Linux support

[0181532686cf4a31163be0bf3e6bb6732bf]

Hi,

Thanks for an amazing project! Long live PowerPC :)
As for today, TFF is probably the best ppc-optimized browser available, and there are plenty of hardware platforms for running it: ppc macs, pegasos, talos etc. And since it's mentioned that code differs from Firefox anyway (because of optimizations and fixes), would it be possible to incorporate Linux support?

[classilla]

It's not something I'm likely to do myself (I don't run Linux on any of my Power Macs, nor am I ever likely to), but if it doesn't regress OS X, I don't mind a PR.

[0181532686cf4a31163be0bf3e6bb6732bf]

Cool! Thanks for the answer. I will try to setup a build box first

[mirh]

As also advertised on the dev blog, there kind of is a similar fork
https://github.com/wicknix/Arctic-Fox

[classilla]

Arctic Fox is a repackaged Pale Moon 27. This is basically 38ESR with patches, so it's not quite the same.

[mirh]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1602836
I'm wondering if updated system apis and whatnot couldn't get you a working vanilla build OOTB?

(also, couldn't mac themselves go faster with any of the ppc linux distros?)

[classilla]

Sure, we'll just wave our hands and have "updated system apis." Whatever that means.

[mirh]

It means an up-to-date userspace, like any modern linux distribution would give you.
And I was also insinuating that even if you just cared about macs, that might have been a compelling option (or at least, idk about G3 and G4, but a G5 should still have every driver with a real maintainer)

[fra9000]

I think @lyssdod issue for the Linux support of TFF is one of the most important among the list.
Limitation of the 10.4 MacOS X ageing release are becoming more an more evident nowadays. While instead some modern linux distros are opening up new possibilities for machines like G3 G4 and G5. This will give TFF a great jump in the user base (limited to that machines) and increase the longevity of the project.

Maybe this is the top one of the current issues. I can help testing it on iMac G3 as well if needed. 😉

[classilla]

Then someone(tm) should do it. I don't run Linux on any of my Power Macs and have no plans to. If you believe this is a priority, feel free to submit patches that don't regress the core OS X build.

[MrVeink]

Then someone(tm) should do it. I don't run Linux on any of my Power Macs and have no plans to. If you believe this is a priority, feel free to submit patches that don't regress the core OS X build.

I am an everyday Linux user, so if I get a G4 or a G5 I'd be more then happy to attempt making it Linux compatible.

[ModelCitizenPS3]

I run Linux on Playstation 3 (Fedora 12 ppc with lots of updates built from source - including latest/greatest openssl-1.1.1). I (re)compile a lot of software to optimize for the PPC970/G5 architecture. Unfortunately I'm still stuck with ancient Firefox cuz I havent yet found a GUI browser with TLS 1.3 support that I can build in my environment (gcc-4.4.4, gtk2, etc). I'm definately down for dealing with some amount of "dependency hell" in order to get my machine capable to build a "modern" ppc browser, but there are unfortunately very few candidates suitable for my use-case. Tenfourfox may be the browser I've been searching for (like a holy grail) but I'm surprised to see that not much has been done in pursuit of developing the app for a Linux platform. I'm going to put some effort into trying to get TFF to build in ppc Fedora cuz I think that will be fun; also because the Playstation 3 / Cell Broadband Engine arch deserves an updated solution for browsing the web and communicating with current web technologies. Thanx for the cool project! :-)

EDIT: Crap, just realized my compilers probly too old and I have way less than the reccomended memory... oh well. PPC CPUs 4 LIFE :-)