Starting new platform porting

You know, you can build Firefox, Thunderbird, Seamonkey and Xulrunner as Windows x64 binary by my work. Now, Firefox x64 is tier 2. (automation builder builds binary, runs automation test and nightly is available.). I am interested in porting new platforms

Android x86

It already works on gingerbread of Android x86 and will work on Honeybomb. Bug number is 681202. Also, Opera mobile already runs on Android x86

Windows/arm

Required Visual Studio 11. There is a lack of important libraries such as wsock32 to build binaries. I believe that it will be fixed by Visual Studio 11 beta (actually CTP, not beta!). Also, bug number for my status is 686843.

Dino Art by Kojimachi Cafe

From Kojimachi Cafe at Tokyo. It is surprised!

Fennec for Android on VirtualBox

These are screenshots using Fennec for Android on VirtualBox

APK package is here (this is debug build)

Windows x64 status updated

Today, I have landed bug 663748 to mozilla-inbound. (Also this will be integrated to mozilla-central today or tomorrow). It means that Win64 build will pass all automation tests. But, since this is for test tool, no effect on Firefox package.

Next Step

• To analyze crash data easily, we have to improve google breakpad for Win64. dumpsym.exe has to add unwind information to symbol file.
• PGO using VS2010. We consider to use VS2010 as official build. Now although we uses VS2008SP1 with PGO options, switching to VS2010SP1 means that we can get more performance. Here is a data how improve to switch to VS2010. But, unfortunately, due to a bug of VS2010, we cannot use 64-bit toolchain. Of course, there is a workaround.