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## make the c:\proj folder. This will contain the source and object files that will be generated from the build and the checkout that will be executed later on.
## Execute the cygwin batch file (cygwin.bat) using cmd.exe. It successful a cygwin window will open with a prompt.
The above step creates a folder called mozilla within the proj director.
Navigate to this folder by typing: cd mozilla
Create a file named .mozconfig and place it in this c:\proj\mozilla directory. This file contains the settings The contents of the this file can be found within the #.mozconfig File section of the #Appendix. You will notice that the last line of the .mozconfig file disables the installer thus NSIS is not required. If you omit this line then, NSIS (2.17 or greater) must be installed and its install directory (and not the 'bin' directory) added to your path.More information relating to the specifics of this file can be found in the Configuring Build Options section of the Windows build guide made available by the Mozilla Developer Center.
Begin source file download by issuing the following command: make -f client.mk checkout