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* [ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/libraries/win32/MozillaBuildSetup-1.0.exe MozillaBuild 1.0 for Win32] ([http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/tests/MozillaBuildSetup-1.1.exe version 1.1 is also available])
 
* [http://webtools.mozilla.org/build/config.cgi MOZCONFIG Build Configurator]
 
* [http://webtools.mozilla.org/build/config.cgi MOZCONFIG Build Configurator]

Revision as of 13:37, 6 March 2007

Dive into Mozilla > Dive into Mozilla Day 2 > Build Mozilla Lab

Overview

This lab is designed to give you first-hand experience building Mozilla from source code. This includes setting-up a proper development/build environment, using CVS to obtain the code, configuring your build, and actually doing a complete build.

By the end of this lab you should have a functioning debug trunk build of Firefox, which we'll use for the remainder of the week for our other development work.

Instructions

The lab machines have already been set-up to use MSVC 8 and MozillaBuild 1.0. You only need to run Mozilla-Build MSVC 8.bat (there is a link on the desktop) to begin (i.e., you shouldn't need to install anything).

  1. Create a directory called C:\ff to hold the source
  2. Make sure the tree is not red on tinderbox
  3. Check-out the Firefox code from CVS into C:\ff (instructions are here). You can use either of the following CVSROOT values:
    •  :pserver:anonymous@cvs-mirror.mozilla.org:/cvsroot
    •  :pserver:anonymous@hera.senecac.on.ca:/cvsroot
  4. Create a .mozconfig file (instructions are here) in C:\ff\mozilla with the following:
    • Use an Object Directory (OBJDIR) named objdir
    • Disable Optimization
    • Enable Debugging
    • Use Shared libraries instead of Static
  5. Build the source (instructions are here)
  6. wait, wait, wait...NOTE: the build process (a debug build) takes approximately 1 hour to complete in the lab.
  7. Test your new browser:
    1. Set the following environment variables to turn-off assertion dialogs and allow for multiple versions of the browser to be run simultaneously:
      • export XPCOM_DEBUG_BREAK=warn
      • export MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1
    2. Run the browser as follows:C:\ff\mozilla\objdir\dist\bin\firefox -Profilemanager
    3. When prompted, create a new profile called development
    4. In the address bar, enter the following URI and note the build information: about:

Resources

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