Group: IceCat/Compile and package/build 45.5.1 on OS X 10.11 El Capitan
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Introduction
This page contains a report, with comments and hints, on a successful build of Gnuzilla IceCat 45.5.1 on MacOSX El Capitan 10.11.6 machine with homebrew.
Prepare the developing environment
- Install XCode and Homebrew
Xcode can be installed from the App Store.
- Install common development tools
The most common development tools should be installed on your system. Please install (this is required only once):
$ brew install yasm
Download IceCat Source & Compile
$ wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/45.5.1/icecat-45.5.1-gnu1.tar.bz2 $ tar xjvf icecat-45.5.1-gnu1.tar.bz2 $ cd icecat-45.5.1 $ mkdir objdir $ mkdir -p ./browser/branding/unofficial/moz.build $ cd objdir $ ../configure --with-l10n-base=../l10n --disable-installer --disable-mailnews --disable-composer --enable-official-branding --disable-profilesharing $ make $ make package $ open dist/icecat-45.5.1-en-US.mac64.dmg (to open IceCat installer)
