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* Packages can also have a <tt>data</tt> top-level directory that contains arbitrary static content such as HTML, CSS, images, and so forth. This can be accessed via <tt>packaging.getURLForData()</tt>. An example package can be found [http://hg.mozilla.org/users/avarma_mozilla.com/atul-packages/file/jep-31-examples/packages/proto-jetpack-2/examples/simple here]. | * Packages can also have a <tt>data</tt> top-level directory that contains arbitrary static content such as HTML, CSS, images, and so forth. This can be accessed via <tt>packaging.getURLForData()</tt>. An example package can be found [http://hg.mozilla.org/users/avarma_mozilla.com/atul-packages/file/jep-31-examples/packages/proto-jetpack-2/examples/simple here]. | ||
* When compiling XPCOM components or otherwise reusing lots of command-line options, it may be helpful to create a <tt>local.json</tt> file in the root of your checkout and then use the <tt>--use-config</tt> option to specify a configuration in it. Here's an example <tt>local.json</tt> one might use to make it easier to build binary components for different versions of the Gecko platform: | |||
<pre> | |||
{ | |||
"configs": { | |||
"mc": [ | |||
"--srcdir", "~/Documents/mozilla-stuff/mozilla", | |||
"--objdir", "~/Documents/mozilla-stuff/debug-firefox", | |||
"--binary", "~/Documents/mozilla-stuff/debug-firefox/dist/bin/firefox-bin" | |||
], | |||
"ff36": [ | |||
"--srcdir", "~/Documents/firefox-3.6-stuff/mozilla", | |||
"--objdir", "~/Documents/firefox-3.6-stuff/basic-firefox", | |||
"--binary", "/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin" | |||
], | |||
"ff35": [ | |||
"--srcdir", "~/Documents/firefox-3.5-stuff/mozilla", | |||
"--objdir", "~/Documents/firefox-3.5-stuff/basic-firefox", | |||
"--binary", "~/Documents/firefox-3.5-stuff/basic-firefox/dist/bin/firefox-bin" | |||
] | |||
} | |||
} | |||
</pre> | |||
* It's possible to use the <tt>--templatedir</tt> option to <tt>cfx</tt> to use a cfx configuration from an existing extension. | * It's possible to use the <tt>--templatedir</tt> option to <tt>cfx</tt> to use a cfx configuration from an existing extension. | ||