glfs/xsoft/graphweb/mozilla/mozilla-intro.xml
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<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Mozilla</application></title>
<para><application>Mozilla</application> is a browser suite, the Open Source
sibling of <application>Netscape</application>. It includes the browser,
composer, mail client and an <acronym>IRC</acronym> client. A
calendar component is also being built but it is not yet integrated into the
stable <application>Mozilla</application> releases.</para>
<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&mozilla-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&mozilla-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &mozilla-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&mozilla-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated install size:
&mozilla-installsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&mozilla-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
<sect3><title><application>Mozilla</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="freetype2"/>, <xref linkend="xfree86"/>, <xref
linkend="zip"/>, <xref linkend="expat"/>, <xref linkend="ATK"/>, <xref
linkend="Pango"/>, <xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>, <!-- <xref
linkend="fontconfig">, --> <xref linkend="GLib2"/>, <xref linkend="GTK2"/>,
<xref linkend="libIDL"/>, <xref linkend="lcms"/>, <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
<xref linkend="libmng"/>, <xref linkend="libpng"/> and <xref linkend="which"/>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2><title>Additional Downloads and Information</title>
<para>Download the patch for various fixes to the build from
<ulink url="&hfile-root;"/>. The patches begin with
<filename>mozilla-&mozilla-version;</filename>. Note that none of the
patches are required, all are optional. Refer to the notes at the top
of the patch file to figure out if you need the patch.</para>
<para>Note that the mozdev spellchecker instructions have been removed since the API
for spellchecker was changed and it is currently broken.</para>
<!--
<para>Download the spellchecker (a Mozdev project).
<screen><ulink url="&hfile-root;/mozilla-&mozilla-version;-spellchecker.tar.bz2"/></screen>
</para>
-->
<para>If you have difficulties in building Mozilla, check out the Mozilla
hint for detailed information at <ulink url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~tushar/"/>.
The instructions
that follow install the entire suite. To select specific components, refer
to the hint.
<!--
Also if you are looking to install some exotic extensions,
check <ulink url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~tushar/build-scripts"/>
if there are any instructions.
-->
</para>
</sect2>