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==Build Firefox==
 
==Build Firefox==
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For building firefox I followed the instructions on [http://annasob.wordpress.com/category/build/ annasob's blog] on how to build firefox on different platforms, also looked at build instructions and prerequisites @ [https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Developer_Guide/Build_Instructions Mozilla Developing Center(MDC)].
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I didn't figure out why it was so slow though on both Vista and Win 7.
:[http://annasob.wordpress.com/category/build/ annasob Blog]
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: Build instructions @ [https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Developer_Guide/Build_Instructions developer.mozilla.org]
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First, I tried to build firefox on Vista:
:: [https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Developer_Guide/Build_Instructions/Windows_Prerequisites  Windows Prerequisites ]
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: Intel(R) Processor D CPU 2.17 GHz
: [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/FAQ FAQ]
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: 2GB DDR2 memory
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: Windows Vista 32bit
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: Visual Studio 2010
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and this was my .mozconfig:
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:<code>. $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig</code>
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:<code>mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/objdir-ff-release</code>
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:<code>mk_add_options MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS="-j2"</code>
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:<code>mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser</code>
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:<code>ac_add_options --enable-application=browser</code>
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:<code>ac_add_options --disable-optimize</code>
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:<code>ac_add_options --enable-debug </code>
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Then I started to build it on Windows 7:
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: Intel(R) Processor D CPU 3.20 GHz
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: 4GB DDR2 memory
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: Windows 7 64bit
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: Visual Studio 2008
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I tried to build based on the same .mozconfig file, but the first error I got was related to SDK. I needed to upgrade SDK version based on these [https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Windows_SDK_versions recommendations] to SDK 7, and the .Net Framework to 4. Also I needed to change the SDK version in the SDK configuration tool to 7.1.
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At the end, the build was successfully done after 2 hours on Win 7 and more than 4 hours on Vista!
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[[File:Minefield_final.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]

Latest revision as of 00:38, 20 January 2011

Build Firefox

For building firefox I followed the instructions on annasob's blog on how to build firefox on different platforms, also looked at build instructions and prerequisites @ Mozilla Developing Center(MDC). I didn't figure out why it was so slow though on both Vista and Win 7.

First, I tried to build firefox on Vista:

Intel(R) Processor D CPU 2.17 GHz
2GB DDR2 memory
Windows Vista 32bit
Visual Studio 2010

and this was my .mozconfig:

. $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/objdir-ff-release
mk_add_options MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS="-j2"
mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser
ac_add_options --enable-application=browser
ac_add_options --disable-optimize
ac_add_options --enable-debug

Then I started to build it on Windows 7:

Intel(R) Processor D CPU 3.20 GHz
4GB DDR2 memory
Windows 7 64bit
Visual Studio 2008

I tried to build based on the same .mozconfig file, but the first error I got was related to SDK. I needed to upgrade SDK version based on these recommendations to SDK 7, and the .Net Framework to 4. Also I needed to change the SDK version in the SDK configuration tool to 7.1.

At the end, the build was successfully done after 2 hours on Win 7 and more than 4 hours on Vista!

Minefield final.jpg