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Build Glossary
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.. glossary::
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:sorted:
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object directory
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A directory holding the output of the build system. The build
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system attempts to isolate all file modifications to this
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directory. By convention, object directories are commonly
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directories under the source directory prefixed with **obj-**.
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e.g. **obj-firefox**.
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mozconfig
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A shell script used to configure the build system.
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configure
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A generated shell script which detects the current system
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environment, applies a requested set of build configuration
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options, and writes out metadata to be consumed by the build
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system.
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config.status
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An executable file produced by **configure** that takes the
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generated build config and writes out files used to build the
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tree. Traditionally, config.status writes out a bunch of
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Makefiles.
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install manifest
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A file containing metadata describing file installation rules.
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A large part of the build system consists of copying files
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around to appropriate places. We write out special files
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describing the set of required operations so we can process the
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actions efficiently. These files are install manifests.
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clobber build
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A build performed with an initially empty object directory. All
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build actions must be performed.
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incremental build
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A build performed with the result of a previous build in an
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object directory. The build should not have to work as hard because
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it will be able to reuse the work from previous builds.
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mozinfo
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An API for accessing a common and limited subset of the build and
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run-time configuration. See :ref:`mozinfo`.
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