SeaLion (SeaMonkey / Borealis fork)

[wicknix]

New builds are now available for Intel Mac, PowerPC Linux, and x86_64 Linux.

[fatboy]

awesome! Thank You!

[wicknix]

33.5.1 builds are now available for Intel Mac, PowerPC Linux, and x86_64 Linux.

[wicknix]

Sorry for slacking. Been a busy year. New builds are up.

Linux build is here

Intel Mac build is here

[jarsealer]

Hello, I just discovered this thread and your web browser,

I'm curious if It's possible to build SeaLion for linux ARM (aarch64) architecture. What would be the system and build requirements to do this?

[wicknix]

The build system / requirements are the same as Pale Moon’s. You can find that info here:
https://developer.palemoon.org/build/linux/

My build process is a bit crude compared to theirs.
1) Download SeaLion’s source code: https://github.com/wicknix/SeaLion/releases , then extract it.
2) Download the latest UXP: https://repo.palemoon.org/MoonchildProd ... P/releases
3) Extract UXP source.
4) Rename the extracted UXP directory to “platform” (without the quotes).
5) Move the platform directory in to SeaLions source directory.
6) Now you can follow the build instructions for Pale Moon. Also you’ll need to edit the included .mozconfig as needed for Linux.

Cheers

[fatboy]

Great to see this browser still going strong

[frostknight]

Sorry for slacking. Been a busy year. New builds are up.

Off-topic:
Does this mean you are now doing slackware builds?


Get it slacking?

[jarsealer]

The build fails with error:

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DEBUG: configure: error: * * * Could not find gconf-2.0
ERROR: old-configure failed

It needs gconf, which is deprecated and not available in Debian 13 repos. I guess I'll have to compile in a Debian 9 system.

Also, I'm not sure if I configured the mozconfig correctly here, since I'm a complete newbie. Are these correct configurations for Linux arm64?

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# These must be set for cross builds, and don't hurt straight builds.
RANLIB="${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}ranlib"
AR="${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}ar"
AS=$CC
LD=ld
STRIP="${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}strip"
OTOOL="${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}otool"
export CC CXX HOST_CC HOST_CXX RANLIB AR AS LD STRIP OTOOL

# Clear this if not a 64bit build
_BUILD_64=1

# Set GTK Version to 2 or 3
_GTK_VERSION=3

#CROSS_COMPILE=1
ac_add_options --enable-application=navigator
ac_add_options --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk$_GTK_VERSION
ac_add_options --enable-jemalloc
ac_add_options --enable-strip
ac_add_options --disable-tests
ac_add_options --enable-optimize=-O2
ac_add_options --enable-av1
ac_add_options --enable-jxl
ac_add_options --disable-debug
ac_add_options --disable-crashreporter
ac_add_options --disable-webrtc
ac_add_options --disable-precompiled-startupcache
ac_add_options --disable-necko-wifi
ac_add_options --disable-safe-browsing
ac_add_options --disable-devtools

export MOZ_TELEMETRY_REPORTING=0
export MOZ_ADDON_SIGNING=0
export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=0

# Processor architecture specific build options
if [ -n "$_BUILD_64" ]; then
  ac_add_options --x-libraries=/usr/lib64
else
  ac_add_options --x-libraries=/usr/lib
fi

export MOZ_PKG_SPECIAL=gtk$_GTK_VERSION

[jobbautista9]

Try disabling support for GConf:

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ac_add_options --disable-gconf

[jarsealer]

Try disabling support for GConf:

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ac_add_options --disable-gconf

Thanks for the simple tip, I've built and installed it successfully and even imported all my bookmarks. Though I don't know how to get more themes or extensions installed.

I like the comprehensive browser preferences. Though I don't know if that's just from SeaMonkey, since I don't use it.

Not sure if I should provide a link to the xz tarball, I'll give it to anyone who wants it though. Or wicknix can add it to his GitHub.

[fatboy]

There is a folder with xpi files on Wicknix's github?
https://github.com/wicknix/SeaLion/rele ... ets/33.9.1

[wicknix]

Correct. Grab the SeaLion-Extras.zip. It’s full of themes and extensions.
https://github.com/wicknix/SeaLion/rele ... Extras.zip

Also i’d happily add your build to the github downloads. Just message me the link and i’ll add it.

Cheers

[ron_1]

So I'm trying out this fork and have a few questions.

• First one is, since this is a fork of SeaMonkey/Borealis, why does the version numbering follow Pale Moon's?
• Second, why does the Extras folder have an old version of uBlock? I'm running UCyborg's version in SeaLion and it seem to be working correctly.
• Thrid, is there a way to remove the SeaLion icon in the status bar that opens a new window when clicked? Customize toolbars doesn't work.

I have more but I don't want to put too many in one post.

[jarsealer]

Also i’d happily add your build to the github downloads. Just message me the link and i’ll add

I can't send you a PM, try updating your user control panel to allow PMs. =)

why does the Extras folder have an old version of uBlock? I'm running UCyborg's version in SeaLion and it seem to be working correctly.

I did also notice eMatrix is an older version (5.0.3), the newest one in PM and Basilisk is 5.1.1.

Also would be nice if the reload and stop button merged together to save space.

[wicknix]

• First one is, since this is a fork of SeaMonkey/Borealis, why does the version numbering follow Pale Moon's?
• Second, why does the Extras folder have an old version of uBlock? I'm running UCyborg's version in SeaLion and it seem to be working correctly.
• Thrid, is there a way to remove the SeaLion icon in the status bar that opens a new window when clicked? Customize toolbars doesn't work.

* Versioning follows PM's to make life easier for me and the users. You’ll know whether it’s current or not, and roughly what version of UXP it’s using.
* At the time when i released SL i had found a version of ublock by the Hyperbola project that had ripped all the “non-free” garbage out of it. If other versions work as well, great. If other extensions or newer versions work that’s also great. Most that i included are old SeaMonkey specific extensions. Some are universal for FF/PM/SM, and some i had to modify in one way or another to make work.
* I don’t believe so (without ripping it out of the code). It’s a left over bit from the entire suite. That’s where the chatzilla, composer, mail, etc icons would've been placed. You can however take your extension icons from the toolbar and drag them to the left side on the status bar for a cleaner look.

I can't send you a PM, try updating your user control panel to allow PMs. =)

Fixed. Should work now.
As for saving some space, you can right click on the stop button then —> settings for this toolbar. Choose “Icons” and “use small icons”. Also as i mentioned above, drag your extension icons to the status bar to keep the tool bar clean.

Cheers

[ron_1]

At the time when i released SL i had found a version of ublock by the Hyperbola project that had ripped all the “non-free” garbage out of it. If other versions work as well, great. If other extensions or newer versions work that’s also great. Most that i included are old SeaMonkey specific extensions.

I didn't know there was non-free stuff in it (that's not necessarily a deal-breaker for me). What could be in it that's non-free?

[wicknix]

Good question. It’s been a few years, and i can’t seem to find the original post on their site.

[jarsealer]

I did also notice eMatrix is an older version (5.0.3), the newest one in PM and Basilisk is 5.1.1.

I managed to install eMatrix and the Merriam-Webster search plugin from the PM add-ons store, and they work normally.

Makes me curious, if we can just install add-ons from there. I imagine not that much is different from SL and PM regarding extensions.

[wicknix]

*Some* extensions will install and work if they were designed to be universal (made with support for SeaMonkey/Borealis/Firefox/Pale Moon/Basilisk). Most FF and thus PM extensions are missing the navigator XUL entries that are needed to display and work properly in SeaMonkey/SeaLion/Borealis.