freebsd stable - Jul 2015 - 10-STABLE merge of lemul64

On Fri, Jul 03, 2015 at 08:50:13AM +0300, Johannes Jost Meixner
wrote:
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> Hi Glen,
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> Here's the PR you asked for:
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> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201299
> 
> I've discussed the merge with dchagin@, and he couldn't do it
between
> code slush and code freeze because on his weekends he was busy doing
> other things.
> 
> I'm not sure how it breaks ABI compatibility -- as it's pretty much
a
> drop-in replacement, and *ALL* linux tools just work. Including the
> 64bit stuff. I see it as an extension, at that.
> 
> Could you let me know what are the steps to get it in, please?
> 
Does the Flash Plugin in Firefox work for you? My Firefox on HEAD
freezes when Flash content is displayed.
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On 07/03/2015 12:24, Lars Engels wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 03, 2015 at 08:50:13AM +0300, Johannes Jost Meixner 
> wrote:
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>> Hi Glen,
>> 
>> Here's the PR you asked for:
>> 
>> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=201299
>> 
>> I've discussed the merge with dchagin@, and he couldn't do it 
>> between code slush and code freeze because on his weekends he
>> was busy doing other things.
>> 
>> I'm not sure how it breaks ABI compatibility -- as it's pretty 
>> much a drop-in replacement, and *ALL* linux tools just work. 
>> Including the 64bit stuff. I see it as an extension, at that.
>> 
>> Could you let me know what are the steps to get it in, please?
>> 
> 
> Does the Flash Plugin in Firefox work for you? My Firefox on HEAD 
> freezes when Flash content is displayed.
> 
It does, I just next->next->next->done'd my way through a
presentation
or three. :)

However, speaking as the person who maintained Flash for a while... it
has really taught me how to write vuxml entries. Especially given they
release 10-15 CVEs every two to four weeks. So, if you like your
system, you'd do better to stay away from it.

Best
- -Johannes

- -- 
- -xmj
http://xmj.me
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