Basilisk on Mac OSX?

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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by kapqa » 2020-09-13, 11:19

Hello ,

please help me out with this feature here

would like to install my favorite firefox-add-on but could not on my mac running basilsik browser.
thank you very much.
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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by Moonchild » 2020-09-13, 11:29

Read and understand the error message you get. The answer is right in front of you why you couldn't install it.
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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by adesh » 2020-09-13, 11:29

The error says it all. Learn to read.

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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by Tharthan » 2020-09-17, 07:51

My guess is that the user isn't familiar with the term "WebExtension"

In which case, kapqa: please read this (I know that the FAQ post is referring to Pale Moon, not Basilisk, but your particular issue is nevertheless covered by that FAQ post).

I have always had the habit of reading "FAQ-type", "announcement" and (usually) stickied posts when I first join a forum, but clearly not everyone does that. They ought to, though. It's a good practice.
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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by KlarkKentThe3rd » 2020-10-15, 05:57

Tried watching 3 YT videos, just for fun. Everything worked, but of course YT was kind of slow. YT's fault.

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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by KlarkKentThe3rd » 2020-12-25, 14:23

The existing version works, so no need for an upgrade. But will you keep building.... builds?

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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by noobsoftware » 2021-03-12, 20:25

Is there any chance to get a new build of Serpent?

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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by coffeebreak » 2021-03-12, 21:22

Chances are probably slim. Someone would need to volunteer quite soon.

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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by jobbautista9 » 2021-03-13, 02:37

It's not just slim, I'd say it's almost impossible. Someone will not only have to volunteer, but port UXP to Apple ARM ASAP, if you want to convince Moonchild that an official build on macOS is possible. And that will be a enourmous task to take.
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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by coffeebreak » 2021-03-13, 02:55

jobbautista9 wrote:
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not just slim, I'd say it's almost impossible. Someone will not only have to volunteer, but port UXP to Apple ARM ASAP, if you want to convince Moonchild that an official build on macOS is possible.
AFAIK, builds of "Serpent" were always on a highly informal, one-off-each-time basis, more so than recent builds of Pale Moon for Mac. What they're asking about (even if they don't realize it) is someone squeezing out one last build extremely soon while it's still theoretically possible.
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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by jobbautista9 » 2021-03-13, 02:56

Ah ok, thanks for clarifying that.
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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by Moonchild » 2021-03-13, 09:26

coffeebreak wrote:
2021-03-13, 02:55
What they're asking about (even if they don't realize it) is someone squeezing out one last build extremely soon while it's still theoretically possible.
Whomever that would be can take the (currently) latest tagged Basilisk release commit even if they don't have time right now. Not like that's going to go anywhere. Repositories have tags, releases and commit history for a reason.
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Re: Basilisk on Mac OSX?

Unread post by coffeebreak » 2021-03-13, 15:39

Moonchild wrote:
2021-03-13, 09:26
Whomever that would be
What I had in mind was that no user has posted a build here for nearly a year, so thought it unlikely to happen, since no one currently around seems to want (or be able) to.
(though I'd prefer to be wrong)

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