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Applying the Patch
The following commands have to be run to apply the patch.
# tar jxvf mozilla-source-1.7.tar.bz2
# cd mozilla
rename the patch to ctl.patch and copy it into the mozilla folder.
# mv attachment.cgi?id=152102 ctl.patch
#patch -Np0 -i ctl.patch
The following 2 files are patched.
a) mozilla/configure.in
b) mozilla/gfx/src/gtk/nsFontMatricsXft.cpp
Once the patching is successful you are ready for compilation.
Generating build environment
export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1
export BUILD_OFFICIAL=1
export MOZ_INTERNAL_LIBART_LGPL= 1
Preparation for compilation
Prepare for compilation with following options
./configure --enable-mathml --enable-crypto --enable-xft --enable-default-toolkit=gtk2 --disable-ctl --enableoptimize=-O2 --disable-debug --disable-tests --without-system-nspr --without-system-zlib --without-systemjpeg --without-system-png --without-system-mng --disable-xprint --disable-freetype --enable-pango
Compilation
Compilation involves the following:
#make
After build is successful, execute and check the rendering by visiting site.
#mozilla/dist/bin/./mozilla
If the rendering is satisfactory, go ahead with the preparation of the mozilla-installer as mentioned in the
following section.
Generating the Mozilla Installer
The following commands have to be run for generating the Mozilla Installer.
# cd mozilla/XPInstall/packager/unix
# perl deliver.pl
you will get erroran complaining about not finding the mozilla-installer.bin file.
To eliminate this error, download a mozilla-installer from mozilla.com, unzip it and copy this particular file
“mozilla-installer.bin” to the following folder
mozilla/XPInstall/wizard/unix/src2/
Run the perl script again. The mozilla-installer.tar.gz will be available in the following location:
mozilla/installer/sea/
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