Our toolchain detection logic checks whether we can reuse the target
C (resp. C++) compiler for the host compiler. This is generally only
applicable in the not-cross-compiling case, but we had special logic to
check for clang in the cross-compiling case and accept it, as clang is
able to generate code for multiple architectures from a single compiler
binary.
Our recent switch to clang on Android has exposed a problem in this
logic: we would never check whether the target clang, compiling for the
host, could actually find the host's headers. This was especially
problematic on OS X hosts, where the host clang contains special logic
to grovel inside the XCode installation to find C++ headers. The clang
from the NDK, however, was ignorant of the XCode installation.
Therefore, the NDK clang would happily compile code for the host, even
including C headers for the host, but would be hopelessly lost when it
came to compiling C++ headers during the actual build.
In hopes of mitigating this, we now include a check for a representative
header for C and C++ when checking compilers for each of those
languages. This check will detect such problems as the above, and will
also alert people to potentially misconfigured compilers in other
situations.
We need to modify our test framework to cope with headers being
included, since our mock environment isn't actually equipped with a full
set of compilers and headers.
An explanation of the Mozilla Source Code Directory Structure and links to
project pages with documentation can be found at:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Mozilla_Source_Code_Directory_Structure
For information on how to build Mozilla from the source code, see:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Build_Documentation
To have your bug fix / feature added to Mozilla, you should create a patch and
submit it to Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org). Instructions are at:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Creating_a_patch
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Getting_your_patch_in_the_tree
If you have a question about developing Mozilla, and can't find the solution
on https://developer.mozilla.org, you can try asking your question in a
mozilla.* Usenet group, or on IRC at irc.mozilla.org. [The Mozilla news groups
are accessible on Google Groups, or news.mozilla.org with a NNTP reader.]
You can download nightly development builds from the Mozilla FTP server.
Keep in mind that nightly builds, which are used by Mozilla developers for
testing, may be buggy. Firefox nightlies, for example, can be found at:
https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-central/
- or -
https://nightly.mozilla.org/
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