Install and use the cross-browser plug-in framework firebreath-plug-in Linux

Install and use the cross-browser plug-in framework firebreath-plug-in Linux

Cheungmine

2012-9

Key words: Linux, plugin, Firefox

ReferenceArticleAddress:

Http://www.firebreath.org/display/documentation/Building+on+Linux

This article tries to use the clearest steps to describe how to install the firebreath Development Environment on Linux (Ubuntu Desktop), and

The sample plug-in project Hello describes how to develop browser plug-ins on Linux.

1)First, install the development environment on Ubuntu Desktop 12.04,Install cmake and libgtk (the graphics library used by most browsers) and git.

$ Sudo apt-Get install cmake libgtk2.0-dev git

2) download the latest version of firebreath. Current Directory :~ /Nvpack. Decompress.

$ Sudo wget-o./firebreath.tar.gz https://github.com/firebreath/FireBreath/tarball/master

$ Sudo tar xzvf firebreath.tar.gz

$ Sudo mV./firebreath-*./firebreath

$ Cd./firebreath

The current directory is ~ /Nvpack/firebreath

$ Sudo mkdir./Projects

3) generate a sample project (this step is optional ).

$ Sudo./prepmake. Sh./Examples

4) Create your own plug-in: Hello

$ Sudo python./fbgen. py

Enter: Hello

Such a hello pluginSource codeIt is generated. Next, generate the Project Build File.

5) generate the Project Build File. Because it is built with make, we choose:

$ Sudo./prepmake. Sh./projects/Hello

6) build a project

$ Cd./projects/Hello

$ Sudo make

7) deployment and Testing

The plug-in file nphello. So is generated,In:

../Firebreath/build/bin/Hello/nphello. So

Copy this file to the Firefox plug-in path:

/Usr/lib/Mozilla/plugins/

$ Sudo CP ~ /Nvpack/firebreath/build/bin/Hello/nphello. So/usr/lib/Mozilla/plugins/

Open the following test file in Firefox:

~ /Nvpack/firebreath/build/projects/Hello/GEN/fbcontrol.htm

See:

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Plugin loaded!

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[OK]

All success.