* Justin Pryzby ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 12:54:03AM -0400, Massimo Savino wrote: > > OK, I've built 1.5.0.2-3 from src as per instructions -- two qns: > > > > 1. I should have configured it to run off a local prefs directory, say > > ~/.firefox-local or something. How can I do this? > firefox will load ~/.mozilla/firefox stuff automatically. Do you want > it to be using a different preferences setup for some reason? > > > 2. Can I run / install this separately from the installed version > > (also at 1.5.0.2-3, from Sun 23 April & built by Eric), say under > > /usr/local ? > The package you build is in every way comparable to the Debian > package, except that it was built with debugging symbols (and possibly > a different toolchain). If you used apt-get -b, dpkg-buildpackage,
1.5.0.2-3 contains a -dbg package, so no recompiling with debug symbols should be necessary. > ./debian/rules binary or any other incarnation, then you'll end up > with a set of .debs in the parent to the build directory. You can > install them and test without worrying about saving the old ~/.mozilla > (since you're just going to be running another copy of firefox, which > happens to be built locally and with debug syms). When you are done > testing, you can just apt-get install firefox and get a .d.o build of > it, without debug syms, and save space. > > You *could* modify the "build system" to install to /usr/local, but I > really don't see the need. The simplest way of doing this would be to > add a command immediately before the calls to dh_builddeb, something > like: > > mkdir debian/firefox/usr/local > mv debian/firefox/usr/* debian/firefox/usr/local/ > > BTW, firefox maintainers, you can reduce the code duplication in > ./debian/rules by using the dh-make-type template, that just calls > $(MAKE) binary-common DH_OPTIONS=$(DH_OPTIONS) or whatever, with the > different binary-* targets setting different values of DH_OPTIONS. -- Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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