How to install Firefox 4 instead of 3.6

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emc

Hello,

I don't understand why the ports manager (pkg_add) installs Firefox 3.6 instead of Firefox 4.

Here are my commands:

Code: 
# portsnap fetch update
# pkg_add -r firefox

I already tried to give the name 'firefox4', 'firefox-4' but it doesn't work. Does the build method (make install clean at /usr/ports/www/firefox) solve my problem?

Thanks for attention.
 
Pre-built packages always trail behind the ports tree. If your ports tree is up-to-date, building www/firefox will give you Firefox 4 (4.0.1,1 as I understand it).

Adam
 
Ok, the build method compiles the 4 version, but I have an error code 1 when I try to compile it.
 
adamk said:
Pre-built packages always trail behind the ports tree. If your ports tree is up-to-date, building www/firefox will give you Firefox 4 (4.0.1,1 as I understand it).

Adam
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I have checked the firefox port's skeleton. It will still install firefox 3.6 as mentioned in the Makefile:
Code: 
PORTNAME=	firefox
DISTVERSION=	3.6.13

What am I missing here?
 
gps23 said:
I have checked the firefox port's skeleton. It will still install firefox 3.6 as mentioned in the Makefile:


What am I missing here?
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I forgot to mention I am using 8.2 Release.
 
If you're looking at /usr/ports/www/firefox/Makefile and it says 3.6, then your ports tree must be old. If it's up to date, it will have 5.0.

Did # portsnap fetch update finish properly? Did you tell portsnap to work in some place other than /usr/ports?
 
I successfully installed Firefox 4 after updating my ports collection. I was under the impression that the handbook refers to the last release but I was wrong.
 
gps23 said:
I successfully installed Firefox 4 after updating my ports collection. I was under the impression that the handbook refers to the last release but I was wrong.
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Oops, I meant Firefox 5 (not 4).
 
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