GPLflash2 ebuild on AMD64 in 64bit

infirit · Last edited by infirit on Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:12 am; edited 11 times in total

I was looking for a solution for flash under AMD64 but without using 32bit apps. I tried swfdec and gplflash, both worked ok but only for flash animations version 3/4. I found GPLflash2 and this is a new codebase which will support flash 7. I tried it and it worked ok, not all is implemented and it is still buggy but it worked. I deceided to make an ebuild for it.

This is my first cvs ebuild so I expect it to have errors in it, please let me know so I can fix. if you are running a 32bit install DO NOT install this.

Please leave some comments if it worded or not.

***EDIT 11-june: The browserplugin is kind of broken at the moment

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***edit 24 sept: I made some changes to the ebuild. Also a patch is now needed to have gplflash compile with the latest ffmpeg***

***edit 11 oktober: FFmpeg and swf.hh fix not needed anymore. Thanks tsunam for the sed line :wink:

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***The browser plugin does not crash mozilla inmediatly anymore! Still does later but there is progress :twisted:

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GPLflash is under development so it might work or not

dice · Guru Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 577

Ebuild works, but when I visit sites which have flash the flash plays, although firefox eats ~80% CPU, then if I try and close the tab ff crashes. Probably just a bug in gplflash.

Chaosite · Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 3:44 am Post subject:

A week ago it crashed firefox, so this is a major improvement

el_Salmon · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject:

I think we have to wait some time. Gplflash2 plugin (from cvs ebuild) crashed my firefox at first when I try on view a web page with flash v7. Moreover, this gplflash2 ebuild doesn't create a correct link from Mozilla plugins path.

Acoc · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 3:24 am Post subject:

--with-plugin-dir=${D}/usr/lib/MozillaFirefox/plugins for me.

However, after trying it I would say that this app is in basic alpha testing. Sometimes a background can load on a flash and then gplflash2 can read if you push a button or not, but that is about it. Don't expect any real animations. I would not suggest compiling this unless you want to be directly involved with the project.

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TrueDFX · Retired Dev Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Posts: 1348

/usr/$(get_libdir)/nsbrowser/plugins should be the right plugin dir for any of the Mozilla-based browsers. (inherit multilib to get get_libdir).

infirit · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject:

Zanfib · Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:36 am Post subject:

cvs version of 23 of june is more stable with firefox. They've fixed a lot of crashes, good job :-D

Thanks for the ebuild !

ebrostig · Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:34 pm Post subject:

I tried to install it today, emerged fine..

But every site using flash causes Firefox to crash, so I unmerged it to be able to use the browser.
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infirit · Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject:

Most of the work is now going into the implementation of flash and the standalone player.

I have been lurking in the background on the mailing list and they might release an alpha in July but this is being debated.
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ebrostig · Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject:

Great info! Thanks!

I'm going to emerge and try it from time to time since it's a CVS ebuild. Things are bound to change quickly...
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hjkelly · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject:

I'm finishing up an install on my new laptop... can anybody give an update on GPLflash's stability?

Koradji · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:40 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the ebuild.
/me experiments

I note gplflash want developers. I wish i could. Flash7 open source on 64 bit, before macromedia have it, would be awesome.
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Koradji · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject: n00b question ...

I have somehow missed something obvious...

infirit · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: n00b question ...

Koradji · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject:

Thankyou! :~)
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petrjanda · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:07 am Post subject:

Still broken as of today. Firefox exits upon visiting a flash website.
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infirit · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:11 am Post subject:

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Simon196405 · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:53 am Post subject: Syntax error in ebuild

When I try to run the ebuild I get the following error:

infirit · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:16 am Post subject: Re: Syntax error in ebuild

Simon196405 · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:07 am Post subject: ebuild still not working.

There is a \ at the end of line 41.
I just copied the ebuild from the top post and en put it in my overlay directory.
I didn't change anything.
Dit portage maybe get more strict about some things?

infirit · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:40 am Post subject: Re: ebuild still not working.

Simon196405 · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:17 am Post subject: still doesn't work

It still doesn't work.
I still get an error on line 42. The only difference is the quote of the line.