undefined entity
Location: chrome://messenger/content/AccountManager.xul
Line Number 38, Column 7: <button id="accountActionsButton" type="menu"
------^
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 8:56 pm
by sailorMH
I tried BrassMonkey 32.5.1 with altivec on X1000 + Debian Sid.
With this result:
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./brassmonkey
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /home/martina/brassmonkey/libxul.so:
libffi.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Couldn't load XPCOM.
I simply extracted archive to home folder. Please, which is right way to run Brassmonkey?
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 8:21 am
by xeno74
sailorMH wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 8:56 pm
I tried BrassMonkey 32.5.1 with altivec on X1000 + Debian Sid.
With this result:
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./brassmonkey
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /home/martina/brassmonkey/libxul.so:
libffi.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Couldn't load XPCOM.
I simply extracted archive to home folder. Please, which is right way to run Brassmonkey?
I uploaded the
libffi.so.6 for PPC64 today.
Link:
libffi.so.6.suse-ppc64.gz
Please copy it to
/lib64.
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# cp libffi.so.6.suse-ppc64 /lib64/libffi.so.6
After that try to start BrassMonkey again.
Thanks
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 1:54 pm
by xeno74
I replaced some files with the ones from November 2023 (UXP-RB_20231128) and added the calendar additionally.
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[amigaone@void-ppc base]$ cp -R ../../../../uxp/mailnews/base/content .
[amigaone@void-ppc prefs]$ cp -R ../../../../../uxp/mailnews/base/prefs/content .
[amigaone@void-ppc mailnews]$ cp ../../../uxp/mailnews/jar.mn .
(You have to add Lightning from the extension directory - File - Open File...)
New download:
brassmonkey-33.4.0.linux-powerpc-gtk2-without_altivec.tar.xz
Screenshot of BrassMonkey 33.4.0 with Netscape 7 logo:
For Fienix:
You need libffi7 and libjpeg8 for BrassMonkey on Fienix.
You can install them with the following commands:
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fienix@fienix:~/Downloads/sealion$ sudo apt-get install libffi7
fienix@fienix:~/Downloads/sealion$ sudo apt-get install libjpeg8
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 2:58 pm
by sailorMH
Thank you!
With Debian 8 libffi.so.6 should be copied to /usr/lib/powerpc-64-linux-gnu.
Allworks very nice!!
EDIT:
P.S.: compile time at X1000: 368:00.12 is 368 minutes?
Re: BrassMonkey
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:03 pm
by xeno74
sailorMH wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2024 2:58 pm
P.S.: compile time at X1000: 368:00.12 is 368 minutes?
Great! That it works. Yes, 368 minutes.
