Firefox-3.6

Installation of Firefox

The configuration of Firefox is accomplished by creating a .mozconfig file containing the desired configuration options. A default .mozconfig is created below. To see the entire list of available configuration options (and an abbreviated description of each one), issue ./configure --help. If you are not building against Xulrunner you must comment the 'xulrunner' items. You may also wish to review the entire file and uncomment any other desired options. If you would prefer to download the file instead of creating it by typing or cut-and-pasting, you can find it at http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/files/BLFS/svn/firefox-3.6-mozconfig (the file must be installed in the root of the source tree mozilla directory, and named .mozconfig). Create the file by issuing the following command:

cat > .mozconfig << "EOF"
# This file contains the options used in the Firefox build. You may
# need to specify additional options for your specific build needs.
# Use the information provided by running './configure --help' to
# help you determine if you need to add any additional options.
# Some additional options can be added by uncommenting the examples
# in this file or adding options by inserting a line containing
# 'ac_add_options --some-option-you-need'.  Be aware that some accepted
# options, such as '--with-system-bz2', do not affect the build.

# specify that we want to build firefox
ac_add_options --enable-application=browser

# Use the default settings specified in the source tree
. $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig

# Create an object directory and specify to build the package in that
# directory. If desired, modify the location of the object directory
# to a directory inside the source tree by removing '../' from the
# line below.
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/../firefox-build

# Specify the installation prefix. If you would prefer Xulrunner
# installed in a different prefix, modify the line below to fit
# your needs (the config will always be written to /etc/gre.d)
ac_add_options --prefix=/usr

# apply a minimal level of optimization (-O)
ac_add_options --enable-optimize

# These options are used so that the Xulrunner binaries are linked to
# the system-installed copies of the specified libraries instead of
# the source tree code which may not be the most recent versions.
# With the exception of libsqlite3, the libraries are statically linked.

# (Options to use system installed libraries)
# Using the shipped version of libsqlite3 has been reported to cause
# problems with other applications which were using sqlite3.
# Only comment this line if you know exactly what you are doing!
ac_add_options --enable-system-sqlite

# Comment this only if you want to use whatever patched version of cairo
# is in the shipped mozilla tree, together with the system headers.
ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo

# Comment this if you have not installed lcms.
ac_add_options --enable-system-lcms

# Comment this if you did not build libjpeg before GTK+-2.
ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg

# These two options enable support for building Xulrunner with
# system-installed versions of the Network Security Services (NSS)
# and Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries. Comment them if
# you wish to use the included copies (not recommended).
ac_add_options --with-system-nspr
ac_add_options --with-system-nss

# Comment this if you have not built png with the apng patch.
ac_add_options --with-system-png

# The pthreads option is only used when building nspr
# Uncomment this if you build the included nspr.
#ac_add_options --with-pthreads

# zlib is included in LFS. Do not comment this line.
ac_add_options --with-system-zlib

# (Options to disable parts of the package)
# This option is used to disable the a11y support in the Xulrunner
# binaries. Comment out this option if you require a11y support.
ac_add_options --disable-accessibility

# Uncomment this if you did not build curl.
#ac_add_options --disable-crashreporter

# Comment this if you have built dbus-glib.
ac_add_options --disable-dbus

# Comment this if you have gnome-vfs and libgnomeui, and wish to
# integrate firefox into your gnome desktop
ac_add_options --disable-gnomevfs

# Comment this if you have wireless-tools installed and wish to use the new
# Necko WiFi scanning.
ac_add_options --disable-necko-wifi

# This option is added so that the Mozilla Installer program is not
# built or installed. The program is not required for a BLFS
# installation of Xulrunner.
ac_add_options --disable-installer

# If you enable javaxpcom, you must have a java compiler installed.
ac_add_options --disable-javaxpcom

# This option is added so that test libraries and programs are not
# built. These would only be required for debugging purposes.
ac_add_options --disable-tests

# Disable the updater, which is not appropriate if you build from source
ac_add_options --disable-updater

# (options to add extra parts of the package)
# This option causes the installed binaries to have the official
# Firefox name embedded in them. Due to license restrictions, you
# may not distribute binaries created using this option.  It also
# means you get a popup EULA when you first run firefox.
ac_add_options --enable-official-branding

# Use the anti-phishing measures (a blacklist of sites).
ac_add_options --enable-safe-browsing

# This option is used so that the debugging symbols are removed from
# the installed binaries during the installation process. Comment out
# this option if you may have a need to retain the debugging symbols
# in the installed binaries (the resulting binaries will be about 7MB
# bigger).
ac_add_options --enable-strip

# Uncomment this option if you desire support for dual-monitor
# display using the X-Window Xinerama libraries.
#ac_add_options --enable-xinerama

# This option identifies the default binary directory of the Xulrunner
# installation and is used to locate Xulrunner's installed files. This
# option is is only used for development purposes.
#ac_add_options --with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/firefox-3.6

# Point to the xulrunner libraries - comment these for a standalone browser
ac_add_options --with-system-libxul
ac_add_options --with-libxul-sdk=/usr/lib/xulrunner-devel-1.9.2
EOF

If you did not install Xulrunner-1.9.2 or NSPR-4.8.3 and NSS-3.12.5, then fix a couple of build errors with the following commands:

patch -Np1 -i ../firefox-3.6-provide_system_nss_nspr-1.patch &&
sed 's@stable@unstable@' -i xulrunner/installer/mozilla-js.pc.in 

Compile Firefox by issuing the following commands:

make -f client.mk build

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user, install the package:

make -f client.mk install

If you are building firefox on xulrunner, as the root user enter the following symbolic link:

ln -sv /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.2/plugins \
    /usr/lib/firefox-3.6/plugins

If you've elected to use the included NSPR and NSS, while still the root user, complete the installation with the following commands:

for DL in \
    libnss3.so libnssutil3.so libsmime3.so libssl3.so libsoftokn3.so \
    libplds4.so libplc4.so libnspr4.so
do
    ln -sv xulrunner-1.9.2/$DL /usr/lib/$DL
done