User:AaronMT
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Greetings
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Hello, my name is Aaron Train. I am a recent graduate of Computer Programming and Analysis. As of the previous winter (08), I have transferred into the BSD program to earn a degree. Currently, I am enrolled in a whole slew of different courses ranging from the 3rd to the 7th semester. I find open source fascinating, particularly Mozilla's projects as well as Canonical's Ubuntu GNU/Linux project. I look forward to tinkering with the innards of Firefox, in DPS909. I also enjoy learning more about software development, open source and current/future web applications, and lastly modern programming languages.
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Contact
- Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
- AaronMT on IRC (moznet#seneca or freenode#seneca)
- E-Mail
- Seneca E-Mail: amtrain@learn.senecac.on.ca
- Personal E-Mail: aaron.train@gmail.com
Blog
- Open Source Weblog: Aaron on Software
DPS909A - Fall 2008
Mozilla Project
Labs
Mozilla Building
In preperation for DPS909 - Lab #2 (Week 3) I will outline my intended computer/OS that I will be documenting my process through the lab on ...
- Operating System: Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
- Computer Used: Dell Inspiron 1501
- Date Performed: --AaronMT 18:10, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Ubuntu GNU/Linux - Mozilla Build (Minefield 3.1b1pre)
The process involved in building Mozilla Firefox (Minefield 3.1b1pre) on Ubuntu GNU/Linux involved many steps (all of which are new to me entirely):
- Hardware
- 2048MB Ram and 15GB left on this Linux partition
- Preparation
- Make sure Ubuntu is up to date
sudo apt-get install update
- Linux Build Prerequisites
- A recent POSIX Shell
- A C++ compiler.
- Perl 5.6 or higher. Older perl versions may work if you upgrade File::Spec to version 0.8
- GNU make 3.79.1 or higher. Other varieties of "make" will not work.
- CVS 1.11 or higher
- the GTK2 widget toolkit
- libXt-devel for X11/Intrinsic.h, X11/Shell.h
- libIDL 0.6.3
- zip 2.3
- freetype 2.1.0
- fontconfig
- pkg-config 0.9.0
- Make sure Ubuntu is up to date
Most if not all packages were installed with the following command
apt-get build-dep firefox
sudo apt-get install libdbus-glib-1-dev curl
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev
Obtaining the Mozilla-Central Source & Installing/Configuring Mercurial
The next step, should you choose to install Firefox 3.01+ is to grab Mercurial and set it up properly.
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sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-dev build-essential
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sudo easy_install -U mercurial
Configuration (Highly Suggested)
- It is highly suggested that you follow these configuration instructions here
Fetching the latest trunk build of Firefox
hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/ ~/Desktop/src
Building on Ubuntu GNU/Linux
Configure and build as usual using a .mozconfig file and make -f client.mk.
- My ~/.mozconfig
# My first mozilla config . $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@ ac_add_options --disable-optimize ac_add_options --enable-debug ac_add_options --disable-static --enable-shared
- Building!
cd ~/Desktop/src/ make -f client.mk build
- Running Firefox
cd ~/Desktop/src/obj-i686-pc-linux-gnu/dist/bin/ ./firefox
Total build time took about 45 minutes.
Mozilla Ubiquity
Ubiquity Commands - Work in Progress
Display IP address
- Displays users IP address immediately
by AaronMT
Usage: ip
Utilizes the whatismyip website to parse the IP and display it right in the console
CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
name: "ip",
homepage: "http://aaronmt.wordpress.com",
author: { name: "Aaron Train", email: "aaron.train@gmail.com"},
description: "Displays your internal IP address.",
help: "Just type IP",
icon: "http://whatismyip.com/favicon.ico",
preview: function(pblock) {
var url = "http://whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp";
jQuery.get( url, function(data) {
pblock.innerHTML = data;
});
},
execute: function() {
var url = "http://whatismyip.com";
Utils.openUrlInBrowser(url);
},
});
Search MedicineNet
- Searches MedicineNet with a given keyword
by AaronMT
Usage: health keyword phrase
CmdUtils.CreateCommand(
{
name: "health",
homepage: "http://medicinenet.com",
author: { name: "Aaron Train", email: "aaron.train@gmail.com" },
description: "Takes keyword phrase and searches MedicineNet",
help: "health <i>keyword phrase</i>",
icon: "http://images.medicinenet.com/images/fav/MN.ico",
takes: {"Enter a noun": noun_arb_text},
preview: function(pblock, keywordPhrase)
{
pblock.innerHTML = "Search the MedicineNet by entering any phrase <b>" + keywordPhrase.text + "</b>"
},
execute: function(keywordPhrase)
{
var searchURL = "http://www.medicinenet.com/" + keywordPhrase.text;
Utils.openUrlInBrowser(searchURL);
}
});
Pastebin
- Transfers selected text to a new pastebin>
Usage: pb
CmdUtils.CreateCommand({
name: "pb",
homepage: "http://aaronmt.wordpress.com",
author: { name: "Aaron Train", email: "aaron.train@gmail.com"},
description: "Transfers selected text to a new Pastebin.",
help: "Selected text will be sent to a new Pastebin",
icon: "http://pastebin.ca/pastebin.ico",
preview: function(pblock) {
var text=context.focusedWindow.document.getSelection();
var url = "http://pastebin.ca";
},
execute: function() {
var url = "http://pastebin.ca";
var text=context.focusedWindow.document.getSelection();
displayMessage(text);
Utils.openUrlInBrowser(url);
},
});
Bugs
Ubuntu
[1] Bugs I have reported
Firefox
[2] Bugs I have reported
External Projects
I am deeply passionate with the Ubuntu project. Having first used it in its infancy and being involved with the community, collaborating with the community to better the product has been a hobby and passion of mine for the past few years. I have been contributing to many tutorials and solutions in the community, such as:
