Id like to port Mozilla to XXXOS. Any advice?
If you’re targeting a relatively recent Unix, you probably will have very few problems. Otherwise, the more Unixlike the target system is, the easier your port will go. I would suggest that before you devote much time and effort to your port, you consider: • How many users the OS has that are likely to use Mozilla • Does the OS support multitasking well enough for Mozilla • Does the OS have a sufficiently evolved GUI for Mozilla to work • Does the OS have sufficient networking support for Mozilla • Is the OS typically run on systems that have the resources to run Mozilla • Does GCC or some other easily available compiler exist for the target platform If many of these answers are no, then there will be large issues that will hamper the port. This is not meant to state that the port is not worthwhile, but that it will be difficult.
