
Addition note for users inside Netscape firewall:įorget that \nstools ever existed. Then download the latest Windows 9x/NT version and place it in Needs a perl interpreter version 5.005 or greater and this isĪnd get the full installation via ftp or http.ĭownload Zip.exe from Info-ZIP. See common errors for details.ĭownload ActivePerl from Activestate. The cygwin version of cvs will work IF you pull a fresh tree using cygwin cvs. This batch script will install the files into %MOZ_TOOLS%/bin.ĭownload WinCVS from. The zip file, and set MOZ_TOOLS to the directory you want the buildĭo NOT set MOZ_TOOLS to point to your cygwin installationĭirectory or a subdirectory of it. Needed to build Mozilla, in addition to nsinstall, "our crackbaby install
Netscape's wintools.zip contains pre-built libraries of libIDL & glib which are Specifically, you'll need the following packages:Ĭygwin 1.1.6 or higher (b20.x is not good enough)
GNU Tools for Microsoft Windows (the Cygnus toolkit):Īnd follow the installation instructions. (make sure you have set up the compiler using the Microsoft Visual C++ version 6.0 or later. The following need to be installed for a standard win32 build:
If you're looking for documentation on developing features or fixingĮach of the following subsections describes, or gives references toĭescriptions of, the steps necessary to build Mozilla.
These instructions are provided as a convenience for existing branches that require nmake to build. Please note that building using nmake is unsupported when building using the Mozilla trunk. A list of environment variables you will need to set before.A listing of the development tools you will need to build.What this document is: A guide to building the Mozilla application using nmake. Building Mozilla on Microsoft Windows 32-bit platforms using nmakeĭaniel to build Mozilla on a Microsoft Windows 32-bit System using nmake.ģ.