setting up Xcode

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Eric - 04 Apr 2005 21:35 GMT

Hi all,

i've been involved with Mozilla since about 2000. Recently i switched to
OS X and i now want to set up my development environment in Xcode.

I've read a bit on the Mozilla.org web site but all i can find there is
how to run debugs on Camino/Firefox etc.

What i'm looking for however is a simple xcode project. Similar i guess
to camino.xcode.

Can anyone get me jumpstarted?

Thank you!

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Javier Pedemonte - 06 Apr 2005 15:29 GMT

There is no Xcode project for Firefox or Mozilla. Both are built from
the command line. Xcode is used only for debugging. Just read the
build instructions at http://www.mozilla.org/build/mac.html.

javier

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Eric - 06 Apr 2005 16:09 GMT

> There is no Xcode project for Firefox or Mozilla. Both are built from
> the command line. Xcode is used only for debugging. Just read the
> build instructions at http://www.mozilla.org/build/mac.html.

thanks for your reply.

I realized that. But i thought about using Xcode as my development
environment (code completion, building etc.)

Am i correct in assuming that there's no such thing, other than just
loading a file for editing?

Thanks again :)

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Javier Pedemonte - 07 Apr 2005 15:21 GMT

> Am i correct in assuming that there's no such thing, other than just
> loading a file for editing?

More or less. You can also debug!

For easier maintenance, the Mozilla.org projects use the same GNU Make
build system across all platforms. The only part of the code that uses
Xcode for building is the Camino front end, since it doesn't need to be
cross-platform.

javier

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