gecko-dev/tools/update-programs
Nick Alexander aa96e0fc28 Bug 1651130 - Part 2: Add a new `tools/update-programs` build project. r=froydnj
Here "update programs" refers to the various standalone binaries we
produce in order to update Firefox.  There's not strong conceptual
coherence between them; rather, it's the pieces that the
Install/Update team generally work on.

To use this build project, prepare a minimal mozconfig with
`--enable-project=tools/update-programs`.  Depending on the mozconfig
options and host and target OS, some of the following will be built:

1. the maintenance service;
2. the updater binary;
3. the Windows Default Browser Agent;
4. the Background Update Agent.

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D82644
2020-07-08 23:03:21 +00:00
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README
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README

This directory defines a build project for focused work on the "update
programs": programs owned or maintained by the Install/Update team
that are standalone binaries (i.e., not part of the Firefox binary
proper).

To use this build project, prepare a minimal mozconfig with
```
ac_add_options --enable-project=tools/update-programs
```

Depending on the mozconfig options and host and target OS, some of the
following will be built:

1. the maintenance service (when `--enable-maintenance-service`);
2. the updater binary (when `MOZ_UPDATER=1`);
3. the Windows Default Browser Agent (when `--enable-default-browser-agent`);
4. the Background Update Agent (when `--enable-update-agent`).

Packaging the installer and uninstaller is not yet supported: instead,
use an (artifact) build with `--enable-application=browser`.