View source for Makefile for packaging an extension

here is my proposal for a Makefile 

after you set the variables run
 make -f Makefile.mozextention 
or rename it to Makefile and just run 
 make

This will create the directory structures and files for project reffered by variable PROJECT.

If you run 
 make -f Makefile.mozextention package 
or 
 make package
than you'll have a XPI package under PROJECT

copy paste the script into file called Makefile.mozextention

it should work under windows too with a proper make utility

have fun 

and here is the file itself

<pre>
## This Makefile.mozextention is for the test extension 
PROJECT=test
PROJECT_NAME=TestWorld
MKDIR=/bin/mkdir
ZIPPROG=/usr/bin/zip
SHELL = /bin/sh
NOOP = $(SHELL) -c true
NOECHO = @
RM_RF=rm -f
CP=/bin/cp -i


.PHONY: all 


all ::  make_structure make_files 
	$(NOECHO) $(NOOP)

package:: make_xpi
	$(NOECHO) $(NOOP)
	
#install :: make_xpi make_install
#	$(NOECHO) $(NOOP)

clean :: make_clean clean_all
	$(NOECHO) $(NOOP)

make_structure: 
	$(MKDIR) $(PROJECT)
	$(MKDIR) $(PROJECT)/content $(PROJECT)/locale $(PROJECT)/locale/en-us $(PROJECT)/components/ $(PROJECT)/defaults/ $(PROJECT)/defaults/preferences/ $(PROJECT)/locale/de-de $(PROJECT)/skin
	
make_xpi:
	$(MKDIR) $(PROJECT)/chrome && \
	cd $(PROJECT) && \
	$(ZIPPROG)  -r  chrome/$(PROJECT).jar content locale skin && \
	$(ZIPPROG)  -r  $(PROJECT).xpi chrome.manifest install.rdf components defaults chrome && cd ..

make_files:	
	# make chrome.manifest
	echo "content	$(PROJECT) content/ " > $(PROJECT)/chrome.manifest
	echo "overlay	chrome://browser/content/browser.xul 	chrome://$(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul" >> $(PROJECT)/chrome.manifest
	echo "" >> $(PROJECT)/chrome.manifest
	echo "locale	$(PROJECT)	en-US	locale/en-US/" >> $(PROJECT)/chrome.manifest
	echo "" >> $(PROJECT)/chrome.manifest
	echo "skin	$(PROJECT)	classic/1.0	skin/" >> $(PROJECT)/chrome.manifest
	echo "style	chrome://global/content/customizeToolbar.xul	chrome://$(PROJECT)/skin/overlay.css" >> $(PROJECT)/chrome.manifest
	echo "" >> $(PROJECT)/chrome.manifest
	
	# make  overlay.xul
	echo '<?xml version="1.0"?>' > $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://$(PROJECT)/skin/overlay.css" type="text/css"?>' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '<!DOCTYPE overlay SYSTEM "chrome://$(PROJECT)/locale/overlay.dtd">' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '<overlay id="$(PROJECT)-overlay"       xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '<script src="overlay.js"/>' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '	<menupopup id="menu_ToolsPopup">' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '		<menuitem id="$(PROJECT)-extention" label="&$(PROJECT);"         oncommand="$(PROJECT).onMenuItemCommand(event);"/>' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '	</menupopup>' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '</overlay>' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul
	echo '' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.xul

	# make overlay.js
	echo 'var $(PROJECT_NAME) = { ' > $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '  onLoad: function() { ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '    // initialization code ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '    this.initialized = true; ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '  }, ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '  onMenuItemCommand: function() { ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '    if(this.initialized) ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '      alert("Hi!"); ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '  } ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo '}; ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo 'window.addEventListener("load", function(e) { $(PROJECT_NAME).onLoad(e); }, false);  ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/content/overlay.js

	# make overlay.dtd
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/locale/en-us/overlay.dtd
	echo ' <!ENTITY $(PROJECT) "$(PROJECT_NAME)">' >> $(PROJECT)/locale/en-us/overlay.dtd
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/locale/en-us/overlay.dtd
	
	# make install.rdf
	#Firefox 	{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}
	#Thunderbird 	{3550f703-e582-4d05-9a08-453d09bdfdc6}
	#Nvu 	{136c295a-4a5a-41cf-bf24-5cee526720d5}
	#Mozilla Suite 	{86c18b42-e466-45a9-ae7a-9b95ba6f5640}
	#SeaMonkey 	{92650c4d-4b8e-4d2a-b7eb-24ecf4f6b63a}
	#Sunbird 	{718e30fb-e89b-41dd-9da7-e25a45638b28}
	#Netscape Browser	{3db10fab-e461-4c80-8b97-957ad5f8ea47}
	echo ' ' > $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' <?xml version="1.0"?> ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' <RDF xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"     xmlns:em="http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#"> ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' <Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:id>{XXXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}</em:id>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:name>$(PROJECT_NAME)</em:name>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:version>1.0</em:version>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:description>A $(PROJECT_NAME) project  with advanced features</em:description>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:creator>Emanoil Kotsev</em:creator>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<!-- optional items -->' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:contributor>Here is a place for you who helped me</em:contributor>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<!-- <em:contributor>Another one</em:contributor> -->' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:homepageURL>http://$(PROJECT).mozdev.org/</em:homepageURL>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:optionsURL>chrome://$(PROJECT)/content/settings.xul</em:optionsURL>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:aboutURL>chrome://$(PROJECT)/content/about.xul</em:aboutURL>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:iconURL>chrome://$(PROJECT)/skin/mainicon.png</em:iconURL>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo '	<em:updateURL>http://$(PROJECT).mozdev.org/update.rdf</em:updateURL>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:type>2</em:type> <!-- type=extension --> ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo '        <!-- Firefox -->' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:targetApplication>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 		<Description>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 			<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 			<em:minVersion>0.9</em:minVersion>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 			<em:maxVersion>1.0</em:maxVersion>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 		</Description>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	</em:targetApplication>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo '        <!-- This is not needed for Firefox 1.1 and later. Only include this ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo '              if you want to make your extension compatible with older versions -->' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	<em:file>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 		<Description about="urn:mozilla:extension:file:sampleext.jar">' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 			<em:package>content/</em:package>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 			<!-- optional items -->' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 			<em:skin>skin/classic/</em:skin>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 			<em:locale>locale/en-US/</em:locale>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 			<em:locale>locale/ru-RU/</em:locale>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 		</Description>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' 	</em:file>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' </Description>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' </RDF>' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	echo ' ' >> $(PROJECT)/install.rdf
	
make_clean:
	rm -rf $(PROJECT)

real_install:
	$(CP) chrome/$(PROJECT).jar ~/.mozilla/default/32p27fdr.slt/chrome/
</pre>

temporary it's avialable for download here

[http://62.178.212.189/~deloptes/linux_docs/Makefile.mozextention Makefile.mozextention]

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