Summary: mozilla.dev.builds - September 25th to October 1st 2006

Peter Weilbacher posted a question and asked: How does one go about creating a .mar package that can be used in updating Firefox and Thunderbird? He has already tried achieving the changed files but unfortunately this does not work with a static build because the .exe files change every time.

Nick Thomas, who's IRC nickname is (CF), responded to Peter's question. The solutions that he gave him are the following:

Know the scripts in update-packaging. Specifically make_incremental_update.sh
Change the settings in the .mozconfig file. Add these TWO options into the file:
I. mk_add_options MOZ_CO_MODULE="mozilla/tools/update-packaging"
II. ac_add_options --enable-update-packaging
The script needs "mar" (to make the update file) and "mbsdiff" (to generate a binary diff).
Read about installing a MAR file for software updates.
For toolkit apps use the Update component combined with a http server that provides the mars and update info.
Other useful links regarding software updates:
I. Software Update Information
II. About the nightly updates for Firefox & Thunderbird use patcher
III. Generate partials and AUS to serve the information to the apps.
IV. To figure out how the whole system fits together read the nightly update infrastructure

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