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=My first failed attempt to build Firefox 1.8.1=
After glancing through the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_Documentation Mozilla Build Documentation], I only needed one word to describe how I felt, overwhelmed! I started by skimming through the text, and downloaded all the required tools , configured the environment, checked out the source before I started my build. I ran into the problem: <b>The linker major version does not match the compiler suite version7</b>
Without researching further on the problem, I consulted one of my classmates and he said that I had to re-install Visual Studio 2003. I was skeptical about his way of resolving this problem (and also it would be a hassle since I've uninstalled it a week before this build), so I looked into it further and found out from [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=438157&sid=03462713fcf201b52e92791b2c65d14f Mozillazine] that the solution is to install Cygwin.
I tried a new clean build with [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] (very concise and recommended for the heroes who want to build Firefox).
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