(This post is probably not interesting to non-technical observers. Rest assured, I'm still working quite hard on porting Firefox to PowerPC when I have the chance.) I've just pulled the latest Firefox code (from mozilla-central) and have fully rebuilt Firefox with the latest code. First, the good news: JS-API tests are still 100% passing. XPC… Continue reading Status update for Firefox on PowerPC / big endian
Category: Journal
Saturday: Mozilla and Bixby
This morning, I tried more ideas for fixing the remaining endianness bugs in Mozilla's graphics engine. I found a few more leads but so far no progress on cracking the image decoding issue. It was a beautiful day out and my allergies are waning since it's finally autumn, so we took my gran out and… Continue reading Saturday: Mozilla and Bixby
Big Endian Firefox: Now with more compositing
I'm currently in the process of trying to bring up the PowerPC platform as a fully supported architecture in Firefox. I've already implemented better support for XPCOM / JS interfacing, and fixed a crash in the JavaScript interpreter. My next challenge is fixing graphical issues, which is proving to be more of a challenge than… Continue reading Big Endian Firefox: Now with more compositing
A re-introduction to blogging
I've finally moved my blog off Google Blogger and over to WordPress. WordPress is much nicer and I'm much happier with this platform – and recommend it highly! I have so much to say, and so many drafts that I've written. I wanted to start by noting that I imported the "best of" my old… Continue reading A re-introduction to blogging
Ah, wonderful health hazards
I can't tell what has been overall worse for my health in the past few weeks. The bathroom connected to my home office directly sits over the complex's "laundromat station". This did not used to bother me. In fact, I was quite okay with this, because it means I have the closest walking distance of… Continue reading Ah, wonderful health hazards
Trump and change
Hello, people of the future! I wrote this in 2016, way before Orange was even inaugurated. I feel like a fool for believing anything I wrote here, but I'm not going to change the past by removing this article. The ball is in your court now, American Republicans. I normally avoid politics and other… Continue reading Trump and change
Blogging in general, and a new project
It's been a long time since I wrote here. In the past few months, I have moved across the country, and helped four other people do the same. It is exhausting and tiring but so rewarding to improve not only my own life but the lives of others by sharing in new experiences. Enough of… Continue reading Blogging in general, and a new project
