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.

Once [http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/getdp/ DarwinPorts] was installed, I installed libIDL and GLib:

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$ sudo port install libidl

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Following that I installed autoconf:

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$ sudo port install autoconf213

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I also changed my compiler:

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$ sudo gcc_select 3.3

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At this point, I tried to check out the source code, but I hadn't followed the directions closely enough, and didn't have a .mozconfig file set up and so I went back to the drawing board.

8 mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@

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Finally, I was able to check out the source code (once I remembered to be in the mozilla directory) using make:

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$ make -f client.mk checkout MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser

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More time passes...then it's time to [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_and_Install build]:

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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.

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