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How To Use the Fast Component Tool

Before starting, some intial assumptions are made.

1. You have the Mozilla source tree compiled on your computer.
2. You are connected to a network.
3. You know how to use the commandline from a shell.

To Run:

From a shell type the following commands:

# change directories to your Mozilla tree
$ cd /path/to/mozilla

# fetch the creation script
$ wget http://fastcomponent.mozdev.org/scripts/fast_component.sh

# run the fast_component creation script
# without any arguments to see the help menu
$ sh fast_component.sh;

# to creat a new project in mozilla/extensions called 'spiderman'
$ sh fast_component.sh spiderman;

# to compile your new project 'spiderman'
$ sh fast_component.sh -c spiderman;

# to test your new project 'spiderman'
$ sh fast_component.sh -t spiderman;

# it's that easy!

What does the script output? Details are here.