If you launched it once, you'll HAVE TO start all over again. Note: NEVER launch the Firefox you want to package up, always use copies for testing.
(right, you now got the files duplicate in there)
Copy lpcontents/defaults/profile/ / itself into " profile/".Copy the content of lpcontents/defaults/profile/ / into " profile".Switch to FFbuild/Contents/MacOS/defaults/.Copy the contents of " lpcontents/chrome/" folder into FFbuild/Contents/MacOS/chrome.Copy the " installed-chrome.txt" we saved in your Desktop, into FFbuild/Contents/MacOS/chrome.Delete " chrome.rdf", " installed-chrome.txt" and " chromelist.txt" as well as " en-*.jar" and " US.jar".Dive into FFbuild/Contents/MacOS/chrome/.Extract the original Firefox again into a folder called " FFbuild", but keep the copy you just launched (just in case.).(e.g.: en-US.jar -> pt-BR.jar, en-mac.jar -> pt-BR-mac.jar, US.jar -> reg-pt-BR.jar) Each occurrence of " en-US.jar", " US.jar" or " en-mac.jar", should be replaced with the name of the corresponding jar file in lpcontents/ Modify this copy of " installed-chrome.txt" with a text editor.Dive into " Contents/MacOS/chrome/" and copy " installed-chrome.txt" to your Desktop.Open the Firefox package using a right-click (Ctrl-click) and "Show package contents".Rename the language.xpi to language.zip and extract it into a folder called " lpcontents/"." /"Firefox.app"/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -contentLocale -UILocale &".įirefox should launch in your language now. Install the language.xpi using the "Install new extension" button in the "Extensions" preference panel.Launch Firefox from the copied build ( with a fresh profile).Copy the content (Firefox) in a new folder. Extract the English build and mount the diskimage.Material, an let them know what you're going to do with their work. Steps to perform when you have a Mozilla Firefox language packageĪ forenote: Always get in touch with the authors of the localized.Lower case letters, minus, 2 capital letters string.
Used for this localized version of Mozilla Firefox. An Unix Shell, preferably the Apple Terminal.A yourlanguage.xpi installable language package or the language files alone.
#Lauching firefox for mac how to#
If you are looking for current instructions how to package Thunderbird 1.0.x, check out this version. If you want to make your own localized build of Mozilla Firefox for OS X you might find the following steps helpful.
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