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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
This page covers building the latest version of the Windows Mobile XULRunner and Fennec applications using either Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 and the MozillaBuild environment. | |||
'''These instructions are changing frequently.''' | |||
The Windows Mobile build of XULRunner and Mobile Fennec is undergoing major improvements and bug fixes. Do not be surprised if your attempt to build and/or run do not immediately work. | |||
People focused on the Windows Mobile build are currently using the [irc://irc.mozilla.org/#wince #wince channel] to communicate about Windows Mobile build-specific issues. | |||
'''Did we mention that things are changing frequently?''' | |||
==Big Picture== | |||
These build instructions are broken down into three parts: | |||
'''(1) [[Mobile/Build/Windows_Mobile_PrepForBuild | Preparing To Build XULRunner and Fennec]]''', or what to do before pulling down a single bit of code | |||
'''(2) [[Mobile/Build/Windows_Mobile_BuildingIt | Actual Building of XULRunner and Fennec]]''', or how to pull down, prepare, and compile the XULRunner and Fennec code | |||
'''(3) [[Mobile/Build/Windows_Mobile_DebuggingIt | Debugging XULRunner and Fennec]]''', also known as 'Now that I have it built, what next?' | |||
'''(4) [[Mobile/Build/Windows_Mobile_DevSpecificInfo | Device Specific Testing Information]]''', which is information about specific devices that people have tested and their issues | |||
==Overview (OLD)== | |||
This page describes the commands for building the latest version of the Windows Mobile XULRunner application using either Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 and the MozillaBuild environment. | This page describes the commands for building the latest version of the Windows Mobile XULRunner application using either Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 and the MozillaBuild environment. | ||
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===Big Picture=== | ===Smaller Big Picture=== | ||
Here is a big-picture view of the steps needed to prepare a new PC for debugging the Windows Mobile Fennec and/or a Windows Mobile ZULRunner application. | Here is a big-picture view of the steps needed to prepare a new PC for debugging the Windows Mobile Fennec and/or a Windows Mobile ZULRunner application. | ||