getFlash11

[Jason W]

Fixed, though I lament that now we have to adjust the extension to try to keep up with minor releases.  Maybe there is still a way to fetch the current without specifying version.

[Rich]

Hi Jason W
I just want to point out that it was not that long ago that a member could not get Flash10 to work
with Opera10. Turned out that one of those minor updates broke Flash for Opera:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,7683.msg57772.html#msg57772
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,7683.msg57776.html#msg57776

[Jason W]

I think I have an idea that would give an 'exports only' option without complicating things

[hiro]

I've used an older flash10 for a long time on all my pcs which saves FlashXXX files in /tmp and never updated because newer versions used to close the files, making them disappear in folder listings.

Is there a user friendly way to access these files with latest flash? I'm not sure if I should update...

[curaga]

Perhaps via /proc/pid/fd?

[Jason W]

I have added a way to select version with getFlash11. 
Here are the options, they are documented in the --help fuction:

/usr/local/bin/getflash11.sh     #  Will download the latest current version

/usr/local/bin/getflash11.sh --current  #  Will also get the most current

/usr/local/bin/getflash11.sh  11.1.102.55   #  Will fetch version 11.1.102.55

/usr/local/bin/getflash11.sh --available  #  Will list available versions.  Of course, if a new version arrives before the script is updated, entering that new version manually should work.  I hope adobe's directory structure is what is predicted upon updates, but if not, adjustments can be made.

[netnomad]

does the
flash11.tcz.md5.txt
need an update in the repository, too?

[Jason W]

flash11.tcz is not in the repo, it is created by running the getflash extension.  The way you update it is by rerunning getflash.

[netnomad]

hi jason w,

ok, i understand, but the AppsAudit utility reports an error, after checking new updates:

"Error on fetch of flash11.tcz.md5.txt"

i guess after deleting the flash11.tcz.md5.txt-file in my tce-dir the error message won't appear again.
but on the other side i think it will be created at next download or update of flash11!?

should there be a tiny change in the download and update routine?

[gerald_clark]

AppsAudit is just telling you athat flash11.tcz in not in the repo.  That is correct, and can be ignored.

[cast-fish]

Hello

i am going to sound as dumb as a post here

but is this thread concluding that for people wanting to run Opera 11 on tce 4.0.2
with Flash 11 .....then they need to re-download those specific extensions and get it all going right...

(meanwhile clearing away any earlier traces of Flash 10....or getflash10 etc)

thanks

V.

[Jason W]

It is not a dumb question.

However, there can only be one version of flash installed by getFlash1x.tcz at a time, since the files are the same.  Flash10 cannot be installed at the same time as flash11.

However, ~/.mozilla/plugins  takes precedence over /usr/local/$FIREFOX/plugins   and that is over  /usr/local/lib/mozilla/plugins.    /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins fits in there somewhere, hardcoded.    So there are plenty of places to put another flash temporarily or permanently and perhaps back it up or make an extension.  But that does get outside the scope of the getFlash extension.

[Jason W]

Oops, I see you said opera.  I don't use it much, but you can more easily choose plugin paths with it I believe.

[uggla]

Where is the Flash settings stored?

[gerald_clark]

There are no settings.
There are only plugin links for the browsers.