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== Profile ==
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= Profile =
 
'''Name:''' Lukas Blakk <br/>
 
'''Name:''' Lukas Blakk <br/>
 
'''IRC:''' lsblakk (or occasionally as backinblakk)<br/>
 
'''IRC:''' lsblakk (or occasionally as backinblakk)<br/>
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Inside the S@Y universe I am trying to take more steps to be involved.  This is what brought me to here.
 
Inside the S@Y universe I am trying to take more steps to be involved.  This is what brought me to here.
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=Building Firefox=
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Just to jump in, I tried to build firefox.
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=Tweaks=
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When I installed cygwin, I left the line endings as UNIX type (recommended) - and when I tried to check out I got the following error:
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===The error===
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  C:\proj\mozilla>make -f client.mk checkout
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  cvs checkout: warning: failed to open /home/Lukas/.cvspass for reading: No such
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  file or directory
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  /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/.mozconfig: line 2: /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/browser/co
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  : No such file or directory
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  client.mk:517: /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/.mozconfig.mk: No such file or directory
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  make: *** No rule to make target `/cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/.mozconfig.mk'.  Stop
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  .
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===The solution===
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  in C:\projs\mozilla
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  dos2unix .mozconfig
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  This cleared everything up, and then I was able to begin downloading the source code.
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=Links=
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This is amazing documentation:
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*[[Liz_Chak_Assignment_1]]
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*[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]
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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.

Revision as of 22:48, 29 January 2007

Profile

Name: Lukas Blakk
IRC: lsblakk (or occasionally as backinblakk)
Email: lsblakk [at] learn [dot] senecac [dot] ca
Web: backinblakk(videoblog)

Fourth semester BSD student. Currently on a steep learning curve. I am a returning student (about to turn 32) and thus, haven't been in school for 11 years. 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 female. 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 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 run with my dog and am training for a triathlon.

Inside the S@Y universe I am trying to take more steps to be involved. This is what brought me to here.

Building Firefox

Just to jump in, I tried to build firefox.

Tweaks

When I installed cygwin, I left the line endings as UNIX type (recommended) - and when I tried to check out I got the following error:

The error

  C:\proj\mozilla>make -f client.mk checkout
  cvs checkout: warning: failed to open /home/Lukas/.cvspass for reading: No such
  file or directory
  /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/.mozconfig: line 2: /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/browser/co
  : No such file or directory
  client.mk:517: /cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/.mozconfig.mk: No such file or directory
  make: *** No rule to make target `/cygdrive/c/proj/mozilla/.mozconfig.mk'.  Stop
  . 

The solution

  in C:\projs\mozilla 
  dos2unix .mozconfig
  This cleared everything up, and then I was able to begin downloading the source code.


Links

This is amazing documentation:

And also to auenf2 on irc://irc.mozilla.org/#firefox for figuring out that it was the line endings preventing me from a seamless build.