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= Profile =
 
[[Image:Lukas.jpg|250px]]<br />
'''Name:''' Lukas Blakk <br/>
'''IRC:''' lsblakk (or occasionally as backinblakk)<br/>
'''Email:''' lsblakk [at] learn [dot] senecac [dot] ca<br/>
'''Web:''' [http://crashopensource.blogspot.com Crash Open Source class blog], [http://backinblakk.blogspot.com backinblakkBackinblakk Videoblog], [http://avnerd.tv Hire Me] Seventh semester BSD student. I am a returning student and thus, hadn't been in school for 11 years before doing this program. Prior to this I have worked many jobs including (but not limited to) 7-11 clerk, Subway sandwich artist, nanny, cook, brunch chef, LCBO temp, delivering NOW Magazine, and many other odd jobs.  Even though my name is Lukas, I am in fact <em>female</em>. It is important that I tell you that because otherwise you might not know and so now you do - let's move on. I'm most interested in web development, film/video - making, editing, videoblogging. I also knit...to give my eyes a break from computer screens. I'd like to learn more about graphic design to complement my interest in web development and design. Outside of the Seneca @ York universe I am teaching computer essentials to folks who are deaf-blind through the [http://chkc.org Canadian Helen Keller Center]. Interesting fact: you can be 'deaf-blind' without being completely deaf or completely blind. I am enjoying this experience and I hope to continue during the school year. Inside the S@Y universe I am trying to get the most out of this unique program, which includes taking advantage of Seneca's partnership with [http://mozilla.com Mozilla] and any other courses that offer a good deal of "real world" experience. =Current Project(videoblogs)=* [[Mozilla Source and Symbol Server]] - Project Leader* [[CSS guide]]- porting to MDC CSS Reference
Fourth semester BSD student. Currently on a steep =Contributions=* [[Mmullin_%26_Lsblakk_running_Shark_on_SunSpider]]* Transcoding Mozilla 24 videos* Bug Days (learning curve. I am a returning student (about to turn 32triage) * Test Days (over 100 tests and thus, haven't been in school for 11 years. Prior to this I have worked many jobs including (but not limited tocounting) 7-11 clerk, Subway sandwich artist, nanny, cook, brunch chef, LCBO temp, delivering NOW Magazine, and many other odd jobs.
Even though my name is Lukas, I am in fact female=Class Labs =* Incremental Build Lab - [http://crashopensource.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/tabpatch. It is important txt Patch for making tabs open on the right of the tab that creates it]* Extension Creation Lab - [http://avnerd.tv/sharedFiles/addtabbeside2.xpi AddTabBeside]* Thunderbird bug fix lab - [[LukasBlakkTBBugFixLab]]* XPcom lab I tell you that because otherwise you might not know and so now you do - let's move [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/imgs/Firstxpcom.xpi Firstxpcom.xpi]
I'm most interested in film=My Bugs =As a result of running tests on [http://video - making, editing, videoblogginglitmus.mozilla. org Litmus] I also knit...have been starting to give my eyes a break from computer screenswrite bug reports. Next week on Bug Day, I'd like hope to learn more about graphic design how to complement my interest in web development triage bugs and designgo even deeper into the matrix.
Outside of the Seneca @ York universeFiled on Friday Nov 2, I run with my dog and am training for a triathlon2007*'''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=402219 bug #402219]'''*'''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=402228 bug #402228]'''*'''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=402238 bug #402238]'''
Inside the S@Y universe I am trying to take more steps to be involvedFiled on Friday Nov 9, 2007*'''[https://bugzilla. This is what brought me to heremozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=403212 bug #403212]''' =FSOSS Report =[[LukasBlakkFSOSSReport]]
=Building Firefox=
Just ==On the PC==[http://crashopensource.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/catching-up-with-firefox-3/ See my blog for complete run through] ==On the MacBook (Intel) 2007==Too simple to even discuss here - the MDC docs are clear enough that you don't need more from me. The only issue that came up was, using Fink on Leopard requires that you build it yourself at the momment. Fink's homepage has a good doc on how to do this and I didn't have any trouble installing it. However, the MDC build docs say that once fink is installed you call <code> sudo apt-get install orbit orbit-dev and glib </code> - I could not get the packages that way even though apt-get was installed and working and I was able to jump list the packages infink. In the end I called <code>sudo fink install orbit orbit-dev glib</code> and that worked just fine, all systems go to do mozilla building on the new toy. ==On the Mac (last year)==Okay, so I'm on a Power PC Mac G5 Dual 2 GHz running OS X 10.4.7 (I tried can't update to build firefox10.4.8 because it messes up the networked printer).
Following the instructions on [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mac_OS_X_Build_Prerequisites Mac OS X Build Prerequisites] was tremendously useful. Xcode installers were already on the system and downloading [http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/getdp/ DarwinPorts] was a speedy.===libIDL and GLib==Tweaks=When I Once [http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/getdp/ DarwinPorts] was installed cygwin, I left the line endings as UNIX type (recommended) - installed libIDL and when I tried to check out I got the following errorGLib:<pre>$ sudo port sync$ sudo port install libidl</pre>===The errorautoconf=== CFollowing that I installed autoconf:\proj\mozilla<pre>make -f client.mk checkout cvs checkout: warning: failed to open $ sudo port install autoconf213</home/Lukas/.cvspass for reading: No suchpre> file or directory===Gcc=== /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/.mozconfigI also changed my compiler: line 2: /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/browser/co : No such file or directory<pre> client$ sudo gcc_select 3.mk:517: /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla3</pre>===.mozconfig.mk: No such file or directory=== make: *** No rule At this point, I tried to make target `/cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/check out the source code, but I hadn't followed the directions closely enough, and didn't have a .mozconfig.mk'file set up and so I went back to the drawing board. Stop .
I set up a .mozconfig file based on the [http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/browser/config/mozconfig default] and this is what it ended up being (includes the use of objdir based on [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Configuring_Build_Options#Using_a_.mozconfig_Configuration_File this page]:<pre> 1 # This file specifies the build flags for Firefox. You can use it by adding: 2 # . $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig 3 # to the top of your mozconfig file. 4 5 . $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig 6 mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser 7 ac_add_options --enable-application=browser 8 mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@</pre>==The solution=Checkout=== Finally, I was able to check out the source code (once I remembered to be in Cthe mozilla directory) using make:<pre>cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs-mirror.mozilla.org:\projs\/cvsroot co mozilla /browser/config/mozconfig dos2unix $ cd mozilla$ make -f client.mozconfigmk checkout MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser</pre>===Build===More time passes...then it's time to [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_and_Install build]:<pre>$ make -f client.mk build</pre>
This cleared everything Hours go by before I get the message: "make[4]: `tools/test-harness/Makefile' is up, and then I was able to begin downloading the source codedate."
This is the moment I know you've been waiting for. With baited breath, I go into obj-powerpc-apple-darwin8.70/dist/Minefield.app, when I am told upon double clicking that I must close the 15 Firefox tabs before I can open it.
===Proof of Life===
 
[[Image:Lsblakk_Minefield_SS.png]]
=Links=
This is amazing PC Build documentation:
*[[Liz_Chak_Assignment_1]]
*[http://cs.senecac.on.ca/%7Edavid.humphrey/writing/firefox-win32-build.html David Humphrey's Guide to Building Firefox on Win32 using Visual Studio .NET 2005]
And also to [[User:auenf2|auenf2]] on irc://irc.mozilla.org/#firefox for figuring out that it was the line endings preventing me from a seamless build. Mac Build Documentation:*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_and_Install Build and Install]*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mac_OS_X_Build_Prerequisites Mac OS X Build Prerequisites]*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Configuring_Build_Options#Using_a_.mozconfig_Configuration_File Configuring Build Options]*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla_Source_Code_%28CVS%29 Source Code]*[http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/browser/config/mozconfig Default .mozconfig settings]