Desktop environments

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Here is all that's used to build it on Slackware-current:
http://slackware.uk/slackware/slackware64-current/source/xap/mozilla-firefox/

Didier

On 12/01/2019 00:24, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Sure, you can build firefox without pulse, but (at least the last time I built on lfs) you required a lot of hacking around in the dependencies. If you know a shortcut, do share.
> Firefox had a zillion dependecies too.
> Building FF isn't as fun as building crhome, though. lol.
> Rob
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:54:01 +0100
> Subject: Re: Desktop environments
> 
>> The official binaries of firefox requires pulseaudio.
>>
>> However firefox can be built without this requirement.
>>
>> As an example Slackware firefox packages do not require pulseaudio.
>>
>> So, it all depends what options chose the person who built the package.
>>
>> @All: please name yourself in top or bottom of your post,
>> so we know who is speaking.
>>
>> Best,
>> Didier
>> --
>> Didier Spaier
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>>
>> On 11/01/2019 19:46, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>> firefox requires pulseaudio.
>>> On Fri, 11 Jan 2019, Linux for blind general
>>> discussion wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:18:05
>>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
>>>> Subject: Re: Desktop environments
>>>>
>>>> I thought gnome required pulseaudio or it wouldn't run. Stuff like gstreamer and all the major media players eem to want to pull it in.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
>>>> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:04:44 +0000
>>>> Subject: Re: Desktop environments
>>>>
>>>>> Good to know there are some workarounds for the issues with Pulseaudio.
>>>>>
>>>>> Still, I'm quite happy without those 200+ megabytes of bloat and will
>>>>> be sticking to my strategy of purging Pulseaudio from any system that
>>>>> installs it by default until given a reason to actually keep it. Then
>>>>> again, I'm not sure I've ever heard even a sighted user say anything
>>>>> good about pulseaudio and I'm not even sure what issue with the
>>>>> lighter, more mature sound system options its supposed to address.
>>>>>
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