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* Peter Weilbacher posted a question and asked: How does one go about creating a Mozilla Archive, an archive .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 [http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/tools/update-packaging/ update-packaging]. Specifically make_incremental_update.sh# Change the settings in the .mozconfig file. Add these TWO options into the file:<br/> <b>I.</b> mk_add_options MOZ_CO_MODULE="mozilla/tools/update-packaging" <br/> <b>II.</b> ac_add_options --enable-update-packaging# The script needs "mar" (to make the update file) and "mbsdiff" (to generate a binary diff). # Read about [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Manually_Installing_a_MAR_file 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:<br/> <b>I.</b> [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update Software Update Information]<br/><b>II.</b> [http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/tools/patcher About the nightly updates for Firefox & Thunderbird use patcher]<br/><b>III.</b> [http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/webtools/aus/ Generate partials and AUS]<br/> <b>IV.</b> [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:Nightly_update_infrastructure About nightly update infrastructure]