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Firefox JSSH Connection or very detailed compile steps on Ubuntu 64?

I'm having a hard time getting jssh and firefox to play nice on an Ubuntu Jaunty 64-bit machine. Anyone know the specific steps needed to make this work? (or, if you're using something else to get firewatir to work, I'll take those as answers as well)

Here are a few things I tried:

  1. installing the jssh extension by itself (by following the instructions in http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/FireWatir+on+Ubuntu) then running the following command line renders an error:

    firefox -jssh

    telnet localhost:9997

    I get the error:

    Trying ::1...

    Trying 127.0.0.1...

    telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection Refused

  2. Compiling firefox with the following mozconf file and make command renders an error:

.

The file:
mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/firefox-jssh
ac_add_options --enable-extensions=default,jssh
ac_add_options --enable-application=browser

The command:
make -f client.mk

I get the Error:    

make[6]:  [WebGLContext.o] Error 1
make[6]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh/content/canvas/src'
make[5]:  [src_libs] Error 2
make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh/content/canvas'
make[4]:  [canvas_libs] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh/content'
make[3]:  [libs_tier_gecko] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh'
make[2]:  [tier_gecko] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh'
make[1]:  [default] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh'
make:  [build] Error 2
  1. Compiling
Solution

  • You can try fallow this instruction: (found using google but I had to correct a little bit):

    You have to install some packages to checkout and successfully compile firefox

    sudo apt-get build-dep firefox

sudo apt-get install mercurial libasound2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libnotify-dev libxt-dev libiw-dev libglu1-mesa-dev

    then clone firefox source from repository

    This version has problems with firefox add-ons compatibility

    for quick workaround install this add-on http://www.oxymoronical.com/web/firefox/nightly

    hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/

cd mozilla-central

    Create a new file .mozconfig in current directory

    gedit .mozconfig

    and paste the following build options into it.

    mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser

mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/firefox-jssh

ac_add_options --enable-extensions=default,jssh

ac_add_options --enable-webservices

ac_add_options --enable-application=browser

    then do

    autoconf2.13

cd js/src

autoconf2.13

cd ../..

    and compile using

    make -f client.mk build

    If failure, install required packages displayed in error messages

    now 

    ./firefox-jssh/dist/bin/firefox -jssh

telnet localhost:9997

    and fortunately you should see "Welcome to the Mozilla JavaScript Shell!"

    I wish you luck, and be patient, compilation takes a while