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== Build recipe == | == Build recipe == | ||
* Grab a copy of mozilla-central (or use an existing checkout) | * Grab a copy of mozilla-central (or use an existing checkout) | ||
* Decide on the locales you desire, e.g. "ar zh-CN zh-TW pl de" (en-US will be included automatically) | * Decide on the locales you desire, e.g. "ar zh-CN zh-TW pl de" (en-US will be included automatically). | ||
* Download localisation repos: you can use the following script to do so: | * Download localisation repos: you can use the following script to do so: | ||
MOZILLA_CENTRAL=~/moz/hg/mozilla-central # edit to reflect current clone | MOZILLA_CENTRAL=~/moz/hg/mozilla-central # edit to reflect current clone | ||
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pushd $L10NBASEDIR | pushd $L10NBASEDIR | ||
for loc in $LANGS; do if ! [ -d "$loc" ]; then hg clone "http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-aurora/$loc"; fi; done | for loc in $LANGS; do if ! [ -d "$loc" ]; then hg clone "http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-aurora/$loc"; fi; done | ||
* set up your mozconfig to include the following | * set up your mozconfig to include the following -'''Note: only full (non-artifact builds are supported):''' | ||
mk_add_options 'export MOZ_CHROME_MULTILOCALE=en-US ar zh-CN zh-TW de pl' # start with en-US, and add your desired locales from (2) | mk_add_options 'export MOZ_CHROME_MULTILOCALE=en-US ar zh-CN zh-TW de pl' # start with en-US, and add your desired locales from (2) | ||
# Use absolute paths. | # Use absolute paths. | ||
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** Locales that are complete therefore don't require the merge-$loc step, however as of writing only 6 locales were actually complete (missing strings will result in |mach package| failing due to xml errors / missing entities). | ** Locales that are complete therefore don't require the merge-$loc step, however as of writing only 6 locales were actually complete (missing strings will result in |mach package| failing due to xml errors / missing entities). | ||
** But chrome-$loc is still needed for every locale. | ** But chrome-$loc is still needed for every locale. | ||
** | ** Beta/release builds usually won't need merge-$loc. | ||
The original multilocale guide can be found on Richard Newman's blog at http://160.twinql.com/building-and-testing-multi-locale-firefox-for-android/ . That blog also contains a plethora of other postings discussing multilocale support. | The original multilocale guide can be found on Richard Newman's blog at http://160.twinql.com/building-and-testing-multi-locale-firefox-for-android/ . That blog also contains a plethora of other postings discussing multilocale support. | ||