grimnir wrote:
> I am able to build Mozilla from the CVS, but I don't have a clue how to
> dissentangle the source from the final product other than to pick through
> all the files and try to do it by hand. Most GNU related stuff has a make
> install. What I really want to do is to build on one machine, and install
> on another. The ideal situation would be to use the same kind of xpi
> method that mozilla.org uses and install over the network. I really don't
> have a lot of time to spend learing the details of this right now. I'm
> working on learning to _PROGRAM_ in JavaScript (as opposed to scripting). I
> like to know that I can fetch and build Mozilla because I hope to become
> more involved with development in the future.
>
> I don't like the fact that I end up with a big ol' source tree sitting on
> my production box. I'm a bit limited on HD space. I tried running by
> accessing the executables over NFS, but that seems to cause me problems
> sometimes. Is there a quick and effective way to install the bits to a
> system similar to the traditional make install?
>
> Thanks
>
Follow the build instructions on
http://www.mozilla.org/build/distribution.html, ignoring the "packaging"
step which I think is broken.
Instead,
cd mozilla/xpinstall/packager/unix
deliver.pl
You probably want to pass arguments to deliver, read the comments in that file.
-Dan Veditz
