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, 17 July 2009describe building for install vs for development →Building the Extension
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=== Building the Extension === | === Building the Extension For Install === | ||
To build a | To build a Weave .xpi to install, just type the following in to your shell: | ||
make xpi | make xpi | ||
This will generate a <tt>.xpi</tt> file located at <tt>weave/dist/xpi/weave-{version}.xpi</tt>. You can then open that file from Firefox to install the extension. | |||
=== Building the Extension For Development === | |||
You could use the above <tt>make xpi</tt> for development and install then restart every time you make a change, but you can be more efficient with another command. It requires a little more up-front setup, but it saves a lot of time down the line. | |||
Note, this only works for systems that support "symlinks", so this won't work on Windows. | |||
First create an [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Setting_up_extension_development_environment#Firefox_extension_proxy_file extension proxy]: | |||
# Find your [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder profile directory] | |||
# Create a plain text file at <profile>/extensions/{340c2bbc-ce74-4362-90b5-7c26312808ef} | |||
# Edit that file with a single line referencing <path to weave>/dist/stage | |||
Assuming you know where your weave files are and your profile directory, you can do this in a single line on OS X: | |||
echo /Path/To/weave/dist/stage > ~/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/xr4nd0mx.profile/extensions/{340c2bbc-ce74-4362-90b5-7c26312808ef} | |||
Now you just need to build Weave from the weave directory: | |||
make | |||
That's all! | |||
Any future changes to files under <tt>weave/source/</tt> will work after you restart Firefox. You don't even need to run <tt>make</tt> again. The only time you would need to re-run <tt>make</tt> is if you change a <tt>.in</tt> file or the values used in the <tt>.in</tt> file. | |||
=== Setting up to run tests === | === Setting up to run tests === | ||