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==== Stub Executable ==== | ==== Stub Executable ==== | ||
The stub executable is a platform-specific executable that starts an app by invoking Firefox in webapp mode, using Firefox's -webapp command-line flag to specify the manifest of the app to start. | The stub executable is a platform-specific executable that starts an app by invoking Firefox in "webapp mode," using Firefox's -webapp command-line flag to specify the manifest of the app to start. | ||
The executable is bundled with Firefox, and Firefox makes a copy of it and binds the copy to the app manifest when a user installs an app. The executable updates itself if needed when it starts up by checking the Firefox version and replacing itself with a new version when the version of Firefox has changed. | The executable is bundled with Firefox, and Firefox makes a copy of it and binds the copy to the app manifest when a user installs an app. The executable updates itself if needed when it starts up by checking the Firefox version and replacing itself with a new version when the version of Firefox has changed. | ||