Source Server 0.2 release - HOWTO and Contribution Opportunity

Here are the goals for my 0.2 release

• release build of ff with debugger-info enabled to create pdbs without being a full debug build


• using lib xul - make an installer for people to download


• take the symbols and index them and distribute the source


• set up the symbol server but indexed so that someone can pull the source code


• which involves running the cv2http.cmd on the indexed code

And the results:

How to set up the Source and Symbol Server

1. add a path to my symbolServer http://avnerd.tv/symbols/2007110200 as per MDC docs in Tools->Debugging->Symbols
   
   
   


2. check the option for turning on the source server in Tools->Debugging->General
   
   
   


3. Download the installer from here Firefox Installer **(FYI you have to use my installer because it is the one that I indexed code and uploaded symbols for - if you do not use this installer you will not get the proper results)



4. install the firefox you just downloaded (it will install as Minefield in Program Files\Minefield)



5. make sure you run it with --no-remote and -profilemanager so you don't mess up your normal Firefox experience



6. once it's running, go to Tools->attach to process... and attach VStudio to the firefox instance



7. after it's attached, you can go to Debug->break all and then poke around at the firefox functions code (You will get a warning about downloading code from an unknown source, click on "run" because you trust me)

This is what it might look like:

Contribution Opportunity

You need to be in the Windows platform and have a copy of Visual Studio to run the above instructions. If this applies to you, please take a minute to download the installer and follow the instructions as I've outlined them.

Please leave a comment answering the following questions:

1. Did it work for you?


2. Were the instructions clear?


3. Any constructive feedback?