812830 - Create Gecko build config for B2G which builds multilocale gecko repacks

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 796051

(Firefox Build System :: General, defect, P1)

Description

[Staś Małolepszy :stas]

For localized Firefox OS builds (i.e., all of them)  we'll need a way to build/repack Gecko with several locales enabled.  This should be similar to what we're doing for Fennec.  Hopefully, we can reuse the same code, too.

Comment 1

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

This is going to be purely build system work AFAICT.

Comment 2

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

FWIW, Fennec doesn't do repack. It does multilang builds directly.

Comment 3

[Kyle Huey (Exited; not receiving bugmail, old account, do not use)]

Fennec's multilocale builds are also a pile of hacks.  I'd like to avoid that if we can.

Comment 4

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Sorry, we can't avoid that. If you have a proposal on how to do multi-locale geckos without the hacks you're concerned about, that'd probably benefit both.

Comment 5

[Lawrence Mandel [:lmandel] (use needinfo)]

This bug blocks bug 808326, which is basecamp+.

Dietrich - Are you tracking this work?

Comment 6

[Dietrich Ayala (:dietrich)]

Sounds like Stas, Axel, Khuey and Joduinn need to figure out the right way forward for multi-locale builds.

And per Axel's comment, sounds like we must use what we've got, unless Kyle has a new solution already developed and ready to go.

Comment 7

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

Is there an owner or ETA for this? If RelEng is to hit the Dec. 10 deadline for all of the multilocale builds, we need a working build system by early next week in order to iron out issues on the automation side. We can move a bit faster if we know what the build system interface will look like ahead of time.

Comment 8

[Alex Keybl [:akeybl]]

Blocks a blocker, so blocking-basecamp+. Also has l10n impact, so milestoning for C2.

Sending email about ownership now.

Comment 9

[Andrew Overholt [:overholt]]

Who should own this?

Comment 10

[Andrew Overholt [:overholt]]

Axel, we decided during triage it was best to assign to you to find someone to do this.

Comment 11

[Andrew Overholt [:overholt]]

Setting priority based on triage discussions.  Feel free to decrease priority if you disagree.

Comment 12

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

I think this is actually covered in bug 796051, resolving DUPE.