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Build XulRunner 1.9 on Linux

Fri, 03/13/2009 - 18:31 — mareshkau
    Build instructions:
  • Download source code from mozilla using followinn command
    mkdir xulrunner19
cd xulrunner19
cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs-mirror.mozilla.org:/cvsroot co -r FIREFOX_3_0_RELEASE mozilla/client.mk
cd mozilla
make -f client.mk checkout MOZ_CO_PROJECT=xulrunner
  • Create a configuration file xulrunner.mozconfig
    Information about mozilla connfig file on Mozila
    An example of configuration file is here
    $topsrcdir/xulrunner/config/mozconfig
ac_add_options --enable-application=xulrunner
ac_add_options --disable-debug
ac_add_options --disable-tests
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/../xulrunner_build
  • Register file in System
    export MOZCONFIG=./xulrunner.mozconfig
  • Build xulrunner
    make -f client.mk build
  • Register xulrunner for user
    ./xulrunner --register-user
  • Register xulrunner for system
    sudo ./xulrunner --register-global

    • Information about xulrunner registred for user here

    /home/user_name/.gre.d/1.9.conf

    Information about xulrunner which was registred globaly here
    /etc/gre.d/1.9.conf
  • View firefox/xulrunner build options
    about:buildconfig