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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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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">
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<!ENTITY firefox-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/&firefox-version;/source/firefox-&firefox-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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<!ENTITY firefox-md5sum "c76f02956645bc823241379e27f76bb5">
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<!ENTITY firefox-size "34.7 MB">
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<!ENTITY firefox-buildsize "556 MB">
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<!ENTITY firefox-time "14.2 SBU">
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]>
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<sect1 id="firefox" xreflabel="Firefox-&firefox-version;">
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<?dbhtml filename="firefox.html" ?>
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<sect1info>
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<date>$Date$</date>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword role="package">firefox-&firefox-version;-source.tar</keyword>
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<keyword role="ftpdir">firefox</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</sect1info>
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<title>Firefox-&firefox-version;</title>
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<indexterm zone="firefox">
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<primary sortas="a-Firefox">Firefox</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<sect2 role="package">
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<title>Introduction to Firefox</title>
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<para><application>Firefox</application> is a stand-alone browser
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based on the <application>Mozilla</application> codebase.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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<listitem>
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<para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&firefox-download-http;"/></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&firefox-download-ftp;"/></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download MD5 sum: &firefox-md5sum;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download size: &firefox-size;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Estimated disk space required: &firefox-buildsize;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Estimated build time: &firefox-time;</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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<listitem>
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<para>Required patch (if using system-installed versions of
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<application>NSS</application> and <application>NSPR</application>):
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<ulink
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url="&patch-root;/firefox-&firefox-version;-system_nss-1.patch"/>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Firefox Dependencies</bridgehead>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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<para role="required"><xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
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<xref linkend="libidl"/>, and
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<xref linkend="zip"/></para>
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<para>Note: <application>libjpeg</application> should have been installed
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before <application>GTK+</application> and should exist on your system. If
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for some reason you haven't installed <application>libjpeg</application>,
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you should remove the <option>--with-system-jpeg</option> option from the
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<filename>.mozconfig</filename> file created below.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (if you will be installing any
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other package that utilizes NSS/NSPR, such as
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<application>Thunderbird</application>,
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<application>Mozilla</application> or
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<application>Evolution</application>)</bridgehead>
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<para role="recommended"><xref linkend="nss"/></para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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<para role="optional"><xref linkend="unzip"/> and
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<xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> (to build the gnomevfs extension)</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="installation">
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<title>Installation of Firefox</title>
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<para>The configuration of <application>Firefox</application> is
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accomplished by creating a <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file containing
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the desired configuration options. A default <filename>.mozconfig</filename>
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is created below. To see the entire list of available configuration options
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(and an abbreviated description of each one), issue
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<command>./configure --help</command>. If you are going to use
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system-installed versions of the <application>NSS</application> and
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<application>NSPR</application> libraries, ensure you uncomment the two
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lines near the bottom of the file. If you are going to build the
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<application>OpenOffice</application> package and you want to use this
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<application>Firefox</application> installation as the default
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<application>Mozilla</application> source, ensure you uncomment the
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<option>--enable-ldap</option> option in the file created below.
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You may also wish to review the entire file and uncomment any other desired
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options. If you would prefer to download the file instead of creating it by
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typing or cut-and-pasting, you can find it at <ulink
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url="&files-anduin;/firefox-&firefox-version;-mozconfig"/>
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(the file must be installed in the root of the source tree
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<filename class='directory'>mozilla</filename> directory, and named
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<filename>.mozconfig</filename>). Create the file by issuing the following
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command:</para>
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<screen><userinput>cat > .mozconfig << "EOF"
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<literal># This file contains the options used in the Firefox build. You may
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# need to specify additional options for your specific build needs.
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# Use the information provided by running './configure --help' to
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# help you determine if you need to add any additional options.
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# Some additional options can be added by uncommenting the examples
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# in this file or adding options by inserting a line containing
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# 'ac_add_options --some-option-you-need'.
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# Use the default settings specified in the source tree
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. $topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig
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# Create an object directory and specify to build the package in that
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# directory. If desired, modify the location of the object directory
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# to a directory inside the source tree by removing '../' from the
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# line below.
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mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/../firefox-build
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# Specify the installation prefix. If you would prefer Firefox
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# installed in a different prefix, modify the line below to fit
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# your needs. You'll also need to modify some of the instructions in
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# the BLFS book to point to your desired prefix.
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ac_add_options --prefix=/usr
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# These options are used so that the Firefox binaries are linked to
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# the system-installed copies of the specified libraries instead of
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# the source tree code which may not be the most recent versions.
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ac_add_options --with-system-zlib
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ac_add_options --with-system-png
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ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg
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ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo
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# This option causes the installed binaries to have the official
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# Firefox name embedded in them. Due to license restrictions, you
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# may not distribute binaries created using this option.
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ac_add_options --enable-official-branding
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# This option specifies to include support for rendering the HTML
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# <canvas></canvas> tag in the Firefox browser.
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ac_add_options --enable-canvas
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# This option is used to enable support for rendering SVG files in the
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# Firefox browser. Comment out the line to disable the option.
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ac_add_options --enable-svg
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# This option is used so that the debugging symbols are removed from
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# the installed binaries during the installation process. Comment out
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# this option if you may have a need to retain the debugging symbols
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# in the installed binaries. Note that this can substantially
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# increase the size of the installed binaries.
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ac_add_options --enable-strip
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# This option is added so that test libraries and programs are not
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# built. These would only be required for debugging purposes.
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ac_add_options --disable-tests
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# This option is added so that the Mozilla Installer program is not
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# built or installed. The program is not required for a BLFS
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# installation of Firefox.
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ac_add_options --disable-installer
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# This option is used to disable the a11y support in the Firefox
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# binaries. Comment out this option if you require a11y support.
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ac_add_options --disable-accessibility
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# This option is used to enable source tree included LDAP support in
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# the Firefox binaries.
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###################################################################
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#
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# NOTE: You must uncomment this option if there is any chance of
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# compiling the OpenOffice package from source code using this copy
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# of Firefox for your Mozilla support.
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#
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###################################################################
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#ac_add_options --enable-ldap
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# Uncomment this option if you desire support for dual-monitor
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# display of Firefox using the X-Window Xinerama libraries.
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#ac_add_options --enable-xinerama
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# These two options enable support for building Firefox with
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# system-installed versions of the Network Security Services (NSS)
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# and Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries. Uncomment both
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# lines to enable support for system-installed NSS/NSPR.
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#ac_add_options --with-system-nss
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#ac_add_options --with-system-nspr
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# This option identifies the default binary directory of the Firefox
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# installation and is used to locate Firefox's installed files. This
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# option is not required for end-user browsing, and is only used for
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# development purposes.
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#ac_add_options --with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;</literal>
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EOF</userinput></screen>
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<para>If you have system-installed Network Security Services (NSS) and
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Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries and you uncommented the
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appropriate lines in the <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file to utilize
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them, apply the following patch:</para>
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<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../firefox-&firefox-version;-system_nss-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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<para>Compile <application>Firefox</application> by issuing the
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following commands:</para>
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<screen><userinput>sed -i "s/^ enum$/& xptinfo_enum_1/" \
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xpcom/reflect/xptinfo/public/xptinfo.h &&
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make -f client.mk build</userinput></screen>
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<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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<para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user,
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install the package:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>make -f client.mk install &&
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install -v -m755 -d /usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/chrome/icons/default &&
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ln -v -s ../../../icons/default.xpm \
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/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/chrome/icons/default &&
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chown -v -R root:root \
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/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/extensions/inspector@mozilla.org/*</userinput></screen>
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<para>If you enabled LDAP support in the <application>Firefox</application>
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build, install some additional interface headers as the
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<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m644 ../firefox-build/dist/public/ldap-private/* \
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/usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;/ldap</userinput></screen>
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<para>If you built <application>Firefox</application> utilizing
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system-installed NSS and NSPR libraries, the
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<filename>firefox-ns*.pc</filename> <application>pkgconfig</application>
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files are broken as they point to the wrong directories where the actual
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libraries and interface headers are located. Issue the following commands
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as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to replace the
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broken files with symbolic links to known good files:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -v -sf nss.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig/firefox-nss.pc &&
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ln -v -sf nspr.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig/firefox-nspr.pc</userinput></screen>
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<para>If you did <emphasis role="strong">NOT</emphasis> build
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<application>Firefox</application> utilizing system-installed NSS and
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NSPR libraries, issue the following commands as the
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<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the NSS
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interface headers:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m755 -d /usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;/nss &&
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cp -v -Lf ../firefox-build/dist/{private,public}/nss/*.h \
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/usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;/nss</userinput></screen>
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<note>
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<para>You should run <command>/usr/bin/firefox</command> once as the
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<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user (or any user with
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write privileges) to create some necessary additional files in the
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<filename class='directory'>/usr</filename> hierarchy.</para>
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</note>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="commands">
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<title>Command Explanations</title>
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<para><command>sed -i "s/^ enum$/& xptinfo_enum_1/" ...</command>:
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This command is used to fix an anonymous enum in an external/public
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interface header file.</para>
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<para><command>make -f client.mk ...</command>: Mozilla products are
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packaged to allow the use of a configuration file which can be used to
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pass the configuration settings to the <command>configure</command>
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command. <command>make</command> uses the <filename>client.mk</filename>
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file to get initial configuration and setup parameters, then depending on
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the target parameter (<parameter>build</parameter> or
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<parameter>install</parameter>), either runs the
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<command>configure</command> script and compiles the package or installs
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the package.</para>
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<para><command>install -v -m755 -d .../chrome/icons/default</command> and
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<command>ln -v -s ../../../icons/default.xpm ...</command>: These two
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commands are used to create a symlink in the required directory so that
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the proper icon is displayed in the taskbar and when
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<application>Firefox</application> windows are minimized.</para>
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<para><command>chown -v -R root:root ...</command>: This command changes
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the ownership of some installed files to more appropriate user:group
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names.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="configuration">
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<title>Configuring Firefox</title>
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<para>No specific configuration is required as long as the
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<command>firefox</command> script is in the user's path. If
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<application>Firefox</application> is installed in a non-standard location,
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then make a symlink to the <command>firefox</command> script in the
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<filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename> directory.</para>
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<para>If your Window or Desktop Manager does not allow you to configure
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a default mail client, you can add a configuration parameter to
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<application>Firefox</application> so that an email client will start
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when you click on a <systemitem role='url'>mailto:</systemitem> URL.
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There are two parameters you need to check. The procedure to check or
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modify any of the configuration parameters is quite simple and the
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instructions here can be used to view or modify any of the
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parameters.</para>
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<para>First, open the configuration dialog by entering
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<systemitem role='url'>about:config</systemitem> in the address bar. This
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will display a list of the configuration preferences and information
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related to each one. You can use the <quote>Filter:</quote> bar to enter
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search criteria and narrow down the listed items. Changing a preference
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can be done using two methods. One, if the preference has a boolean value
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(True/False), simply double-click on the preference to toggle the value
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and two, for other preferences simply right-click on the desired line,
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choose <quote>Modify</quote> from the menu and change the value. Creating
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new preference items is accomplished in the same way, except choose
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<quote>New</quote> from the menu and provide the desired data into the
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fields when prompted.</para>
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<para>The two configuration preference items you need to check so that
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<application>Firefox</application> uses a specified default mail client
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are the <parameter>network.protocol-handler.external.mailto</parameter>
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which should be set to <option>True</option> and the
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<parameter>network.protocol-handler.app.mailto</parameter> which should
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be set to the path of the desired mail client, e.g.,
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<option>/usr/bin/thunderbird</option>.</para>
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<tip>
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<para>There is a multitude of configuration parameters you can tweak to
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customize <application>Firefox</application>. A very extensive and
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up-to-date list of these parameters can be found at <ulink
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url="http://preferential.mozdev.org/preferences.html"/>.</para>
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</tip>
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<para>Many applications look for <command>netscape</command> when they
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need to open a browser. You may wish to make the following symlink for
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convenience (as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
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user).</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -v -sf firefox /usr/bin/netscape</userinput></screen>
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<para>For installing various <application>Firefox</application> plugins,
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refer to <ulink url="http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html">Mozdev's
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PluginDoc Project</ulink>. If you have the <xref linkend="jdk"/> already
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installed, create the following link as the
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<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to utilize the installed
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<application>Java</application> plugin: </para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -v -s $JAVA_HOME/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so \
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/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/plugins</userinput></screen>
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<para>Some packages install Mozilla plugins into the default system-wide
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directory <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins</filename>.
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If desired, create symbolic links in the <application>Firefox</application>
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plugin directory
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<filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/plugins</filename>
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to the files in the default plugin directory (you should link to the actual
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files and not other links). Alternatively, you can move or copy the files
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in the default plugin directory to the
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<application>Firefox</application> plugin directory. An example of creating
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a symbolic link is shown below. Create the links as the
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<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -v -s ../../mozilla/plugins/<replaceable>[plugin.so]</replaceable> \
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/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;/plugins</userinput></screen>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="content">
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<title>Contents</title>
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<segmentedlist>
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<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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<seglistitem>
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<seg>firefox and firefox-config</seg>
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<seg>Numerous libraries, browser components, plugins, extensions, and
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helper modules installed in <filename
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class='directory'>/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;</filename></seg>
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<seg>/usr/include/firefox-&firefox-version;,
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/usr/lib/firefox-&firefox-version;, and
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/usr/share/idl/firefox-&firefox-version;</seg>
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</seglistitem>
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</segmentedlist>
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<variablelist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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<varlistentry id="firefox-prog">
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<term><command>firefox</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>is a shell script that sets up the environment and
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calls the <filename>firefox-bin</filename> binary.</para>
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<indexterm zone="firefox firefox-prog">
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<primary sortas="b-firefox">firefox</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="firefox-config">
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<term><command>firefox-config</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>determines the compile and linker flags that should be
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used to compile and link programs that use
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<application>Firefox</application> libraries and browser
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components.</para>
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<indexterm zone="firefox firefox-config">
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<primary sortas="b-firefox-config">firefox-config</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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