[aur-general] chromium-beta and related mess

[Det]

On 9/24/10, Jericho Draken <jerichokru at hotmail.com> wrote:
> As the email suggests, I am JerichoKru
Hi!

> 1.) I had figured that 6.0.496.0 would be the beta because it is the
> latest of the v6's and the v7's are the in dev tree.  Det listed what is
> now the latest stable as the beta...which is obviously not right.
"Obviously wrong" :). Have a look: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/

> 2.) This version apparently doesn't need/incompatible with the gyp
> patch listed.  It stated that the patch was filled with "garbage".
>
> 3.) Skipping the patch causes a build error farther down in the compile
> process.  Unfortunately, I forgot to save the output.  I'll try again
> tomorrow as it is 11PM in my timezone.
>
> Any input for this would be helpful.
Use the correct version, 6.0.472.63 and it builds fine.

> On a somewhat related note: I had typed a rather long response to
> Det's...rant but, I tried to sent it with my other email and thus
> didn't get posted.  When thinking about it, that reply would have just
> fed to the fire.
Oh no, I love people disagreeing with me and comparing me to whatever
funny stuff their mind comes up with.

    Thanks for your time,
    Det