User:Toniher/Building langpacks

Some notes about building langpacks.

Create a working directory and choose base repository you are going to use. E. g.: beta

• Clone base directory:

hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta

• Create l10n directory. Example with an.

hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/users/toniher_softcatala.org/an l10n/an

Inside mozilla-beta directory, create a .mozconfig file with the following content:

ac_add_options --disable-compile-environment

mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/aragon

ac_add_options --with-l10n-base=/home/toniher/remote-work/mozilla-hg/mozilla-beta/l10n

ac_add_options --enable-application=browser

ac_add_options --enable-official-branding

Langpack will be created in a subdirectory inside aragon dir. l10n-base should be changed to fit the path in your system. If creating a langpack for other applications, you should change browser for mail or other.

• Inside mozilla-beta, launch this command: make -f client.mk configure.

• This will generate a Makefile in: aragon/browser/locales

• Go to aragon/browser/locales, and execute: make langpack-an

• A langpack will be generated in: aragon/dist/linux-x86_64/xpi (depending on your system)

• XPI is a ZIP file. You can change some things inside:
  • In install.rdf, increase major version, let's say, from 12.0 to 12.*
  • In chrome.manifest file, remove manifest chrome/an.manifest line (not necessary)
  • Save them back and you're done.