Changes between Version 39 and Version 40 of firefox

Timestamp:

02/12/2020 08:40:38 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

ken@…

Comment:

Update notes on latest release for firefox-73.0.

firefox

@@ -73 +73 @@
 
 
-== Dependencies for the latest release (these details are for 72.0) ==
+== Dependencies for the latest release (these details are for 73.0) ==
 
 This is an attempt to help people who want to keep using the latest upstream release, and will be updated from time to time. It is also a store of important changes which will need to be addressed when the book moves to the next ESR version which is expected to be the 78 series in June to August 2020 (depending on when thunderbird is ready!)
@@ -79 +79 @@
 ''Importantly, after ff70 ./mach install no longer accepts '--verbose' and errors if it is used.''
 
-For firefox-72.0, the following need to be at least the specified versions:
+Very little change to dependencies since 72.0, the harfbuzz patch for 72.0 applies.
 
-cbindgen-0.9.1
+For firefox-73.0, the following need to be at least the specified versions:
+
+cbindgen-0.12.0
 
 The parts of the patch for system graphite2 have been dropepd, changes at mozilla mean that some of their new code only compiles if the shipped graphite2 is built.  If using the updated patch for system harfbuzz, harfbuzz needs to be >= 2.6.4.
@@ -87 +89 @@
 nspr-4.24
 
-nss-3.48.0
+nss-3.49.2
 
-rustc-1.37.0 (newer releases should be ok for firefox, tested with rustc-1.40.0)
+rustc-1.39.0 (newer releases should be ok for firefox, tested with rustc-1.40.0)
 
 sqlite-3.30.1
 
-== Dependencies for 73.0beta ==
+== Dependencies for 74.0beta ==
 
-Very little change to dependencies since 72.0, the harfbuzz patch for 72.0 applies.
-
-nss now 3.49.
-
-cbindgen now needs to be at least 0.12.0.
-
-rustc now needs to be at least 1.39.0, tested with 1.40.0.
+(to follow)