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Added note about latest Linux OS versions and potential incompatibilities with older runtime versions
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These were the steps followed to build Thunderbird 3.0 and Penelope from comm-central on Linux. | These were the steps followed to build Thunderbird 3.0 and Penelope from comm-central on Linux. | ||
These instructions assume an up-to-date Linux machine. The machine I used is running Gentoo Linux 2006.1. | These instructions assume an up-to-date Linux machine. The machine I used is running Gentoo Linux 2006.1. Note that using the latest versions of OSes can be problematic due to dev libraries that are not compatible with older runtime versions. For example, Ubuntu 9.10 includes version 2.18 of libgtk which is incompatible with older runtime versions, and so it is recommended to use Ubuntu 8.04 LTS for a build environment. | ||
More Thunderbird Linux build details can be found at [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Linux_Build_Prerequisites developer.mozilla.org] | More Thunderbird Linux build details can be found at [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Linux_Build_Prerequisites developer.mozilla.org] | ||