Re: librewolf port

Leah Rowe <[email protected]> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:31:31 +0100
Newsgroups	gmane.os.openbsd.ports
Message-ID	<[email protected]>
So..... here's how I maintain the port:

First, I adapt all changes to the FireFox port

I check upstream mozconfig in librewolf, for changes, adapting those 
changes into mozconfig-openbsd in the port

i check for upstream changes to the policy json file that the port also 
patches. i adapt/rebase those

yeah then just check if it compiles, after all the usual stuff like... 
change the hash of the new tarball, size etc

build it. see if it's all kosher

then do

make update-plist

make update-patches (for shits and giggles)

then i build it again

then all is well in the universe, and i submit the patch, once i confirm 
it compiles and runs

i normally test a few features too e.g. webgl(disabled by default but 
can be turned on), webrtc, various video streams, and so on.

usual stuff

librewolf has tarballs on their codeberg releases page

good luck

don't worry if you fuck up. i'll be back in a few weeks.



Am 16.07.26 um 21:42 schrieb [email protected]:
> På torsdag 16. juli 2026 kl. 15:33, skrev Leah Rowe
> <[email protected]>:
>
>> yeah, you seem competent. you always seemed to submit identical patches
>> too, when i was doing it a few weeks ago.
>>
>> i hereby make you my deputy. you can fill in for me. i'll be back in a
>> few weeks.
>>
>> i was ill during june and i'm catching up on other shit this month. no
>> time for openbsd. i'll be back in like, mid to late august probably.
>
> I can do that and work with the rest of the ports team.
>
> May you stay healthy and successful in your catch up and other stuff. 👍
>
>
> På torsdag 16. juli 2026 kl. 17:30, skrev Caspar Schutijser
> <[email protected]>:
>
>> Do you mean the changes to www/mozilla-firefox/files/policies.json
>> on July 1st or something else? Either way, I looked at those changes
>> in mozilla-firefox and I'd have to look into the Librewolf port a bit
>> more to be sure how to apply that to Librewolf. In the interest of time
>> I'll leave that alone for now. Worst case, Leah can have a look once
>> they're back.
>>
>> Caspar
>>
>>
>
> Ah, I meant www/librewolf/files/mozconfig-openbsd which, if I understand
> correctly, is one of the mechanism by which the librewolf project
> changes or adjusts compile/runtime flags of the firefox upstream. Like
> hardening, turning off AI, disabling telemetry, toggling privacy
> features, and other changes. This is mirrored somewhat by the
> arkenfox(previously ghacks user.js) project and www/mozilla-firefox in
> tree already includes many(not all) of these adjustments, particularly
> security ones.
>
> Firefox sometimes includes features or new/renamed toggles between
> updates that librewolf turns off, transitions when removed/renamed or
> changes default values for flags so one doesn't manually have to slough
> through various hidden or poorly documented values and apply them in
> the about:config page. More security, privacy, and turn off new features
> while allowing people to opt in manually by default compared to
> upstream, or at least that is what librewolf project professes to do.
>
> I think policies.json added the disable AI and another (mis)feature that
> Leah already had in the mozconfig-openbsd. So probably no worries on
> that front at least.
>
> Yeah, I agree Leah can look at the mozconfig-openbsd when they're back.
> Leah did a lot of that work in her initial port and has adjusted that
> since, so I feel more comfortable waiting for that knowledge base and
> expertise.
>
> Thanks to you(Caspar) and Landry for the commit and may you all have a
> good one too. :D Night.
> --
> yaydn

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