Trying to install GNASH
Peter J Seymour
various downloads and I unpacked gnash and all its required dlls into a
folder and it will execute as a standalone program from there. However,
apart from a statement that it installs automatically as a plugin
(unlikely since the files were merely unpacked from zip files), I cannot
find any instructions on installing the plugin. Neither can I see any
file that might be that plugin. What am I missing?
Peter
Dave Yeo
There is no working plugin on OS/2.
Dave
Doug Bissett
It is not a plugin. You need to use it as a helper.
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Pierre Jelenc
How does one do that? In FireFox (3.5) Options=>Applications does not seem
to have a way to add content types, only to change how the preset ones are
handled.
The help page says:
The Applications panel lets you decide how Firefox should handle
different types of files (e.g. PDF documents or audio files). It
shows you a list of content types and lets you select an action
for each type, such as opening with an application, opening in
Firefox using a plugin, or saving the file.
No mention of adding a type.
Pierre
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Doug Bissett
wrote:
> Doug Bissett <doug...@telus.net> writes:
> >
> > It is not a plugin. You need to use it as a helper.
>
> How does one do that? In FireFox (3.5) Options=>Applications does not seem
> to have a way to add content types, only to change how the preset ones are
> handled.
>
> The help page says:
> The Applications panel lets you decide how Firefox should handle
> different types of files (e.g. PDF documents or audio files). It
> shows you a list of content types and lets you select an action
> for each type, such as opening with an application, opening in
> Firefox using a plugin, or saving the file.
>
> No mention of adding a type.
>
> Pierre
Actually, there is a better way. get the MediaPlayerConnectivity add
on, and set it up to use GNASH for Flash content. Other things may
also be handy.
BTW, GNASH is effectively FLASH 7, so it isn't really much better than
the FLASH that is available. The only advantage seems to be that it
doesn't cause crashes, or hangs.
Peter J Seymour
purpose, but never mind.
Peter
Dave Yeo
Yes that is the purpose but Paul had no luck in creating a plugin so
until someone knowledgeable with creating OS/2 plugins works on it we're
left with using it standalone.
Dave
Pierre Jelenc
>
> Actually, there is a better way. get the MediaPlayerConnectivity add
> on, and set it up to use GNASH for Flash content. Other things may
> also be handy.
OK, I did that, but it still does not work: I tested Gnash on a local .swf
file to make sure it worked, then I launched FF and went to Youtube. FF
detects the Flash movie, tries to launch Gnash, but aborts with the
following error:
=========================================================================
Unable to find the video player (check Tools menu,
MediaPlayerConnectivity...)
Technical informations
E:\Utilities\MultiMedia\Gnash\sdl-gnash.exe
http://s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/watch_v8-vfl117370.swf
%f
-----------------------
[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005
(NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIProcess.run]" nsresult: "0x80004005
(NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame ::
chrome://mediaplayerconnectivity/content/mpc-overlay.js :: mpc_executeApp
:: line 908" data: no]
=========================================================================
At this point, the command-line Gnash still works with a local file.
I then close FF, and the command-line Gnash DOES NOT work anymore! The
prompt returns instantly, with no error message.
POPUPLOG does contain a FF error:
=========================================================================
08-24-2009 14:00:32 SYS2070 PID 00df TID 0001 Slot 00b1
E:\UTILITIES\NET\FIREFOX-352\FIREFOX.EXE
XUL->MOZJS._JS_IsGCMarkingTracer
127
=========================================================================
My firefox.cmd file, used to launch FF is:
=========================================================================
set LIBPATHSTRICT=T
set BEGINLIBPATH=E:\Utilities\Net\FireFox-352
E:
cd E:\Utilities\Net\FireFox-352
firefox.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
=========================================================================
I don't see why closing this program would suddenly make another program
stop working! I haven't investigated DLLs yet but I would not be surprised
if that is exactly the same thing that is happening with Z!.
Doug Bissett
wrote:
> Doug Bissett <doug...@telus.net> writes:
I suspect that you have found a case where FLASH absolutely needs a
later version. Why it messes with other programs, I don't know.
Hopefully, the new FLASH 10, that is supposedly in the development
stage, will show up soon, and fix some of these stupid problems.
Dave Yeo
> POPUPLOG does contain a FF error:
>
> =========================================================================
> 08-24-2009 14:00:32 SYS2070 PID 00df TID 0001 Slot 00b1
> E:\UTILITIES\NET\FIREFOX-352\FIREFOX.EXE
> XUL->MOZJS._JS_IsGCMarkingTracer
> 127
> =========================================================================
>
A SYS2070 points to accessing the wrong version of the DLL, in this case
XUL.DLL. Make sure there are no more in your LIBPATH (even with
LIBPATHSTRICT IIRC there is a bug that can give this result.)
If the problem persists you should raise this issue in the newsgroup,
news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2 where the
developers/porters hang out.
Dave
Marty
Possible that FireFox is actually still running and holding the DLL open
in memory. Check the task list to make sure FireFox actually quit
completely.
As far as the problem using Gnash as a helper, have you tried pointing
to a Run! wrapper of the Gnash executable instead of the real
executable? That might give the flexibility needed to get it going.
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Pierre Jelenc
>
> I suspect that you have found a case where FLASH absolutely needs a
> later version. Why it messes with other programs, I don't know.
Not per se: if I reboot and start Gnash right away, without having
launched FireFox, then it plays the swf file just fine. If I start FF
(without loading any page at all) and close it immediately, Gnash and Z!
are disabled until the next reboot.