Re: Firefox ESR large text file rendering problem
This problem is now solved.
The problem was that "offmainthread" rendering requires that SKIA [1]
graphics library must be compiled-in at compile time.
In firefox-45-esr SKIA appears to be disabled by default, and requires
opt-in at compile time to enable it. "offmainthread" is enabled by default
(but can be disabled by about:config entries). By using all defaults, you
end up with incorrectly working Firefox binary.
In firefox-52-esr SKIA appears to be enabled by default, and can be opt-out
at compile time to disable it. "offmainthread" is hard-coded-enabled. By
using all defaults, you end up with correctly working Firefox binary.
My problem with firefox-52-esr builds was that I had these in my .mozconfig
ac_add_options --disable-skia
ac_add_options --disable-skia-gpu
ac_add_options --disable-skia-pdf
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skia_Graphics_Engine
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