NetSurf 3.4 released!

[chris]

NetSurf is a small, fast CSS capable web browser for AmigaOS and other platforms.

NetSurf 3.4 features many optimisations to improve performance over previous releases. It also contains many bug fixes, including improvements to page layout. This is also the first release to contain the Duktape JavaScript engine. While our JavaScript bindings have seen a lot of development for this release, JavaScript remains disabled by default as the support is incomplete. We recommend all users upgrade to NetSurf 3.4.

*** Download (AmigaOS 4) ***

Additionally I have released a beta version of an AmigaOS 3.5+ build based on the AmigaOS 4 native frontend.  I need help to improve this.  Download (AmigaOS 3.5/9)

[Dandy]

NetSurf is a small, fast CSS capable web browser for AmigaOS and other platforms.
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Additionally I have released a beta version of an AmigaOS 3.5+ build based on the AmigaOS 4 native frontend.  I need help to improve this.  Download (AmigaOS 3.5/9)

How is the speed of this "beta version of an AmigaOS 3.5+ build" on an Amiga 4000 with CSPPC (MC68060@50mHz/PPC604e@200mHz; 128 mB ram) under OS 3.9/WarpOS 16.1?

Is an PUP/WarpOS version available or planned?

Is my hardware setup (see above) sufficiently fast, or does Netsurf only run fast enough on an AmigaForever/UAE environment on a fast WIntel box (i.e. Core i5 quadcore@3.2 gHz)?

If my hardware is sufficient, how can I help to improve Netsurf?

[Acill]

Chris,  since it's you're now able to setup WinUAE with a CSPPC I would love to see you compile builds for WarpOS too. I'd be glad to test them for you.

[chris]

How is the speed of this "beta version of an AmigaOS 3.5+ build" on an Amiga 4000 with CSPPC (MC68060@50mHz/PPC604e@200mHz; 128 mB ram) under OS 3.9/WarpOS 16.1?

No idea, try it.  It should run OK.

Is an PUP/WarpOS version available or planned?

Nope.

If my hardware is sufficient, how can I help to improve Netsurf?

Report bugs, fix code

Chris,  since it's you're now able to setup WinUAE with a CSPPC I would love to see you compile builds for WarpOS too. I'd be glad to test them for you.

That's not the problem, I need a compiler which can build for WarpOS and have absolutely no idea how to set one up (and I really, really, don't want to have to set up a third build environment to do this - ie. I'd like my gcc to build both 68k and WarpOS code if possible).

[utri007]

Chris: Test build is still unavaillable.

Dandy: Test build is quite much faster than aminet build, but it requires guicfx and render libraries from aminet. It has color problems with AGA

RTG systems you need to edit user/choises file manually and add friend_bitmap:1 to get colors displayed correctly.

Problem with both builds is memory fragmention / memory leak wich slows down surfing after few pages.

Generally saying, it is fast amiga.org is displayed less than 20 seconds.

[chris]

Chris: Test build is still unavaillable.

Turns out Virgin Media have closed down webspace without telling me.

Try here: http://cy2.uk/netsurfos3

That could be an old or broken version, I didn't look.

[Dandy]

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Dandy: Test build is quite much faster than aminet build, but it requires guicfx and render libraries from aminet.

O.K. - I downloaded and extracted Netsurf 3.6 dev and copied the ENV-content to envarc:. Then I rebooted. I also have the guigfx.library_68060 and the render.library_68060 in Libs:.
But when I try to start Netsurf, nothing happens. Tried it via DOpus and by clicking the icon. Nothing.
But I made SnoopDos logs of both approaches. If anone can see from the logs what goes wrong I can mail them. Just send mew an PM with e-mail address.

It has color problems with AGA

No problem - I use a Voodoo 4 in my Mediator in my towered A4k with CSPPC. 128 mB RAM, OS 3.9 with BBs 1 & 2/WarpOS 16.1.

RTG systems you need to edit user/choises file manually and add friend_bitmap:1 to get colors displayed correctly.

Hmmm - I cannot find this file in the extracted directory.

Problem with both builds is memory fragmention / memory leak wich slows down surfing after few pages.

Well, my problem is to get it running first...

Generally saying, it is fast amiga.org is displayed less than 20 seconds.

As I said - I have to get it running first...

[utri007]

You need to rename those libraries. Remove _68060 from end.

New version :

http://cy2.uk/netsurfos3

Didn't you use installer?

[chris]

O.K. - I downloaded and extracted Netsurf 3.6 dev and copied the ENV-content to envarc:. Then I rebooted. I also have the guigfx.library_68060 and the render.library_68060 in Libs:.
But when I try to start Netsurf, nothing happens. Tried it via DOpus and by clicking the icon. Nothing.
But I made SnoopDos logs of both approaches

Run it with -v, it might give some clues. ("netsurf -v")
But try what utri007 suggests first!

[Dandy]

You need to rename those libraries. Remove _68060 from end.

Thanks for the hint! I will try this tonight...

New version :

http://cy2.uk/netsurfos3

Thanks for this info as well!

Didn't you use installer?

Ummm - which installer?
There was no installer included in the 3.6 dev Archive.
All there was was the instruction in the readme to copy all the content from the archive's ENV: Folder to Envarc: and the advice to edit a file (that I'm unable to locate in the achive) manually for the use with graphics cards.
No information on how to install NetSurf.

[Dandy]

Run it with -v, it might give some clues. ("netsurf -v")
But try what utri007 suggests first!

Thank you - I will try both!

[chris]

Ummm - which installer?
There was no installer included in the 3.6 dev Archive.
All there was was the instruction in the readme to copy all the content from the archive's ENV: Folder to Envarc: and the advice to edit a file (that I'm unable to locate in the achive) manually for the use with graphics cards.
No information on how to install NetSurf.

That's not my version.

[utri007]

Ummm - which installer?
There was no installer included in the 3.6 dev Archive.
All there was was the instruction in the readme to copy all the content from the archive's ENV: Folder to Envarc: and the advice to edit a file (that I'm unable to locate in the achive) manually for the use with graphics cards.
No information on how to install NetSurf.

You have tested Arhurs fork, wich is based Framebuffer / SDL / version of  Netsurf, wich is meant to be used to debuggin and with no GUI systems ie. DOS. It uses ixemul libraries etc. It is hevily modified and original Netsurf team has asked that could it be renamed to something else than Netsurf. It works nicely with emulators.

Chris version is targeted to real Amigas.

[wawrzon]

@utri

could you stop bashing arturs work on each and every occasion just because you are involved with another option? it really doesnt make one want to help with it.

[wawrzon]

edit:sorry, post in a wrong thread..