On 03/09/2017 09:01 AM, Phelps, Matthew wrote: > On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Johnny Hughes <johnny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 03/09/2017 07:35 AM, Phelps, Matthew wrote: >>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Yamaban <foerster@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 16:56, Johnny Hughes <johnny@...> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 03/08/2017 09:39 AM, Phelps, Matthew wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Johnny Hughes <johnny@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 03/08/2017 09:10 AM, m.roth@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Johnny Hughes wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am currently building the latest Firefox updates and I have >> noticed >>>>>>>>> that they have upgraded the CentOS-7 Firefox from the ESR tree >> (45.8) >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> the mainline tree (Currently firefox-52.0). They have left EL5 and >>>>>>>>> EL6 >>>>>>>>> at the ESR level (45.8.0-2). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> EL7: >>>>>>>>> https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> EL5 and EL6: >>>>>>>>> https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As stated above, I am currently building and testing these, so they >>>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>>> not yet released .. just preparing people for the changes. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know if ESR 52.x will eventually be released for CentOS 6? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am sure it will, certainly when version 45 goes EOL. >>>>> >>>>> The variables and content to build it on EL6 are in the current EL7 >>>>> SRPM, but the EL5 stuff is (understandably, since it is going EOL soon) >>>>> missing. >>>>> >>>>> What I am not sure of is if EL7 will stay on the Current Release for >> the >>>>> next update or if it will shift back to ESR. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Eh?? There is a slight misunderstanding here. >>>> >>>> The Firefox 52.0 Version is released for BOTH, the normal release >> channel >>>> AND the ESR channel. This was done to have one 6 week periode of >> overlapp >>>> between the old and the new ESR version, to "ease over" the transistion, >>>> as the 52 version insists on GKT3 and gstreamer 1.x normally. >>>> >>>> (snip) >>> >>> This is the point that worries me. If ESR 52.x requires GTK3, then how >> can >>> it be supported on CentOS 6? >>> >>> >> They will include it and build it as part of firefox. They already >> build and use a new gcc (4.8) and other new things (binutils, yasm) in >> EL6 to build the current firefox there. >> >> I'm sure they will add in things they need and include them in the built >> RPMs as required. >> >> > OK, thanks for reassuring me! :) > For the record, I just checked and the released SRPM for EL7 has the proper variables and sources and actually builds on EL6. It uses gtk2 from el6 to build. They obviously felt more comfortable instead released the older one on EL6 this cycle, but I suspect that the newer 52.x ESR version will be released during the next cycle.
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