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There are | There are several architecture / cleanup changes we need to make to [http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/mailnews/ mailnews] in the mozilla 1.9 time frame. | ||
== Remove nsFileSpec == | == Remove nsFileSpec == | ||
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== The Great Mailnews String Roundup == | == The Great Mailnews String Roundup == | ||
In order to move to frozen linkages, we can no longer use nsXPIDLStrings. We need to convert these to nsString equivalents. While doing this audit, we're also going to try to convert many of the string parameters in the mailnews interfaces to use AString/ACString. | In order to move to frozen linkages, we can no longer use nsXPIDLStrings. We need to convert these to nsString equivalents. While doing this audit, we're also going to try to convert many of the string parameters in the mailnews interfaces to use AString/ACString. | ||
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* Bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379070 | * Bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379070 | ||
* Owner: mscott (I could use extra help!) | * Owner: mscott (I could use extra help cleaning up strings, it's fairly straight forward work that can be divided up, just a lot of it!) | ||
== Using Frozen Linkages == | == Using Frozen Linkages == | ||
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== libxul == | == libxul == | ||
* After porting Thunderbird to using frozen linkages, it should be a short step to make Thunderbird use libxul. This is a requirement before we can move to XULRunner. | * After porting Thunderbird to using frozen linkages, it should be a short step to make Thunderbird use libxul. This is a requirement before we can move to XULRunner. | ||
* Bug: ??? | * Bug: ??? | ||
* Owner: mscott | * Owner: mscott and ? | ||
== XULRunner == | == XULRunner == | ||
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Thunderbird should become a XULRunner App. | Thunderbird should become a XULRunner App. | ||
* Bug: | * Bug: ? | ||
* Owner: | * Owner: mscott and ? | ||
== Breakpad == | == Breakpad == | ||
We're going to be replacing the crash reporting tool (Talkback) Thunderbird currently uses with the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Breakpad Breakpad]. | We're going to be replacing the crash reporting tool (Talkback) Thunderbird currently uses with the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Breakpad Breakpad]. | ||
* Bug: | * Bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379396 | ||
* Owner: | * Owner: mscott | ||