Compiling Firefox (again)

Last updated on 2013-09-20 09:55 UTC UTC

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I'll try to document how to set up OS X to compile Firefox -- in order to have all the relevant links in one place. Please note that his information might became obsolete, please check the date of the post

• Setup the environment with the bootstrap script (link in MDN)
• Python will be installed from Homebrew (since Python >= 2.7.3 is required). If link fails because pip executables will be overwritten, uninstall pip using pip uninstall pip (sudo may be needed)
• build with mach
• the tool is refined, presenting clear feedback about progress

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