I’m excited to announce that I’ve finally finished working on and published almost all of the Gecko-based applications I’ve been compiling for Haiku, using the latest Gecko versions. Specifically:
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Iceweasel: (Unofficial Firefox build with rebranded assets) - Updated the patch and recipe to the latest version, updated the binary package, added branding with the correct application name and logo, and created a Haiku-style icon.
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LibreWolf (Firefox fork): Published the patch and recipe + binary package, and created a Haiku-style icon.
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Waterfox (Firefox fork): Published the patch and recipe + binary package, and created a Haiku-style icon.
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Icedove: (Unofficial Thunderbird build with rebranded assets) - Added the patch and recipe for building, added the binary package, and created a Haiku-style icon.
What’s Next:
I’m looking at what else I can build. Here are two possibilities:
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Tor Browser: I’ve already successfully compiled the browser itself, but I’m facing some challenges with creating the final, installable package. The build process and packaging are a bit complex.
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Betterbird: There are no readily available source files; it only exists as build scripts that apply a large number of patches to the Thunderbird source code. This makes porting significantly more difficult.