649722 - allow MOZ_APP_NAME to be set by configure

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox Build System :: General, defect)

Description

[John Ford [:jhford] CET/CEST Berlin Time]

Attachment: set MOZ_APP_NAME

It would be nice to be able to set MOZ_APP_NAME in the mozconfig to avoid filesystem collisions.  My specific use case is packaging Firefox in an RPM.

I have been running a copy of firefox for a long time on my linux machines with this patch and --with-app-name=minefield for a couple weeks with no adverse effects.

Comment 1

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Comment on attachment 525742 [details] [diff] [review]
set MOZ_APP_NAME

Not really sold on the benefits, but I'm not morally opposed to it either.

Comment 2

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Comment on attachment 525742 [details] [diff] [review]
set MOZ_APP_NAME

Oh, I forgot one thing.

>diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
>--- a/configure.in
>+++ b/configure.in
>+if test ! -z "$WITH_APP_NAME" ; then

I believe we more often write this as "if test -n "$WITH_APP_NAME";".

Comment 3

[John Ford [:jhford] CET/CEST Berlin Time]

Attachment: hg changeset

Nits addressed, uploaded in mercurial changeset format.

Comment 4

[John Ford [:jhford] CET/CEST Berlin Time]

Attachment: correct hg changeset

11 redirection is hard, lets go shopping.

Comment 5

[:Ms2ger (he/him; ⌚ UTC+1/+2)]

Thanks!

http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/bee1149208a9