Re: Sample XUL standalone application (windows exe)

On Feb 15, 6:35 am, Philipp Wagner <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am 10.02.2012 07:51, Shibu Narayanan wrote:
>
> > Where can I get a sample XUL standalone application, one that compiles
> > to a windows exe?
>
> You should have a directory structure like this
> application.ini
> chrome.manifest
> ...some more files...
> xulrunnner
> xulrunner/xulrunner-stub.exe
> ...
>
> Just copy the xulrunner/xulrunner-stub.exe to the directory where the
> application.ini lives, rename it however you like (e.g.
> yourapplication.exe) and that's it. You can now start your application
> with that exe.
>
> > Most of the opensource projects I have seen on the internet packages it
> > to XPI (plugin).
> > If it also contains a build (make) script, then it will be great.
>
> There is no need to build your own exe, just copy all files in the right
> directories. Of course depending on your application build/release
> process you can write a Makefile to do that for you.
>
> Philipp


Philipp,

Just wanted to say thanks for that tip.  Although I haven't written
any XUL apps for Windows, this is a handy bit of info.  I'll be
tucking it away for the future.

Cheers!