808184 - Event - (2012-11-29 12:00 UTC-8) - Ten Forward - The Future of the Firefox Build System

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Air Mozilla :: Events, task)

Description

[Gregory Szorc [:gps]]

Topic: The Future of the Firefox Build System
Presenter: Gregory Szorc
Date: 2012-11-29
Time: 12:00 UTC-8
Duration: 1 Hour
Audience: 
Air Mozilla: Yes
Dial-in: No
Archive: No
Member of IT to help with A/V: Yes
Description: The build system for mozilla-central hasn't really changed much in 10 years. That's all about to change.

In this talk I'll be covering all facets of the Firefox/mozilla-central build system with an emphasis on future direction. My primary goal is to disseminate knowledge about the various projects underway and to convince the audience why these (sometimes radical and controversial) changes are for the best.

Topics covered will include:

* mach
* "mozbuild" files
* non-recursive make
* Visual Studio projects
* Tup, Ninja, GYP and similar build tools
* Python version compatibility
* client.mk
* mozconfigs

If the talk itself doesn't answer your questions, there will be a question and answer session at the end.

Comment 1

[Gregory Szorc [:gps]]

Is someone supposed to confirm this event or something? I still don't see it on the public Air Mozilla calendar.

Comment 2

[Patrick Dang [:pdang]]

(In reply to Gregory Szorc [:gps] from comment #1)
> Is someone supposed to confirm this event or something? I still don't see it
> on the public Air Mozilla calendar.

Hello Gregory, the event is confirmed and has been added to the public Air Mozilla calendar.