On 18-04-2026 16:32, Leah Rowe wrote:
> Hello OpenBSD ports team
> 
> I've recently ported LibreWolf web browser to OpenBSD. I have attached a 
> tarball of my port, which is created for -current.
> 
> I recently decided I wanted to switch to OpenBSD on my main system, but 
> was annoyed that LibreWolf wasn't available, so I ported it. It's a 
> modified FireFox that removes telemetry/spyware and adds a bunch of 
> privacy and security hardening features, and also comes with an 
> adblocker turned on by default. An ideal port for OpenBSD in my opinion. 
> You can find info about that in the port files themselves, or on the 
> LibreWolf website.
> 
> This version is from the following Git repository, in branch "submit1", 
> which I've created for review:
> 
> https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/commits/branch/submit1
> 
> The "submit1" branch is what I'm submitting to OpenBSD, for their CVS - 
> current tree (and potentially 7.9 if feasible). The "master" branch, in 
> my Git repository, is where I commit changes, but submit1 is for OpenBSD 
> review; if OpenBSD then wants further changes, I will create submit2, 
> submit3, etc, until it gets merged.
> 
> You can see there the work I did on the port. Specifically, I copied 
> www/mozilla-firefox first, then made the initial change on top of that, 
> implementing the LibreWolf port.
> 
> The initial changes that I made, relative to www/mozilla-firefox, can be 
> found here:
> 
> https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/commit/ 
> b66909dff671dfae9350b3db84c60b0a32cff9e9
> 
> And fixed a few stragglers after the fact:
> 
> https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/ 
> commit/4df54dd11d4b640cf8346db6a496be0989675bfc
> 
> https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/commit/ 
> ba82e8699a2ff8bd3b840e67fd0a25ad3a9c67a0
> 
> https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/ 
> commit/89862e961183bd097760111ddc90a9c05a8f15e9
> 
> https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/ 
> commit/4d3fa0b23173116df9d91c580f4e86a3652d74c3
> 
> https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/ 
> commit/786d3c38bb2f3eacc5acb2cfe4d0729683dd45d2
> 
> This port is designed to track all versioning, patching and other 
> revisions made to the FireFox port, since LibreWolf is very similar to 
> FireFox and closely maintains sync with upstream versioning at all times.
> 
> There are some idiosyncrasies of my LibreWolf port, unlike the FireFox 
> port:
> 
> * LibreWolf uses a mozconfig, so CONFIGURE_ARGS and DEBUG_CONFIGURE_ARGS 
> have no effect; my port uses a modified mozconfig, further patching it 
> at build time via logic in pre-configure
> 
> * My mozconfig is copied from LibreWolf and then modified lightly; most 
> configuration is done from the Makefile, in pre-configure
> 
> * I track upstream changes (LibreWolf) and adapt whatever changes they 
> make, in my mozconfig
> 
> * Upstream (LibreWolf) tracks FireFox versions, but adds -REVISION, e.g. 
> 149.0.2 FireFox upstream becomes LibreWolf 149.0.2-1, and then LibreWolf 
> might later do -2 instead, for certain revisions on top.
> 
> * I intend to regard LibreWolf -REVISION changes as the same major 
> version in an OpenBSD context, because the OpenBSD LibreWolf package 
> strips -REVISION, so e.g. 149.0.2-2 becomes just 149.0.2 in OpenBSD. If 
> I change from e.g. -1 to -2, then I would update REVISION= in the 
> OpenBSD port Makefile, but then later if LibreWolf released LibreWolf 
> 150, I would reset/remove REVISION, then reintroducing it for 150.0.X-1, 
> -2 -3 and so on. This ensures that the LibreWolf version number on 
> OpenBSD packages will always match the Mozilla FireFox version number, 
> and only the REVISION (e.g. p1, p2, p3 etc) would potentially diverge.
> 
> At this time, my LibreWolf 149.0.2-2 port, as in this submission, 
> perfectly matches the FireFox port in terms of logic/behaviour, 
> including extra patching and configuration on top. The only difference 
> is that I'm building the LibreWolf tarball, with LibreWolf branding.
> 
> In other words, I've only made the most surgical, least invasive changes 
> possible. I aim to have this merged for the OpenBSD 7.9 release if that 
> is possible, though I realise that I'm cutting it a bit close to release 
> time, so it's possible that this will only be in -current for a while, 
> and later merged in 8.0 instead.
> 
> I therefore ask for review. Thank you!
> 
> And here are some posts on my Mastodon, showing the LibreWolf build 
> running on OpenBSD:
> 
> https://mas.to/@libreleah/116425868880318576
> 
> https://mas.to/@libreleah/116414547563747898
> 
> Everything should already work perfectly, including pledge/unveil and so 
> on - as I said, I was extremely surgical, in my modifications relative 
> to the FireFox port. I've based this directly on the FireFox port, and 
> it even re-uses the www/mozilla module for example.
> 

This is working for me on:

eevee:fred ~: dmesg | head -1; librewolf --version
OpenBSD 7.9-beta (GENERIC.MP) #370: Wed Apr  1 10:13:08 MDT 2026
Mozilla LibreWolf 149.0.2-2

Thanks for the port.

Cheers

Fred