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 Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:36 pm Post subject: Change installation path for a package? |
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Hi, folks!
Finally, I'm not able to use Firefox 52.x anymore, especially having 60.2 at work, that provide another level of user experience.
But, as mentioned previously in https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1075648-highlight-.html, I still need an old version for occasional use because modern versions lacks of Java support.
Before installing precompiled firefox-bin-52 and compiling firefox-60 from sources, I wonder of there is a way to change the installation path for the package, so I still can build old version from sources exactly for my set of use flags and lib versions with -B option, and then manually unpack it to some different directory like /usr/lib64/firefox-52 or even something under /opt/ so it will not interfere with main version? In other words, is there is a way to change installation prefix, so all the compiled stuff will stay in one specified directory without being in system world and affecting main version? |
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fedeliallalinea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 5:45 am Post subject: |
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It's not more simple download official tar.bz2 and unpack it in /opt?
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:17 am Post subject: |
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In case it is not possible to compile locally and install under some different from default path I will use a precompiled binary. |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:30 am Post subject: |
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I looked ebuild and firefox-bin already put in /opt
| Code: | # ls /var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-bin-52.9.0/image/*/**
/var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-bin-52.9.0/image/etc/revdep-rebuild:
10firefox-bin
/var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-bin-52.9.0/image/opt/firefox:
all-gentoo.js defaults gmp-clearkey liblgpllibs.so libnspr4.so libplc4.so libxul.so removed-files
application.ini dependentlibs.list gtk2 libmozavcodec.so libnss3.so libplds4.so minidump-analyzer run-mozilla.sh
browser dictionaries icons libmozavutil.so libnssckbi.so libsmime3.so omni.ja Throbber-small.gif
chrome.manifest firefox icudt58l.dat libmozgtk.so libnssdbm3.chk libsoftokn3.chk platform.ini updater
crashreporter firefox-bin libfreeblpriv3.chk libmozsandbox.so libnssdbm3.so libsoftokn3.so plugin-container updater.ini
crashreporter.ini fonts libfreeblpriv3.so libmozsqlite3.so libnssutil3.so libssl3.so precomplete update-settings.ini
/var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-bin-52.9.0/image/usr/bin:
firefox-bin
/var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-bin-52.9.0/image/usr/share:
applications icons pixmaps |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| Pretty sure firefox isn't slotted, so you'll not be able to install multiple self-compiled versions in parallel without changing the ebuild. |
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fedeliallalinea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:42 am Post subject: |
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| Genone wrote: | | Pretty sure firefox isn't slotted, so you'll not be able to install multiple self-compiled versions in parallel without changing the ebuild. |
Package are not slotted but can coexist, because change install dirs (/opt vs /usr/{lib64,...}) and name of program, firefox for source compiled and firefox-bin for pre-compiled
| Code: | # emerge -1 firefox =firefox-bin-52.9.0
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild R ~] www-client/firefox-62.0.3::gallifrey USE="dbus geckodriver gmp-autoupdate hwaccel kde pulseaudio screenshot startup-notification system-harfbuzz system-jpeg system-libevent system-libvpx -bindist -clang -custom-cflags -custom-optimization -debug -eme-free -hardened -jack -lto (-neon) (-selinux) -system-icu -system-sqlite -test -wifi" L10N="de fr it -ach -af -an -ar -as -ast -az -bg -bn-BD -bn-IN -br -bs -ca -cak -cs -cy -da -dsb -el -en-GB -en-ZA -eo -es-AR -es-CL -es-ES -es-MX -et -eu -fa -ff -fi -fy -ga -gd -gl -gn -gu -he -hi -hr -hsb -hu -hy -id -is -ja -ka -kab -kk -km -kn -ko -lij -lt -lv -mai -mk -ml -mr -ms -nb -nl -nn -or -pa -pl -pt-BR -pt-PT -rm -ro -ru -si -sk -sl -son -sq -sr -sv -ta -te -th -tr -uk -uz -vi -xh -zh-CN -zh-TW" 0 KiB
[ebuild N ] www-client/firefox-bin-52.9.0::gentoo USE="ffmpeg pulseaudio startup-notification (-selinux)" L10N="de fr it -ach -af -an -ar -as -ast -az -bg -bn-BD -bn-IN -br -bs -ca -cs -cy -da -el -en-GB -en-ZA -eo -es-AR -es-CL -es-ES -es-MX -et -eu -fa -fi -fy -ga -gd -gl -gu -he -hi -hr -hsb -hu -hy -id -is -ja -kk -km -kn -ko -lt -lv -mai -mk -ml -mr -ms -nb -nl -nn -or -pa -pl -pt-BR -pt-PT -rm -ro -ru -si -sk -sl -son -sq -sr -sv -ta -te -th -tr -uk -uz -vi -xh -zh-CN -zh-TW" 0 KiB
Total: 2 packages (1 new, 1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 KiB
Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No]
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| Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I have another plan. As I mentioned before, I would like to compile firefox-52.x just as it goes in the regular way with exception of changed installation path and without actual install (option -B). This will give me a package compiled exactly for my system with all the use flags and Gentoo patches and tweaks. Then, I can simply unpack it to the target directory without actually adding it to the world. This will at the same time give me old Firefox with support of IcedTea that I will run in case I need it, and current stable Firefox 60-something compiled and installed in a regular way for every day use not interfering one with each other. firefox-bin is the last resort. |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:35 am Post subject: |
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| fedeliallalinea wrote: | | Genone wrote: | | Pretty sure firefox isn't slotted, so you'll not be able to install multiple self-compiled versions in parallel without changing the ebuild. |
Package are not slotted but can coexist, because change install dirs (/opt vs /usr/{lib64,...}) and name of program, firefox for source compiled and firefox-bin for pre-compiled |
That's why I said "self-compiled" versions. As the OP also was already aware about that:
| Quote: | | Before installing precompiled firefox-bin-52 and compiling firefox-60 from sources ... |
| cz0 wrote: | | I have another plan. As I mentioned before, I would like to compile firefox-52.x just as it goes in the regular way with exception of changed installation path and without actual install (option -B). This will give me a package compiled exactly for my system with all the use flags and Gentoo patches and tweaks. Then, I can simply unpack it to the target directory without actually adding it to the world. |
That may work, but there are two things to consider:
a) the package may contain files in other parts of the filesystem (like /usr/bin), so better double-check contents before unpacking
b) it's possible that the path isn't just used for placing files but also during the build process itself (e.g. adjusting search paths) |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:53 am Post subject: |
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| Genone wrote: | That's why I said "self-compiled" versions. As the OP also was already aware about that:
| Quote: | | Before installing precompiled firefox-bin-52 and compiling firefox-60 from sources ... |
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You right, I misunderstood
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Genone wrote: |
a) the package may contain files in other parts of the filesystem (like /usr/bin), so better double-check contents before unpacking
b) it's possible that the path isn't just used for placing files but also during the build process itself (e.g. adjusting search paths) |
a) The compiled firefox uses 2: /usr/lib64/firefox for binaries and /usr/share/icons/hicolor for media stuff. This dos not seem to make a problem, because binaries will be placed somewhere under /opt, and icons, I believe, can be shared with "main" version, or I can always make symlinks.
b) Firefox does not to seem to do that.
Everything seem to look good in case of FF. Except I still have no idea how to change the installation path.. |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| Looking at the ebuild/eclass, it allows usage of EXTRA_ECONF to supply user-defined options at the end of the configuration process. So you'll just have to figure out what options are required by firefox to relocate to a different target directory. |
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