Difference between revisions of "Firefox"
(Ppc64: the standard multilib 32-bit instructions *do* work if correctly followed, so removed the unnecessary use of linux32 and add a bit more detail) |
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− | + | Compile the package: | |
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+ | make -f client.mk OS_TEST=ppc build | ||
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+ | Install the package: | ||
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+ | make -f client.mk OS_TEST=ppc install | ||
− | + | The 32-bit version of firefox-2.0 on ppc64 crashes about as much as the 0.8 version used to, particularly when scrolling down pages in google news and wikipedia, so it is not totally ready for prime time. | |
− | + | The --build, --host, and CONFIG_GUESS settings are critical to ensure that xpcom is built as 32-bit. On ppc64, xpcom will silently build wrongly without these settings, unlike e.g. x86_64 where the build chokes on the extended register mnemonics. | |
==== Common ==== | ==== Common ==== | ||
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ln -sfv /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/nss.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib64/pkgconfig/firefox-nss.pc && | ln -sfv /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/nss.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib64/pkgconfig/firefox-nss.pc && | ||
ln -sfv /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/nspr.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib64/pkgconfig/firefox-nspr.pc | ln -sfv /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/nspr.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib64/pkgconfig/firefox-nspr.pc | ||
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+ | === ppc64 note === | ||
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+ | You cannot build firefox as 64-bit on ppc64, the necessary xptcinvoke and xptcstubs code does not exist. | ||
= Creating the Desktop File = | = Creating the Desktop File = |
Revision as of 06:13, 27 November 2006
Download Source: | http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0/source/firefox-2.0-source.tar.bz2 |
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Contents
Dependencies
Required
Recommended
Optional
Creating a .mozconfig
The .mozconfig file contains the options that will be used to build firefox.
The first line includes the default configuration for compiling a browser and the second line determines where the build objects are going to reside. ac_cv_visibility_pragma=no fixes build errors on 32bit non-x86 systems but won't cause any trouble on x86. Having --with-system-nss and --with-system-nspr does not mean you *HAVE* to have a system installed version of nss and nspr. It makes the build system prefer to use the system installed version of nss and nspr over the internal version. --enable-canvas enables support for the <canvas></canvas> tag. --enable-svg enables support for rendering svg files. --enable-strip causes the installed binaries to be stripped. --disable-tests prevents test programs from being built which saves a lot of disk space and time. --disable-accessibility - disables a11y support. --disable-installer prevents the installer from being built. --enable-official-branding causes the installed binaries to have the official Firefox name embedded in them. Due to license restrictions, you may not distribute binaries created using this option.
cat > .mozconfig << "EOF" . $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@ ac_cv_visibility_pragma=no ac_add_options --prefix=/opt/firefox-2.0 ac_add_options --with-system-nss ac_add_options --with-system-nspr ac_add_options --with-system-zlib ac_add_options --with-system-png ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo ac_add_options --enable-canvas ac_add_options --enable-svg ac_add_options --enable-strip ac_add_options --disable-tests ac_add_options --disable-accessibility ac_add_options --disable-installer ac_add_options --enable-official-branding EOF
If you would like dual monitor support in Firefox, append your your .mozconfig with the following:
cat >> .mozconfig << "EOF" ac_add_options --enable-xinerama EOF
If you have OpenLDAP installed and would like to build Firefox against it. This is required to build OpenOffice2 against Firefox. Append your .mozconfig with the following:
cat >> .mozconfig << "EOF" ac_add_options --enable-ldap EOF
If you would like to render fonts with Pango, append your your .mozconfig with the following. This can significantly slow font rendering.
cat >> .mozconfig << "EOF" ac_add_options --enable-pango EOF
Non-Multilib
sed -i "s:@MOZ_GTK2_LIBS@:& -L${XORG_PREFIX}/lib -lX11 -lXrender:g" config/autoconf.mk.in
Compile the package:
make -f client.mk build
Install the package:
make -f client.mk install
If you're using a system installed NSS and NSPR then adjust the pkg-config files to point to the proper place:
ln -sfv /usr/lib/pkgconfig/nss.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib/pkgconfig/firefox-nss.pc && ln -sfv /usr/lib/pkgconfig/nspr.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib/pkgconfig/firefox-nspr.pc
50-firefox.sh
If you're using the Bash Startup Files create an addition for firefox with the following commands, otherwise make sure the enviornment variables are set in your profile:
cat > /etc/profile.d/50-firefox.sh << "EOF" # Begin /etc/profile.d/50-firefox.sh export PATH="${PATH}:/opt/firefox-2.0/bin" export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}${PKG_CONFIG_PATH+:}/opt/firefox-2.0/lib/pkgconfig" # End /etc/profile.d/50-firefox.sh EOF
Multilib
The order that the builds are displayed on this page isn't neccesarily the order that you install them in. If you would like a 32bit browser but still require the 64bit libraries for other packages build the 32bit version last.
Remember, Use a clean source and build directory for each build, Firefox is no exception.
50-firefox.sh
If you're using the Bash Startup Files create an addition for firefox with the following commands, otherwise make sure the enviornment variables are set in your profile:
cat > /etc/profile.d/50-firefox.sh << "EOF" # Begin /etc/profile.d/50-firefox.sh export PATH="${PATH}:/opt/firefox-2.0/bin" export PKG_CONFIG_PATH32="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32}${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32+:}/opt/firefox-2.0/lib/pkgconfig" export PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32="${PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32}${PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32+:}/opt/firefox-2.0/lib32/pkgconfig" export PKG_CONFIG_PATH64="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64+:}/opt/firefox-2.0/lib64/pkgconfig" # End /etc/profile.d/50-firefox.sh EOF
32Bit
Use the following command to append your .mozconfig with 32bit specific flags:
cat >> .mozconfig << EOF export CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" export CXX="g++ ${BUILD32}" export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32}" export USE_ARCH=32 ac_add_options --host=$CLFS_TARGET32 ac_add_options --build=$CLFS_TARGET32 mk_add_options CONFIG_GUESS=$CLFS_TARGET32 EOF
sed -i "s:@MOZ_GTK2_LIBS@:& -L${XORG_PREFIX}/lib -lX11 -lXrender:g" config/autoconf.mk.in
x86
Compile the package:
make -f client.mk OS_TEST=x86 build
Install the package:
make -f client.mk OS_TEST=x86 install
ppc64
Compile the package:
make -f client.mk OS_TEST=ppc build
Install the package:
make -f client.mk OS_TEST=ppc install
The 32-bit version of firefox-2.0 on ppc64 crashes about as much as the 0.8 version used to, particularly when scrolling down pages in google news and wikipedia, so it is not totally ready for prime time.
The --build, --host, and CONFIG_GUESS settings are critical to ensure that xpcom is built as 32-bit. On ppc64, xpcom will silently build wrongly without these settings, unlike e.g. x86_64 where the build chokes on the extended register mnemonics.
Common
mv -v /opt/firefox-2.0/bin/firefox-config{,-32} && ln -sfv /usr/bin/multiarch_wrapper /opt/firefox-2.0/bin/firefox-config
If you're using a system installed NSS and NSPR then adjust the pkg-config files to point to the proper place:
ln -sfv /usr/lib/pkgconfig/nss.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib/pkgconfig/firefox-nss.pc && ln -sfv /usr/lib/pkgconfig/nspr.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib/pkgconfig/firefox-nspr.pc
64Bit
Use the following command to append your .mozconfig with 64bit specific flags:
cat >> .mozconfig << EOF ac_add_options --libdir=/opt/firefox-2.0/lib64 export CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" export CXX="g++ ${BUILD64}" export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}" export USE_ARCH=64 EOF
sed -i "s:@MOZ_GTK2_LIBS@:& -L${XORG_PREFIX}/lib64 -lX11 -lXrender:g" config/autoconf.mk.in
Compile the package:
make -f client.mk build
Install the package:
make -f client.mk install && mv -v /opt/firefox-2.0/bin/firefox-config{,-64} && ln -sfv /usr/bin/multiarch_wrapper /opt/firefox-2.0/bin/firefox-config
If you're using a system installed NSS and NSPR then adjust the pkg-config files to point to the proper place:
ln -sfv /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/nss.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib64/pkgconfig/firefox-nss.pc && ln -sfv /usr/lib64/pkgconfig/nspr.pc /opt/firefox-2.0/lib64/pkgconfig/firefox-nspr.pc
ppc64 note
You cannot build firefox as 64-bit on ppc64, the necessary xptcinvoke and xptcstubs code does not exist.
Creating the Desktop File
Since Firefox does not provide a desktop file by default below is an example one:
cat > /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop << "EOF" [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Mozilla Firefox Browser Comment=Lightweight browser based on mozilla Exec=/opt/firefox-2.0/bin/firefox Icon=firefox.png Terminal=false Type=Application Categories=Application;Network; EOF
Grab the Firefox pixmap from http://cross-lfs.org/~jciccone/firefox.png and put it in /usr/share/pixmaps.