glfs/xsoft/graphweb/firefox.xml

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  <!ENTITY firefox-download-http "http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/&firefox-version;/source/firefox-&firefox-version;-source.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY firefox-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/&firefox-version;/source/firefox-&firefox-version;-source.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY firefox-md5sum        "fa915ddcadecda30ed3e13694f26a779">
  <!ENTITY firefox-size          "34.4 MB">
  <!ENTITY firefox-buildsize     "568 MB">
  <!ENTITY firefox-time          "15.8 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="firefox" xreflabel="Firefox-&firefox-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="firefox.html" ?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
    <keywordset>
      <keyword role="package">firefox-&firefox-version;-source.tar</keyword>
      <keyword role="ftpdir">firefox</keyword>
    </keywordset>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Firefox-&firefox-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="firefox">
    <primary sortas="a-Firefox">Firefox</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Firefox</title>

    <para><application>Firefox</application> is a stand-alone browser
    based on the <application>Mozilla</application> codebase.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&firefox-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&firefox-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &firefox-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &firefox-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &firefox-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &firefox-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Firefox Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
    <xref linkend="libidl"/> and
    <xref linkend="zip"/></para>

    <para>Note: <application>libjpeg</application> should have been installed
    before <application>GTK+</application> and should exist on your system. If
    for some reason you haven't installed <application>libjpeg</application>,
    you should remove the <option>--with-system-jpeg</option> option from the
    <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file created below.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="unzip"/> and
    <xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> (to build the gnomevfs extension)</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Firefox</title>

    <!-- This is now obsolete (I'm almost certain). During the next update
         of Firefox, please remove everything contained in this comment if
         there's been no mention to reactivate this. -Randy

    <para><application>Firefox</application> default behavior when invoked
    with a URL parameter is to open a new browser window. If you would rather
    <application>Firefox</application> open a new tab in an existing browser
    window, issue the following command:</para>

<screen><userinput>sed -i 's|openURL(${_optLast}|&amp;, new-tab|' browser/app/mozilla.in</userinput></screen>
    -->

    <para>The configuration of <application>Firefox</application> is
    accomplished by creating a <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file containing
    the desired configuration options. A default <filename>.mozconfig</filename>
    is created below. To see the entire list of available configuration options
    (and an abbreviated description of each one), issue
    <command>./configure --help</command>. If you are going to build the
    <application>OpenOffice</application> package and you want to use this
    <application>Firefox</application> installation as the default
    <application>Mozilla</application> source, ensure you uncomment the
    <option>--enable-ldap</option> option from the default file created below.
    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, here is the URL: <ulink
    url="http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/files/BLFS/firefox-&firefox-version;-mozconfig"/>
    (the file must be installed in the
    <filename class='directory'>mozilla</filename> directory and named
    <filename>.mozconfig</filename>). Create the file by issuing the following
    command:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt; .mozconfig &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal># 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'.


# 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 Firefox
# installed in a different prefix, modify the line below to fit
# your needs. You'll also need to modify some of the instructions in
# the BLFS book to point to your desired prefix.
ac_add_options --prefix=/usr

# These options are used so that the Firefox 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.
ac_add_options --with-system-zlib
ac_add_options --with-system-png
ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg
ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo

# 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.
ac_add_options --enable-official-branding

# This option specifies to include support for rendering the HTML
# &lt;canvas&gt;&lt;/canvas&gt; tag in the Firefox browser.
ac_add_options --enable-canvas

# 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. Note that this can substantially
# increase the size of the installed binaries.
ac_add_options --enable-strip

# 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

# 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 Firefox.
ac_add_options --disable-installer

# This option is used to disable the a11y support in the Firefox
# binaries. Comment out this option if you require a11y support.
ac_add_options --disable-accessibility

# This option is used to enable source tree included LDAP support in
# the Firefox binaries.
###################################################################
#
# NOTE: You must uncomment this option if there is any chance of
# compiling the OpenOffice package from source code using this copy
# of Firefox for your Mozilla support.
#
###################################################################
#ac_add_options --enable-ldap

# This option is used to enable support for rendering SVG files in the
# Firefox browser. Uncomment the line below to enable the option.
#ac_add_options --enable-svg

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

# This option identifies the default binary directory of the Firefox
# installation and is used to locate Firefox's installed files. This
# option is not required for end-user browsing, and is only used for
# development purposes.
#ac_add_options --with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;</literal>

EOF</userinput></screen>

    <para>Compile <application>Firefox</application> by issuing the
    following command:</para>

<screen><userinput>make -f client.mk build</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user,
    install the package:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make -f client.mk install &amp;&amp;

install -v -m755 -d /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/chrome/icons/default &amp;&amp;
ln -v -s ../../../icons/default.xpm \
    /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/chrome/icons/default &amp;&amp;

install -v -m755 -d /usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;/nss &amp;&amp;
cp -v -Lf ../firefox-build/dist/{private,public}/nss/*.h \
    /usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;/nss &amp;&amp;

chown -v -R root:root \
    /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/extensions/inspector@mozilla.org/*</userinput></screen>

    <para>If you enabled LDAP support in the <application>Firefox</application>
    build, install some additional interface headers as the
    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m644 ../firefox-build/dist/public/ldap-private/* \
    /usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;/ldap</userinput></screen>

    <!-- This appears to not be required any longer. The regchrome program
         is not built any longer, and multi-user access to Firefox appears
         to work fine without running regxpcom and touching the files. -Randy 

    <para>To enable multi-user operation, execute the following as the
    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>cd /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version; &amp;&amp;
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD" &amp;&amp;
export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME="$PWD" &amp;&amp;
./regxpcom &amp;&amp;
./regchrome &amp;&amp;
touch `find . -name *.rdf`</userinput></screen>

    -->

    <note>
      <para>You should run <command>/usr/bin/firefox</command> once as the
      <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user (or any user with
      write privileges) to create some necessary additional files in the
      <filename class='directory'>/usr</filename> hierarchy.</para>
    </note>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><command>install -v -m755 -d .../chrome/icons/default</command> and
    <command>ln -v -s ../../../icons/default.xpm ...</command>: These two
    commands are used to create a symlink in the required directory so that
    the proper icon is displayed in the taskbar and when
    <application>Firefox</application> windows are minimized.</para>

    <para><command>install -v -m755 -d /usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;/nss</command>
    and <command>cp -v -Lf ../firefox-build/dist/{private,public}/nss/*.h ...</command>:
    These commands are used to install the Mozilla Network Security Services
    (NSS) interface headers to a system-wide location.</para>

    <para><command>chown -v -R root:root ...</command>: This command changes
    the ownership of some installed files to more appropriate user:group
    names.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Firefox</title>

    <para>No specific configuration is required as long as the
    <command>firefox</command> script is in the user's path. If
    <application>Firefox</application> is installed in a non-standard location,
    then make a symlink to the <command>firefox</command> script in the
    <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename> directory.</para>

    <para>Many applications look for <command>netscape</command> when they
    need to open a browser. You may make the following symlink for convenience
    (as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user).</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -v -sf firefox /usr/bin/netscape</userinput></screen>

    <para>For installing various <application>Firefox</application> plugins,
    refer to <ulink url="http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html">Mozdev's
    PluginDoc Project</ulink>. If you have <xref linkend="jdk"/> already
    installed, create the following link as the
    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to utilize the installed
    <application>Java</application> plugin: </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -v -s $JAVA_HOME/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so \
    /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/plugins</userinput></screen>

    <para>Some packages install Mozilla plugins into the default system-wide
    directory <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins</filename>.
    If desired, issue the following commands as the
    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to link any plugins
    you may have installed to the <application>Firefox</application> plugin
    directory.</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>if [ -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/* ]; then
  for PLUGIN_FILE in $(ls /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/*)
  do
    ln -v -s ../../mozilla/plugins/$(basename $PLUGIN_FILE) \
        /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/plugins
  done
fi</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>firefox and firefox-config</seg>
        <seg>Numerous libraries, browser components, plugins, extensions, and
        helper modules installed in <filename
        class='directory'>/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;</filename></seg>
        <seg>/usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;,
        /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;, and
        /usr/share/idl/firefox-&firefox-version;</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="firefox-prog">
        <term><command>firefox</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a shell script that sets up the environment and
          calls the <filename>firefox-bin</filename> binary.</para>
          <indexterm zone="firefox firefox-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-firefox">firefox</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="firefox-config">
        <term><command>firefox-config</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>determines the compile and linker flags that should be
          used to compile and link programs that use
          <application>Firefox</application> libraries and browser
          components.</para>
          <indexterm zone="firefox firefox-config">
            <primary sortas="b-firefox-config">firefox-config</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>