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== Lab 3: Mozilla Build ==
[http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/DPS909_and_OSD600_Fall_2008_Weekly_Schedule#Week_3_.28Sept_15.29_-_Managing_and_Building_large_source_trees Build Firefox 3 on Windows XP Service pack2]
== Result ==
[[Image:MyFirefox.jpg]]
== Prerequisites Checking before install ==This is the prerequisites [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Windows_Build_Prerequisites checking]
== Process ==
I did the easiest way of [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Mozilla_Source_Code_(Mercurial) Mozilla Source Code via Mercurial]
* Run batch file <pre>C:\mozilla-build\start-msvc8.bat</pre>
* Install [http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/ Autoconf]
* Get the mozilla source code <pre>hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/ src</pre>
* Change current dir to src <pre>cd src</pre>
* Configuration <pre>echo 'ac_add_options --enable-application=browser' > .mozconfig </pre><pre>echo 'mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser' >> .mozconfig</pre>
* Bulid (need around 1Hr) <pre>make -f client.mk build</pre>
* Run firefox <pre>dist/bin/firefox -no-remote -profilemanager</pre>
<b>Sept 16, 2008</b> Created
