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[[Dive into Mozilla]] > Day 3

==Overview==

The third day is focused on the Mozilla source tree and learning to work with it.  This will include learning some new tools and techniques, as well as starting to build a simple binary XPCOM component in the tree.

==Location==

T4046/T4042

==Agenda==

<table style="width: 100%;" class="standard-table" cellborder=1 border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0>
<th>Time</th>
<th>Activity</th>
<tr>

<tr>
<td>10:00 - 10:30</td>
<td>Review of the Mozilla Build.</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>10:30 - 11:00</td>
<td>Tour of the Mozilla Source Tree.</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>11:00 - 12:00</td>
<td>[[Dive into Mozilla Incremental Build Lab|Lab: Using diff, patch, and incremental builds.]]</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>12:00 - 1:00</td>
<td>Lunch</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>1:00 - 2:00</td>
<td>[[Dive into Mozilla Source Code Reading Lab|Lab: Reading and searching Mozilla source code.]]</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>2:00 - 4:00</td>
<td>[[Dive into Mozilla First XPCOM Component|Walkthrough: Building a simple binary XPCOM component.]]</td>
</tr>

</table>

== Resources ==

=== Mozilla Source Code ===
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_Source_Code_Directory_Structure Mozilla Source Code Directory Structure]
* [http://www.mozilla.org/hacking/portable-cpp.html Mozilla C++ Portability Guide]
* [http://www.mozilla.org/hacking/mozilla-style-guide.html Mozilla Style Guide for developers]
* [http://lxr.mozilla.org Mozilla Cross-Reference]

=== XPCOM ===
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_XPCOM_Components Creating XPCOM Components]
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_Custom_Firefox_Extensions_with_the_Mozilla_Build_System Creating Extensions with the Mozilla Build System]
* [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/How_to_build_a_binary_XPCOM_component_using_Visual_Studio Creating binary XPCOM componets using Visual Studio]