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diff --git a/network/PaleMoon/README b/network/PaleMoon/README index 67fe910948..f41e8b9a9e 100644 --- a/network/PaleMoon/README +++ b/network/PaleMoon/README @@ -21,17 +21,30 @@ Slackware style, in a manner that conforms to official Pale Moon Linux releases; while, at the same time, providing useful and easy ways to deviate if desired. -To package this version of Pale Moon for installation along side any -other version of Pale Moon, (such as the before mentioned version known -here as "palemoon") pass the script the parameter: +To package this version of Pale Moon for installation along side any other version of +Pale Moon, (such as the before mentioned version known here as "palemoon") pass the +script the parameter: APPEND_VERSION_SUFFIX=yes See http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:software:palemoon for additional tips and help resources. Using the Oxygen theme is known to cause Pale Moon to crash; if you are -experiencing crashes, and segfaults, make sure you are not using this theme. -See the help doc link above for creative tips and workarounds. +experiencing crashes, and segfaults, make sure you are not using this theme; +or use Alienbob's patched oxygen-gtk2; which will fix this issue. +http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/oxygen-gtk2/build/ +See the help doc link above for other creative tips and workarounds. + +If you experience crashes when visiting some sites, notable yahoo.com, +using a different compiler will likely resolve these issues. Gcc-4.9.4 +is most likely the "best" compiler to use. Some users report that compiling +with clang also resolves crashes. Both, clang and the default GCC Slackware +ships with, however, are unsupported; but may work. If gcc-4.9.4 is installed +and detected, the script will compile PaleMoon with it; however, if you pass +the script the variable CC=clang and CXX=clang++ (for example) the script will +atempt to compile PaleMoon using clang (replace clang and clang++ with +whatever compiler is desired, and present in the system). If you desire to +install and use gcc-4.9.4 (and need help), visit the wiki help link above. If you are having issues with media such as h.264 html 5 video, make sure ffmpeg is installed before compiling Pale Moon -- installing ffmpeg |