Firefox
Contents
Introduction to Firefox
Firefox is a stand-alone browser based on the Mozilla codebase.
Project Homepage: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
Note
Dependencies
Required
Recommended
- NSS (on ppc, a separate nss is essential, the version shipped in firefox-3.0 does not build for this architecture)
- Curl (Required for Crash Reporter)
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 and the second line determines where the build objects are going to reside.
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.
--disable-tests prevents test programs from being built which saves a lot of disk space and time.
--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_add_options --prefix=/opt/firefox-3.5.7 ac_cv_visibility_pragma=no ac_add_options --with-nspr-prefix=/usr ac_add_options --with-nss-prefix=/usr ac_add_options --with-system-nspr ac_add_options --with-system-nss ac_add_options --with-system-bz2 ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg ac_add_options --with-system-png ac_add_options --with-system-zlib ac_add_options --disable-debug ac_add_options --disable-installer ac_add_options --disable-xprint ac_add_options --disable-tests ac_add_options --enable-canvas ac_add_options --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk2 ac_add_options --enable-safe-browsing ac_add_options --enable-svg ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo ac_add_options --enable-system-sqlite EOF
If you have XULRunner installed and you want to use the system installed version, add the following:
cat >> .mozconfig << "EOF" ac_add_options --with-system-libxul --with-libxul-sdk=/opt/xulrunner-1.9.1.16/lib/xulrunner-devel-1.9.1.16 EOF
If you would like dual monitor support, append your your .mozconfig with the following:
cat >> .mozconfig << "EOF" ac_add_options --enable-xinerama 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
If you do not have JDK installed then add the following to your .mozconfig:
cat >> .mozconfig << "EOF" ac_add_options --disable-javaxpcom EOF
Non-Multilib
If you're using a system wide installation of NSS and NSPR then apply the following patch so that their headers can be found properly:
patch -Np1 -i ../firefox-3.5.7-system_nss-1.patch
The following fixes a compilation error on PPC:
sed -i "/OS_TEST/s/Linuxpowerpc/Linuxppc/" xpcom/reflect/xptcall/src/md/unix/Makefile.in
Compile the package:
make -f client.mk build
Install the package:
make -f client.mk install
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-3.5.7/bin"
# 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.
32Bit
If you're using a system wide installation of NSS and NSPR then apply the following patch so that their headers can be found properly:
patch -Np1 -i ../firefox-3.5.7-system_nss-1.patch
The following fixes a compilation error on PPC:
sed -i "/OS_TEST/s/Linuxpowerpc/Linuxppc/" xpcom/reflect/xptcall/src/md/unix/Makefile.in
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
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 has improved remarkably, and now appears to work reliably (alternatively, it's the underlying toolchain which has improved).
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-3.5.7/bin/firefox{,-32} &&
ln -sfv firefox-32 /opt/firefox-3.5.7/bin/firefox &&
ln -sfv firefox-bin /opt/firefox-3.5.7/lib/firefox-3.5.7/firefox-32-bin
64Bit
If you're using a system wide installation of NSS and NSPR then apply the following patch so that their headers can be found properly:
patch -Np1 -i ../firefox-3.5.7-system_nss-1.patch
The following fixes a compilation error on PPC:
sed -i "/OS_TEST/s/Linuxpowerpc/Linuxppc/" xpcom/reflect/xptcall/src/md/unix/Makefile.in
Use the following command to append your .mozconfig with 64bit specific flags:
cat >> .mozconfig << EOF
ac_add_options --libdir=/opt/firefox-3.5.7/lib64
export CC="gcc ${BUILD64}"
export CXX="g++ ${BUILD64}"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}"
export USE_ARCH=64
EOF
Compile the package:
make -f client.mk build
Install the package:
make -f client.mk install &&
mv -v /opt/firefox-3.5.7/bin/firefox{,-64} &&
ln -sfv firefox-64 /opt/firefox-3.5.7/bin/firefox &&
ln -sfv firefox-bin /opt/firefox-3.5.7/lib64/firefox-3.5.7/firefox-64-bin
ppc64 note
You cannot build firefox as 64-bit on ppc64, the necessary xptcinvoke and xptcstubs code does not exist.
Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 may be used to build a 64 bit browser. Add -mminimal-toc for gcc and g++. Firefox 2.0.0.13 will give a blank window with two buttons and no text.
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-3.5.7/bin"
# End /etc/profile.d/50-firefox.sh
EOF
Configuring
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=firefox Icon=firefox.png Terminal=false Type=Application MimeType=text/html; Categories=Application;Network; EOF
Grab the Firefox pixmap from http://cross-lfs.org/~jciccone/firefox.png and put it in /usr/share/pixmaps. If you built both a 32-bit and 64-bit version of Firefox, you can grab unofficial Firefox pixmaps that will help you keep track of which one you're launching from http://cross-lfs.org/~arowland/wiki_files/firefox.png for 32-bit and http://cross-lfs.org/~arowland/wiki_files/firefox-64.png for the 64-bit version. These are useful for launchers on your panel.
Contents
| Installed Directories: | /opt/firefox-3.5.7/bin, /opt/firefox-3.5.7/include, /opt/firefox-3.5.7/lib, /opt/firefox-3.5.7/share |
|---|---|
| Installed Programs: | firefox, firefox-config |
| Installed Libraries: | libappcomps.so, libauth.so, libautoconfig.so, libbrowsercomps.so, libbrowserdirprovider.so, libcaps.so, libchrome.so, libcommandlines.so, libcomposer.so, libcookie.so, libdocshell.so, libeditor.so, libembedcomponents.so, libfileview.so, libgfx_gtk.so, libgfxps.so, libgklayout.so, libgkplugin.so, libhtmlpars.so, libi18n.so, libimgicon.so, libimglib2.so, libjar50.so, libjsd.so, libmork.so, libmozfind.so, libmozgnome.so, libmozldap.so, libmyspell.so, libnecko.so, libnecko2.so, libnkgnomevfs.so, libnsappshell.so, liboji.so, libpermissions.so, libpipboot.so, libpipnss.so, libpippki.so, libpref.so, librdf.so, libremoteservice.so, libsearchservice.so, libspellchecker.so, libstoragecomps.so, libsystem-pref.so, libtoolkitcomps.so, libtransformiix.so, libtxmgr.so, libuconv.so, libucvmath.so, libuniversalchardet.so, libwebbrwsr.so, libwebsrvcs.so, libwidget_gtk2.so, libxmlextras.so, libxpcom_compat_c.so, libxpconnect.so, libxpinstall.so, libfreebl3.so, libgfxpsshar.so, libgkgfx.so, libgtkembedmoz.so, libgtkxtbin.so, libjsj.so, libldap50.so, libmozjs.so, libnspr4.so, libnss3.so, libnssckbi.so, libplc4.so, libplds4.so, libprldap50.so, libsmime3.so, libsoftokn3.so, libssl3.so, libxpcom.so, libxpcom_compat.so, libxpcom_core.so, libxpistub.so, libnullplugin.so, libunixprintplugin.so |
