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* [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.dev.platform/cm0Jsgr6nr0/discussion Install mozmake]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.dev.platform/cm0Jsgr6nr0/discussion Install mozmake]
* Use "mach build binaries" for fast incremental builds if you change only C/C++ files (requires mozmake)
* Use "mach build binaries" for fast incremental builds if you change only C/C++ files (requires mozmake)
* If you build without using mach (by running make/mozmake/pymake directly), be aware that [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/firefox-dev/fEjTChWPJjg you must run "mach build-backend" if you change a moz.build file].
* [http://blog.pearce.org.nz/2013/03/reducing-windows-background-cpu-load.html Disable Windows' malware scanning and indexing] on your source and object dirs to reduce background CPU load while building.


== Handy MOZCONFIG settings ==
== Handy MOZCONFIG settings ==

Latest revision as of 18:41, 7 November 2013

Intro

  • Developing & building Gecko& friends on Windows, especially Windows 8, has lots of room for improvement. Here's some of the tribal knowledge to make you happier on our most popular platform.

Prerequisite reading

Mercurial

Customizations to the Console Emulator

Build System Tweaks

Handy MOZCONFIG settings

Nifty Visual Studio tricks

VS 2010-13

VS 2010

VS 2011

VS 2012

Debugging JS on Windows

Debugging CPP on Windows

IRC

  • For build system questions/discussion: #build
  • For Windows specific questions/discussion: #windev