Closed Bug 296851 Opened 20 years ago Closed 19 years ago

Provide support for x86 based Macs

Categories

(Firefox Build System :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox Build System
Component:
General
Platform:
PowerPC
macOS
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: u49640, Assigned: jaas)

References

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URL
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Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b2) Gecko/20050602 Firefox/1.0+
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b2) Gecko/20050602 Firefox/1.0+

Apple switches OSX from PPC to x86 (see link, sorry, no better available)

Mozilla should provide a "FAT Binary" (or "Universal Binary as Steve called it)
to provide PPC and x86 code for the Mac Version (for all Apps)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:




(i have no idea, what category is the right one, so sorry for posting it in this
one)
Should probably go in Core/Build Config.
ok, moving it over to Core/BuildConfig
Component: General → Build Config
Product: Firefox → Core
Version: unspecified → Trunk
Assignee: nobody → joshmoz
Please try to keep the comments in this bug to a minimum - I am predicting that
it will get really long. We are well aware of how to create universal binaries,
and don't worry - we will absolutely support x86 macs in the best way possible.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → ASSIGNED
Ever confirmed: true
*** Bug 308880 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Hardware: PC → Macintosh
Information on the progress of support for x86 Macs can be found here:

http://wiki.mozilla.org/Mac:Intel
This is so totally fixed.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 19 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Product: Core → Firefox Build System
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