Re: Firefox errors

On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 18:27:46 -0500
Joe Locash <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2/5/26 6:21 PM, Alan Ianson wrote:
> > On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 17:36:04 -0500
> > Joe Locash <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2/5/26 5:18 PM, Alan Ianson ([email protected] via blfs-support
> >> Mailing List) wrote:
> >>> Hello list,
> >>>
> >>> I am having an issue building firefox-140-7.0esr on a new install
> >>> of r12.4-77-systemd. This is a screen grab of what is on my
> >>> screen..
> >>>
> >>>    2:30.58       |            ^
> >>>    2:30.59 /usr/lib/clang/21/include/cpuid.h:136:9: note: previous
> >>> definition is here 2:30.59   136 | #define bit_SSE
> >>> 0x02000000 2:30.59       |         ^
> >>>    2:30.59 In file included from
> >>> Unified_cpp_libsoundtouch_src0.cpp:101:
> >>> 2:30.60 /usr/src/firefox-140.7.0/media/libsoundtouch/src/cpu_detect_x86.cpp:50:12:
> >>> warning: 'bit_SSE2' macro redefined [-Wmacro-redefined] 2:30.60
> >>> 50 |    #define bit_SSE2    (1 << 26) 2:30.60       |            ^
> >>>    2:30.60 /usr/lib/clang/21/include/cpuid.h:137:9: note: previous
> >>> definition is here 2:30.61   137 | #define bit_SSE2
> >>> 0x04000000 2:30.61       |         ^
> >>>    2:30.98 docshell/base
> >>>    2:31.10 8 warnings generated.
> >>>    2:31.14 docshell/build
> >>>    2:31.80 docshell/shistory
> >>>    2:31.88 dom/abort
> >>>    2:32.07 warning: `glsl-to-cxx` (lib) generated 1 warning (run
> >>> `cargo fix --lib -p glsl-to-cxx` to apply 1 suggestion) 2:33.02
> >>> dom/animation 2:33.09 dom/base/UseCounterMetrics.cpp.stub
> >>>    2:33.09 dom/audiochannel
> >>>    2:33.15 dom/battery
> >>>    2:33.84 1 warning generated.
> >>>    2:33.88 dom/bindings
> >>>    2:34.99 make[4]: ***
> >>> [/usr/src/firefox-140.7.0/config/makefiles/rust.mk:528:
> >>> force-cargo-library-build] Error 101 2:35.00 make[3]: ***
> >>> [/usr/src/firefox-140.7.0/config/recurse.mk:72:
> >>> toolkit/library/rust/target-objects] Error 2 2:35.01 make[3]: ***
> >>> Waiting for unfinished jobs.... 3:05.09 5 warnings generated.
> >>> 4:13.52 make[2]: ***
> >>> [/usr/src/firefox-140.7.0/config/recurse.mk:34: compile] Error 2
> >>> 4:13.52 make[1]: ***
> >>> [/usr/src/firefox-140.7.0/config/rules.mk:359: default] Error 2
> >>> 4:13.52 make: *** [client.mk:60: build] Error 2 4:13.72 W 31
> >>> compiler warnings present.
> >>>
> >>> I wonder if others see this also or maybe I need to make
> >>> adjustments?
> >>>
> >>> I did install seamonkey without issue, so I am using that in the
> >>> mean time.
> >>>
> >> r12.4-77-systemd is an old development version. Your partial log
> >> doesn't show the actual error. Can you rerun the build and redirect
> >> the output to file and attach it. Something like ./mach build &>
> >> ff_build.log will do it and then attach ff_build.log.
> > I did send this log a minute ago but I should note the version I
> > mentioned is recent and includes glibc-2.43. The BLFS book I used
> > was Version r12.4-1191.
> 
> Try the fix I proposed in 
> https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/ticket/5850#comment:13

Thanks for that.

I applied the sed after the two patches in the BLFS book.

I saw a lot of warnings that scrolled off the screen before I could
read them. A lot.

The build is about 15 minutes in now and seems to have settled down.
I'll report back later with the results.

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