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* Now, you need to set up your development environment by [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Simple_Firefox_build building Firefox]. There are two ways to do this: | * Now, you need to set up your development environment by [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Simple_Firefox_build building Firefox]. There are two ways to do this: | ||
** [recommended] Build Firefox using [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Artifact_builds Firefox Artifact builds]. If the issue only requires changes to privileged JavaScript code, we recommend you use this method. Artifact builds saves time because it downloads a pre-built version of Firefox sources and applies your local changes on it, instead of rebuilding all of the C++ and Rust pieces from scratch. | ** [recommended] Build Firefox using [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Artifact_builds Firefox Artifact builds]. If the issue only requires changes to privileged JavaScript code, we recommend you use this method. Artifact builds saves time because it downloads a pre-built version of Firefox sources and applies your local changes on it, instead of rebuilding all of the C++ and Rust pieces from scratch. | ||
*** Build Firefox for Android [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Simple_Firefox_for_Android_build requires some additional setup steps]. For a faster local development experience, we recommend to use the Artifact builds and the Android x86 target (which is especially useful to run the tests locally). | |||
** [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Simple_Firefox_build Build Firefox from scratch]. Note: doing this can take some time. After the initial build, you can build Firefox using the “mach build” command. | ** [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Simple_Firefox_build Build Firefox from scratch]. Note: doing this can take some time. After the initial build, you can build Firefox using the “mach build” command. | ||