Hello everyone,

Please also refer to my previous thread:

https://marc.info/?t=177652919000001&r=1&w=2 
<https://marc.info/?t=177652919000001&r=1&w=2>

Given the number of design changes since that submission, I am starting 
a new thread for this updated LibreWolf port.

The attached port files integrate LibreWolf 151.0.1-2, corresponding 
to Firefox 151.0.1. In OpenBSD's native package versioning scheme, this 
then becomes:

librewolf-151.0.1pl2

The port is also available from this branch on my Git repository, where 
I host and maintain my copy of the port:

https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/src/branch/submit6 
<https://codeberg.org/vimuser/librewolf-openbsd-port/src/branch/submit6>

LibreWolf is a Firefox-derived browser focused on privacy, security, 
and software freedom. It removes telemetry, disables DRM by default, 
ships uBlock Origin by default, and carries a number of privacy-oriented 
default settings and upstream source-level changes.

More information about LibreWolf’s features is available here:

https://librewolf.net/docs/features/ <https://librewolf.net/docs/features/>

I am submitting this as a separate browser port, not as a replacement 
for www/mozilla-firefox. My intention is to keep it closely in sync with 
the Firefox port and with LibreWolf upstream releases. LibreWolf 
regularly syncs with Firefox releases, usually releasing a new version 
on the same day as Firefox, corresponding to each given Firefox release. 
Users who are familiar with Firefox can use this LibreWolf port and know 
that it is kept up to date (especially with new security fixes), just as 
with the official Firefox port.

The port is based heavily on www/mozilla-firefox, with the 
necessary adaptations for LibreWolf’s source tarballs. I have tried to 
keep the LibreWolf source tree as close to upstream as practical, while 
carrying only the OpenBSD-specific changes required for this port. I 
will be the official maintainer for this port, so I have set MAINTAINER 
accordingly. I'm happy to answer questions about it, moving forward, and 
work with the OpenBSD ports team.

The main implementation difference from www/mozilla-firefox is 
that LibreWolf uses a mozconfig file for mach/build-system 
configuration. As a result, OpenBSD CONFIGURE_ARGS have no effect on the 
LibreWolf build system. To handle this, the port carries a patched 
OpenBSD-specific mozconfig:

files/mozconfig-openbsd

The Makefile then adjusts this during pre-configure, based on the 
same kind of build-time options and conditions handled in the Firefox 
port. CONFIGURE_ENV and related environment settings are still used 
where appropriate. During pre-configure, this patched mozconfig then 
replaces the original upstream one, thus replicating the effect of using 
CONFIGURE_ARGS in www/mozilla-firefox.

I considered removing or bypassing LibreWolf’s mozconfig so that the 
port would more closely mirror OpenBSD's CONFIGURE_ARGS handling on 
www/mozilla-firefox. However, that would require far more invasive 
patching of the LibreWolf source tree and would considerably increase 
the maintenance burden. The current approach has worked across multiple 
LibreWolf releases and keeps the upstream tarball (applied to our 
use-case) closer to its original form.

Notable changes relative to www/mozilla-firefox include:

* Adaptation of the Firefox port to LibreWolf’s source tarballs and 
versioning scheme.

* Use of LibreWolf’s release suffix as an OpenBSD patchlevel. For 
example, LibreWolf 151.0.1-2 is represented as librewolf-151.0.1pl2. 
These LibreWolf suffix changes should be treated as new upstream 
releases for OpenBSD purposes, rather than as OpenBSD REVISION bumps.

* Addition of files/mozconfig-openbsd and Makefile logic to adjust it 
during pre-configure (as already articulated above).

* Adaptation of pledge/unveil-related files for LibreWolf (inherited 
from www/mozilla-firefox).

* Adaptation of README, DESCR, and the manpage for LibreWolf (versus 
www/mozilla-firefox).

* Adaptation of OpenBSD-specific Firefox policy changes, including 
default policy changes such as DontCheckDefaultBrowser and the disabling 
of AI features where applicable.

* Removal of icon files that were present in earlier submissions, since 
the required 22x22, 24x24, and 256x256 LibreWolf icons have since been 
merged upstream.

* Tidying of repeated paths in the Makefile by using variables, while 
keeping line lengths below 79 columns where practical.

The attached port has been tested by me as my regular OpenBSD browser, 
and other users have also reported successful use of earlier versions of 
this port. I am happy to make any changes requested during review.

I also intended to make another change, whereby www/mozilla-firefox and 
www/librewolf would both use a single, newly generalised module named 
www/mozilla-browser (akin to how multiple types of mozilla project all 
derive from www/mozilla). However, Landry has informed me (in the 
previous thread) that such a change would be unwelcome, so I will keep 
this port separate from Firefox.

Merge note:

I included a LICENSE file to clarify that the port inherits licensing 
from the original Firefox port, and that my own modifications and 
additions are under the ISC license where applicable. I assume this file 
would probably be removed before import, since other ports do not 
usually carry such a file, but I included it here to make the licensing 
status of my changes explicit.

Side note:

Several changes from this OpenBSD port have also been accepted upstream 
by LibreWolf, including default use of --enable-sandbox.

Comments and review are welcome.

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