CompileFirefoxNewVersion

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   $ sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk2.0-dev libidl-dev libxt-dev libgnomevfs2-dev		   {{{
  $ sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk2.0-dev libidl-dev libxt-dev libgnomevfs2-dev
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   $ wget ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5/firefox-1.5-source.tar.bz2
    $ tar jxvf firefox-1.5-source.tar.bz2
    $ cd mozilla		   {{{
  $ wget ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5/firefox-1.5-source.tar.bz2
  $ tar jxvf firefox-1.5-source.tar.bz2
  $ cd mozilla
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   $ cat > .mozconfig <<EOF		   {{{
  $ cat > .mozconfig <<EOF
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ac_add_options --disable-pedantic make -C firefox-bin/browser/installer/ ac_add_options --disable-pedantic
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'''Note:''' You may need to adapt the --enable-optimize parameters for your platform.   '''Note:''' You may need to adapt the --enable-optimize gcc parameters to your own platform.
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  $ make -f client.mk build
  $ make -C firefox-bin/browser/installer/		   {{{
  $ make -f client.mk build
  $ make -C firefox-bin/browser/installer/
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 1. Follow the instructions in FirefoxNewVersion to install your newly built firefox.  1. Follow the instructions in FirefoxNewVersion to install your newly built firefox-1.5.*.tar.gz, which can be found in mozilla/firefox-bin/dist/.
  1. Install necessary development packages: 
    •   $ sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk2.0-dev libidl-dev libxt-dev libgnomevfs2-dev
  2. Download and extract firefox source tar ball: 
    •   $ wget ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5/firefox-1.5-source.tar.bz2
  $ tar jxvf firefox-1.5-source.tar.bz2
  $ cd mozilla
  3. Put the following .mozconfig file in the firefox source directory: 
    •   $ cat > .mozconfig <<EOF
. $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig

export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1
export BUILD_OFFICIAL=1
mk_add_options MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1
mk_add_options BUILD_OFFICIAL=1
ac_add_options --enable-official-branding

mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/firefox-bin

ac_add_options --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2
ac_add_options --enable-pango
ac_add_options --with-user-appdir=.mozilla
ac_add_options --with-system-png=/usr
ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg=/usr
ac_add_options --enable-postscript
ac_add_options --disable-installer
ac_add_options --disable-xprint
ac_add_options --enable-crypto
ac_add_options --enable-strip-libs
ac_add_options --enable-canvas
ac_add_options --enable-svg
ac_add_options --enable-svg-renderer=cairo
ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo
ac_add_options --enable-mathml
ac_add_options --disable-tests
ac_add_options --disable-gtktest
ac_add_options --disable-debug
ac_add_options --enable-xft
ac_add_options --enable-optimize="-O3 -march=pentium-m -mtune=pentium-m -pipe -ftracer -fomit-frame-pointer"
ac_add_options --with-system-zlib=/usr
ac_add_options --without-system-nspr
ac_add_options --enable-xinerama
ac_add_options --enable-extensions=default
ac_add_options --disable-pedantic
ac_add_options --disable-long-long-warning
ac_add_options --enable-single-profile
ac_add_options --disable-profilesharing
ac_add_options --enable-gnomevfs
ac_add_options --disable-updater
EOF

      Note: You may need to adapt the --enable-optimize gcc parameters to your own platform.

  4. Build firefox: 
    •   $ make -f client.mk build
  $ make -C firefox-bin/browser/installer/

  5. Follow the instructions in FirefoxNewVersion to install your newly built firefox-1.5.*.tar.gz, which can be found in mozilla/firefox-bin/dist/.

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