That's an interesting idea. As I mentioned above chromium-browser builds with -mthumb so it's possible this is a key flag.
Sorry to hear that Firefox does not build with clang out of the box. Another possible approach is to build the majority of Firefox with gcc but the Skia portion in clang. You could take a look at https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/raw- file/tip/gfx/skia/generate_mozbuild.py and figure out how to override the compiler just for Skia. This would still take at least 20 hours but you are less likely to encounter clang-specific bitrot across Firefox. To build only libxul.so, as well as to iterate quickly when you attempt fixes like -std=gnu89 to address specific errors, have you tried the instructions at https://developer.mozilla.org/en- US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Mozilla_build_FAQ#Making_builds_faster ? Thanks for working on this. It's quite an endeavor to build Firefox from source and we're all cheering you on. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1711337 Title: Firefox crashes at start on armv7L after 55.0.1 update Status in Mozilla Firefox: Expired Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Firefox always crashes when launched after the 55.0.1 update on an Orange Pi PC Plus (a single-board computer similar to a Raspberry Pi), even in safe mode. I did a fresh install of Armbian (a Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 re-spin for ARM single-board computer) on a similar board (Orange Pi Plus 2e), installed Firefox and experienced the same problem--it won't load without crashing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: firefox 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 Uname: Linux 3.4.113-sun8i armv7l AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25. ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: armhf AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: jim 1138 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: jim 1138 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20170814194718 Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'audiocodec'/'audiocodec' Mixer name : '' Components : '' Controls : 12 Simple ctrls : 12 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'sndhdmi'/'sndhdmi' Mixer name : '' Components : '' Controls : 1 Simple ctrls : 1 Card1.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'hdmi audio format Function',0 Capabilities: enum Items: 'null' 'pcm' 'AC3' 'MPEG1' 'MP3' 'MPEG2' 'AAC' 'DTS' 'ATRAC' 'ONE_BIT_AUDIO' 'DOLBY_DIGITAL_PLUS' 'DTS_HD' 'MAT' 'WMAPRO' Item0: 'pcm' Channel: Unavailable CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Aug 17 05:37:00 2017 Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing ForcedLayersAccel: False IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite) IpRoute: default via 192.168.10.1 dev eth0 default via 192.168.10.1 dev wlan0 proto static metric 600 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.10.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.10.107 192.168.10.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.10.108 metric 600 Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing PciMultimedia: PciNetwork: Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=55.0.1/20170814194718 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1711337/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
