Gecko2 installation - Unable to load package GeckoComponents
lazarus / 38-Networking and Web Programming

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Luciano Andress Martini · 2016-12-21 18:58

I have installed gecko2 using fppkg in Linux. Everything went fine,
but when i try to enable it using install/uninstall package, i get
this message:

Unable to load package "GeckoComponents (>=2.9.1)" and nothing more
than this.

What i am doing wrong?

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Phil · 2016-12-21 19:16

Quote from: lmartini on December 21, 2016, 07:58:27 pmI have installed
gecko2 using fppkg in Linux.

Maybe you could describe what you need gecko2 for. Do you need an
embedded Web browser control for your app? Or something else?

I'm the one who originally ported Gecko to Lazarus, quickly gave up on
it, then someone else did Gecko2. I don't know the status of either
project and not sure if they ever worked very well.

Some notes here on possible solutions that could give you some ideas
depending on what you have in mind:

https://macpgmr.github.io/MacXPlatform/WebAppOverview_3.html

-Phil

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Luciano Andress Martini · 2016-12-21 19:32

I will need a application that will be a web browser gecko 2 based for
linux.

I used few years ago your component, it was very good! But in my case
i need a more newer version of gecko considering the lot of new
functionality of html5.

I successfully installed gecko2 using fppkg no errors, and lazarus
configured.

When i open lazarus nothing happen, but if i go to the Package ->
Install/Uninstall -> GeckoComponents appear, but when i try to save
and rebuild ide, the error appear.  Unable to load package
"GeckoComponents (>=2.9.1)"

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dliw · 2016-12-23 11:17

QuoteI used few years ago your component, it was very good! But in my
case i need a more newer version of gecko considering the lot of new
functionality of html5.
Mozilla dropped the ability to embed gecko years ago. But they are
planning to make the new browser engine (servo) embeddable again using
the CEF API: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servo_(layout_engine)#Chrom
ium_Embedded_Framework.