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How to build Thunderbird from the archive?
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To build Thunderbird from the archive, you can follow these general steps:
- Download the source code archive from the Thunderbird website.
- Extract the archive to a directory on your computer.
- Install the necessary build tools for your platform (e.g. Visual Studio for Windows, Xcode for macOS, etc.).
- Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted the Thunderbird source code.
- Run the
mach bootstrap
command to set up the build environment. - Run the
mach configure
command to configure the build options. - Run the
mach build
command to start the build process. - Once the build process is complete, you should have a compiled version of Thunderbird that you can run on your platform.
Note that the exact steps may vary depending on your platform and the version of Thunderbird you are building. Be sure to refer to the Thunderbird documentation for more specific instructions.