Mason wrote: > David Timms wrote: > >> Mason wrote: >> >>> What can I do to make it happen? >> >> Help the maintainer, by testing the proposed fix yourself with an rpmbuild: >> >> 1. yum downloader --source name-of-package(or parent package) >> 2. extract the rpm >> 3. test your rpmbuild capability works with the existing packages as is >> 4. open up the .spec >> 5. bump the release part >> 6. add a comment describing the action you are taking >> 7. add a patch from elsewhere to the patch file definition >> 8. add the apply patch command to the %prep section >> 9. rpmbuild -ba the-package >> 10. install the built package >> 11. test the application >> 12. when you are sure that the fix works and doesn't introduce other >> issues, make a diff of the spec ot the original >> 13. post the spec patch and the actual patch to the bug. indicate that >> this has successfully built and been running, perhaps with some stats >> eg: a couple of runs of before and after: >> - time applicationname >> >> Much more on package development on the fedoraproject wiki, just ask if >> you are having trouble... > > For the record, SUSE quickly fixed the problem, using the > --disable-system-cairo solution. > > https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=622375#c13 > > The SUSE package maintainer wrote in comment 9: >> Thanks for checking this out. There is/was another issue which would turn up >> when we use the internal cairo. >> This is basically sorted out and I'll drive switching to internal cairo asap >> (either 11.4 or even for security updates given this bugreport). > > Is anyone aware of any potential issue when using Mozilla's private > libcairo on Fedora 13? > I suggest you D/L the Mozilla version, unpack it (generates "seamonkey" dir), and move the directory to a reasonable place (/usr/local for me) and generate a custom icon for it. That seems solid. Note: I have selinux on, and therefore needed to do chcon -t texrel_shlib_t /usr/local/seamonkey/lib*.so to get solid operation. HTH. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
