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Jan 25th 2010
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This is an update.
I was ready to start building 3.5.7, but I was having issues with it
building on Karmic. Then 3.6 was released. So I started on that hoping
that it will build easier, it hasnt. Adding to the delay is the fact
that I have semester fianls this week. There is no time at all to
figure this out this week. Swiftweasel will return with a new build,
but its going to be delayed.
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Nov 23rd 2009
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Version 3.5.5 is up on TuxFamily
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There is a suprise for people who have a AMD K10 (Phenom) processor
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Sep 21st 2009
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I know its been awhile since Firefox 3.5.3 was
released, so this is an update. I have finished the coding for
Swiftweasel 3.5.3 and builds are building as I write this. Most of the
Arch builds are up on TuxFamily
already.
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Aug 12th 2009
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| I got back into town and finished the 3.5.2 builds,
they are up on Sourceforge and TuxFamily |
July 29th 2009
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I forgot to post here last week when I finished the
3.5.1
32bit Arch builds. They are done and on Sourceforge. I have the
2.0.0.22 Swiftdove builds finishing as I write this.
What is new for both of these is a new low-pgo builds that should run
even on the oldest hardware.
Since Sourceforge updated the site it has become harder to add files
and it takes a few days for the files to sync to all the mirrors. To
make sure all files are available to everyone I have set up a release
section for the project on tuxfamily. This will be for the current
versions only with Sourceforge holding the new and older versions. Click here
to visit the download area. I am also considering creating a
mailing list for releases.
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July 23rd 2009
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I have all but the 32bit Arch builds done. They wont
build right. I also have given up on uploading to
Sourceforge as the site is unusable at present. Uploading one file at a
time through the browser sucks! and most of the time the upload stalls!
Go
here to get Swiftweasel.
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June 30th 2009
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I have uploaded the 3.5 RC3 32bit Ubuntu builds, just
after uploading the last I figured out my mistake.
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June 29th 2009
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I have uploaded what I have of 3.5RC 3 to Sourceforge.
This
time its the i386 Ubuntu builds that would not compile. Rather than
hold what I have back, here it is. You can find the release notes here.
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June 21st 2009
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After doing a lot of research I learned that the gcc
compiler in Arch is at version 4.4. This version has issues when
compiling mozilla code. For a easy work around gcc 4.3 is in aur., and
it compiled mozilla code just fine. Arch builds comming soon.
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June 19th 2009
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I have just finished uploading the 3.0.11 Ubuntu
builds to
Sourceforge. 3.0.11 is not building on Arch. I will continue to try and
figure out why.
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| May 5th 2009 |
With Swiftweasel 3.0.10 builds done, I had a little
free time. So I did a fast trunk build, 3.5b4 is up on Sourceforge.
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| April 28th 2009 |
Swiftweasel 3.0.9 builds are done and on Sourceforge.
Just when I thought I was done for a little bit, 3.0.10 has been
released.
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| April 4th 2009 |
Swiftdove update.
I am currently building 2.0.0.21 with lightning plugin 0.9 . This will
be a pgo build, the first one I have done for Swiftdove. The Arch
builds are almost complete and I will start on the Ubuntu ones next.
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| March 28th 2009 |
A few updates
1. Time is real short lately. I have gotten a lot of responcibility and
a promotion in the last month. I feel as though I have no time even for
myself. But I dont want to stop Swifteasel. I use the browser myself,
as does my brother.
2. I have moved away from Ubuntu on the advice of a friend (thanks
Kilz). I love Arch! Its not for everyone, the install will be very very
difficult for the average Ubuntu user.
3. 3.0.8 64bit tarballs are up on sourceforge, 32bit to follow shortly.
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| Jan 5th 2009 |
Its going to take me a week to get used to putting
2009 on
things. Well the holidays are over and back I got myself back in gear.
The computer crash I mentioned on Dec 25 has had me doing some extra
work. I had to recreate my local package mirror. I also had to add
Intrepid, and mothball the Feisty Fawn builds. I really linked that
version. The files are still on sourceforge. But repo space is limited.
So
the tarballs are done, the place to put the deb files exists, next is
to build the deb files. Until then Intrepid users can install the
slightly old swiftdove. It wont be long and next version will be
faster.
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| Merry Christmas |
I hope each and every one has a Merry
Christmas. The Lord blessed me this year. I hope that everyone has
also been blessed.
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| Dec 25th 2008 |
No I have not vanished. But life sometimes
places other things in your
path that need attention.
I had galbladder surgery.
I built 2 new computers because of an old one finaly giving up the
ghost and my brother needed one.
I needed a week to babysit a 16 year old who got suspended from school.
But I am back. I am presently building 3.0.5 with
half the builds done.
Please
forgive any bugs. But my oldest computer ( a pentium 3) died and
replaceing the parts just wasnt worth it. So I invested in a new quad
core system and passed the old ( 3 years old) down the line. During the
rebuild of the build systems I reinstalled everything from scratch. Lucky
for me I did have some things backed up on dvd. But its funny
how loosing 4 months of work (from being lazy) when a hard drive fails
adds more to a problem.
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| Nov
13th 2008 |
The 3.0.4 code has been released. I have a
few first builds that look pretty good. It shouldnt be to long now.
3.0.4 will have an Interpid Ibex build and I will be adding a section
for Intrepid.
Feisty
Fawn is at end of life, there will not be 3.0.4 builds for Feisty, but
the repo will remain open in case someone still runs Feisty. |
| Oct
9th 2008 |
| On Oct 5th I released the 3.0.3 deb's and
tarballs. Today
there was one upgrade to the intel-pgo for i386 Hardy Heron. So far the
rlease is looking good and issues seem to be small. I incurage everyone
to upgrade thier installs. |
| Oct
3rd 2008 |
| I have just spent the last 4 days in the
hospital with
pancreatitis. I wouldnt wish it on anyone. Because of this there was a
slight delay in the 3.0.3 release. I expect to have it ready by Sunday
at the very latest. |
| Sep
26,
2008 |
Just to let everyone know whats going
on.
Right after Firefox 3.0.2 was released a bug was found in password
handeling. I was in the middle of building the Swiftweasel 3.0.2
tarballs, in fact I only had one left to build. But now I have to start
over. There is no sense to release the 3.0.2 with a serious flaw and
then days later release 3.0.3.
3.0.3
will be the first pgo/processor optimized build. I have made some
slight changes to the pgo build plan. There will be a amd and a intel
pgo build. There will not be specific processor builds. |
| Sep
2,
2008 |
This is a catch up post to let everyone
know whats going on.
Mozilla
has announced support for the 2.0.0.* series will end in December.
Since I have not built a 2.0.0.* series build after 3.0 was released
and no one has asked for the 2.0.0.16 build I am discontinuing the
2.0.0.* series a few months early. The 3.0.2 version will include a
upgrade notice to those that are currently running the 2.0.0.15 client.
I
have desided, 3.0.2 will be the first PGO series. PGO is
short
for Profile Guided Optimization. There will be fewer builds, but the
PGO improvements far outperform the prosessor improvements. There will
still be some prosessor improvements. But there will not be specific
builds for each prosessor.
There is a 3.0.2 PGO release candidate
avilable on the forum. I have a 64bit Hardy build and a 32bit
is being built now as well as for Feisty and Gutsy.
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| July
24th,
2008 |
I have fallen a little behind. I am
currently working on
Swiftdove 2.0.0.16 and after that I will be working on Swiftweasel
2.0.0.16. I am wondering exactly how many users of the Swiftweasel
2.0.0.* series are left. I am thinking of adding a link to a survy in
the next upgrade notification.
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| July 19,
2008 |
I have just finished adding 3.0.1 debs to
the repositories. I will be uploading them to Sourceforge next.
I have also packaged the native theme in an installable package.
It can be downloaded an installed by dragging it onto the
add-ons window.
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| July 17,
2008 |
The release candidates for 3.0.1 are up. Click
here for the anouncement on the forum.
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| July 1,
2008 |
I have started work on 2.0.0.15 for those
still running the
2.0.0.* versions. The 2.0.0.* series will be continued until Mozilla
stops development of the series or Dapper Drake (Ubuntu 6.06) reaches
end of life. Whichever comes first.
Version 3.0.1 is estimated to be
released on 7/17 0r 7/18 depending on the release schedule of Mozilla.
At present I am working on some Swiftweasel specific bugs that should
be solved by then.
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