xxxterm web browser, webkitgtk 1.6.3

verticals · February 23, 2012, 5:08pm

Any openSuSE success with xxxterm web browser, which uses vim commands. Have it running using webkitgtk 1.6.1 and it really wants 1.6.3. openSuSE 12.1 doesn’t have webkitgtk 1.6.3 only version 1.6.1

Even though other distros like Fedora16 have it I can’t seem to find it for SuSE.

I’m running openSuSE 11.4 and wont bother to upgrade unless I can get a fresher version of webkitgtk.

Why use xxxterm you may ask: well if you use tiling WM and a lot of vim etc., it is very light, secure, and fast. And the vim commands part keep your hand on the keyboard. More output - less distraction.

Thanks for any assist or pointers to a fresh webkit.

martin_helm · February 23, 2012, 6:06pm

In a different thread a user installed it successfully from this repository
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/stefjakobs/openSUSE_12.1

martin_helm · February 23, 2012, 6:43pm

Am 23.02.2012 17:16, schrieb verticals:
>
> Any openSuSE success with xxxterm web browser, which uses vim commands.
> Have it running using webkitgtk 1.6.1 and it really wants 1.6.3.
> openSuSE 12.1 doesn’t have webkitgtk 1.6.3 only version 1.6.1
>
Sorry I missed that, rereading your post I have to ask what do you mean
by “and it really wants 1.6.3”, do you have missing features?

One option is to download the fedora src rpm for 1.6.3 and rebuild it
for openSUSE (not sure if you need to adapt the spec file).

verticals · February 23, 2012, 9:54pm

martin,

You assisted me in a previous thread, for openSuSE 11.4. The repo at the link you posted was a webkit 1.6.1 and the problem was that it didn’t replace the existing webkit. Generally one might not have noticed except I was having random problems at the sites that had a login. Working directly with the head programmer for xxxterm, he found that even though webkit 1.6.1 was in my system version 1.3 was the one getting called.

That’s the reason for my post, to find out if anyone got it working correctly. Oh, and when I tried to remove 1.3 yast wanted to replace tons of stuff with 32 bit, I’m 64 bit.

Have tried to compile 1.6.3, it configured OK, and make towards the end quit saying fatal error.

Really want xxxterm and it looks like having to change distro to be able to be up to date.

verticals · February 23, 2012, 10:03pm

martin,
Am unclear about using Fedora, etal. Will search it out.

martin_helm · February 23, 2012, 10:13pm

Am 23.02.2012 21:56, schrieb verticals:
>
> I was having random problems at site that had a login. Working directly
> with the head programmer for xxxter, he found that even though webkit
> 1.6.1 was in my system version 1.3 was the one getting called.
>
Strange - I installed the xxxterm now on a 12.1 machine and will try to
see what happens there. Don’t expect something today.

> That’s the reason for my post, to find out if anyone got it working
> correctly. Oh, and when I tried to remove 1.3 yast want to replace tons
> of stuff with 32 bit, I’m 64 bit.
>
Because other software depends on the 1.3 hence you need it, but it
should not be called by xxxterm.

> Have tried to compile 1.6.3, it configured OK, and make towards the end
> quit saying fatal error.
>
Will try that myself and report back.

> Really want xxxterm and it looks like having to change distro to be
> able to.
>
>

martin_helm · February 23, 2012, 10:40pm

Am 23.02.2012 22:13, schrieb Martin Helm:
> Am 23.02.2012 21:56, schrieb verticals:
>>
>> I was having random problems at site that had a login. Working directly
>> with the head programmer for xxxter, he found that even though webkit
>> 1.6.1 was in my system version 1.3 was the one getting called.
>>
> Strange - I installed the xxxterm now on a 12.1 machine and will try to
> see what happens there. Don’t expect something today.
>
I quickly checked the xxxterm on a 11.4 now


martinh@ganymed:~/tmp> ldd /usr/bin/xxxterm | grep webkit
libwebkitgtk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib64/libwebkitgtk-1.0.so.0
(0x00007f7d16e94000)
martinh@ganymed:~/tmp> rpm -qf /usr/lib64/libwebkitgtk-1.0.so.0
libwebkitgtk-1_0-0-1.3.10-6.7.1.x86_64

which shows it is linked against 1.3 and this is then of course called.

On the 12.1 machine it is linked against 1.6.1 (and there of course the
1.6.1 version is called).

Can you provide the output from


rpm -qa '*webkit*'

from your 11.4 system? Maybe a LD_PRELOAD trick works here.

martin_helm · February 23, 2012, 10:55pm

Am 23.02.2012 22:40, schrieb Martin Helm:
> Can you provide the output from
>


> rpm -qa '*webkit*'
>

> from your 11.4 system? Maybe a LD_PRELOAD trick works here.
>
No, does not work, I guess your only option is to use 12.1.

verticals · February 23, 2012, 11:13pm

martin_helm:

Am 23.02.2012 22:40, schrieb Martin Helm:
> Can you provide the output from
>
> rpm -qa '*webkit*'
> 
> from your 11.4 system? Maybe a LD_PRELOAD trick works here.
>
No, does not work, I guess your only option is to use 12.1.

–
PC: oS 11.4 (dual boot 12.1) 64 bit | Intel Core i7-2600@3.40GHz | KDE
4.6.0 | GeForce GT 420 | 16GB Ram
Eee PC 1201n: oS 11.4 64 bit | Intel Atom 330@1.60GHz | KDE 4.8.0 |
nVidia ION | 3GB Ram

Was about to past - ya - guess update SuSE.