Building Firefox form source code in Slackware
by Petr Strajt from LinuxQuestions.org on (#532VD)
Hi,
I have Slackware 14.2. I want build from source code firefox
76.0. Original version in Slackware is 68.7.0esr. this is the first
attempt about build Firefox.
I started by reading this article
https://developer.mozilla.org/.../Linu...S_build_prepa...
I have 64 bit system, this is OK
Original version of Python in Slackware is 2.7.17. It really is a must
have version 3. too?
The source code must be in the directory /home*?
Next step is download bootstrap.py script and save it to direcotory src.
After startup this script is source code downloaded? I have not
experience with mercurial or Git Therefore, I will use the default
values
Now let's go to the directory mozzila-central. Where is this
directory, in source code? I have not special I have no special
requirements. I will not create .mozconfig file. Is it OK?
Now compilation can begin. I will use command ./mach build
*Can be source code located in /usr/ports directory. I want to create
in the future some similar FreeBSD port system.
The last question, where i can find list of librarry which Firefox
use? Something like this
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/.../vi...t/firefox.html
Thank you for your patience
Petr


I have Slackware 14.2. I want build from source code firefox
76.0. Original version in Slackware is 68.7.0esr. this is the first
attempt about build Firefox.
I started by reading this article
https://developer.mozilla.org/.../Linu...S_build_prepa...
I have 64 bit system, this is OK
Original version of Python in Slackware is 2.7.17. It really is a must
have version 3. too?
The source code must be in the directory /home*?
Next step is download bootstrap.py script and save it to direcotory src.
After startup this script is source code downloaded? I have not
experience with mercurial or Git Therefore, I will use the default
values
Now let's go to the directory mozzila-central. Where is this
directory, in source code? I have not special I have no special
requirements. I will not create .mozconfig file. Is it OK?
Now compilation can begin. I will use command ./mach build
*Can be source code located in /usr/ports directory. I want to create
in the future some similar FreeBSD port system.
The last question, where i can find list of librarry which Firefox
use? Something like this
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/.../vi...t/firefox.html
Thank you for your patience
Petr