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= Getting started with Sync development = | = Getting started with Sync development = | ||
== | == Using Mercurial == | ||
Mozilla's development process is very much patch driven. [[Mercurial Patch Queues|https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Mercurial_queues]], although a bit awkward to use at times, fit this process rather well. It is recommended you familiarize yourself with them and use them. | |||
=== Configuration === | |||
Marco Bonardo has some [[general purpose tips|http://blog.bonardo.net/2010/06/22/so-youre-about-to-use-checkin-needed]] for Mozilla developers on how to format patches before uploading them to Bugzilla. | |||
Essentially it is recommended you put the following in your ~/.hgrc: | |||
[ui] | [ui] | ||
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[extensions] | [extensions] | ||
hgext.mq = | hgext.mq = | ||
[diff] | [diff] | ||
git = 1 | git = 1 | ||
unified = 8 | unified = 8 | ||
[defaults] | [defaults] | ||
diff = -pU8 | diff = -pU8 | ||
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qnew = -U | qnew = -U | ||
qseries = -sv | qseries = -sv | ||
== Repositories == | == Repositories == | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 26 November 2010
Getting started with Sync development
Using Mercurial
Mozilla's development process is very much patch driven. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Mercurial_queues, although a bit awkward to use at times, fit this process rather well. It is recommended you familiarize yourself with them and use them.
Configuration
Marco Bonardo has some http://blog.bonardo.net/2010/06/22/so-youre-about-to-use-checkin-needed for Mozilla developers on how to format patches before uploading them to Bugzilla.
Essentially it is recommended you put the following in your ~/.hgrc:
[ui] username = Your Name <you@mozilla.com> [extensions] hgext.mq = [diff] git = 1 unified = 8 [defaults] diff = -pU8 qdiff = -pU8 qnew = -U qseries = -sv
Repositories
fx-sync
Sync is primarily developed in the https://hg.mozilla.org/services/fx-sync/ repository. Things that live there:
- The Services client libraries in services/crypto/ and services/sync.
- The Firefox Sync add-on in addon/*
- The Firefox 3.x and Fennec 1.x UIs for the Sync add-on in ui/*
mozilla-central
mozilla-central is the repository for Firefox and the base repository for other Mozilla-based applications. How mozilla-central is relevant to Sync:
- The client library is periodically merged from fx-sync to mozilla-central.
- The integrated UI for Firefox Sync lives in browser/base/*, along with the rest of the Firefox UI.