PortableApps-ForMacOS64
PortableApps-forMacOS64: Tools & Scripts To Run macOS-X/XI Apps As MacOS Portable Apps From Portable/Internal Drives, Or Run Multiple-Instances Of Same App.
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PORTABLE FIREFOX For MacOS X/XI 64
Executable(s) or Source Script(s)/Tool(s), Config(s), Setting(s), instruction(s), link(s), etc for “Portable Firefox For MacOS X/XI 64”
₁(aka “PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64”
aka “PortableFirefox-OS64”
aka “PortableFirefox-OSX64”
aka “PortableFirefox-OSXI64”
aka “PortableFirefox-OS-X-XI-64”
aka “PortableFirefox-OSX1-64”)₁ are displayed+placed in this page.
- Content/INDEX List:
| Intro
| Run/Build-Tools(for Users+Devs)
¹{ New Script/Tool License
⁷{ Type of New Tool/Script
}⁷
| Old-Script
| Xcode
| Platypus
| Cocoa-Dialog
| Pashua
}¹
| Pre-Build (for-DEVs)
²{ PB-1
| PB-2
| PB-3
| PB-4
| PB-5
}²
| MODs (for-DEVs)
³{ -
}³
| Build (for-DEVs)
⁴{ B-1
| B-2
| B-3
| B-4
}⁴
| Release(Apps,Tools,Scripts,Cfgs,etc)
| Post-Build (for-USERs)(& DEVs)
⁵{ MODs (for-USERs)(& DEVs)
⁸{ -
}⁸
}⁵
| Run/Execute/Test
| Errors
| Help-To-Build
| Extra-Notes
⁶{ Profile-Folder
}⁶
|
-
• macOSXI Big Sur - version is 11.0.z (
10.16.z)
(mostly 64bit-only)
• macOSX Catalina - version is 10.15.z
(mostly 64bit-only)
• macOSX Mojave - version is 10.14.z
(64bit+32bit)
• macOSX High-Sierra - version is 10.13.z
(64bit+32bit)
• macOSX Sierra - version is 10.12.z
(64bit+32bit)
( XI = 11 = Eleven = macOS-XI = macOSXI = macOS11 )
( X = 10 = Ten = macOS-X = macOSX = macOS10 )
( X/XI = X-XI = 10/11 = 10-11 = Ten/Eleven = Ten-Eleven =
macOS-X/XI = macOS-X-XI = macOS-10/11 )
( Generally in a version number X.Y.Z , X indicates a MAJOR version
number, Y is Minor , Z is patch / build / maintenance , then a
revision alphanum string may/can exist. But Apple followed different
versioning: Significant.Major.Minor )
-
( PA = pa = Portable App . OS64 = macOS X/XI 64 . DEVs = Developers .
MODs = Modifications . CFGs = Configs . Lic = Licn = License )
We (will & we need-to) use various (mentioned in below) tools/scripts,
etc to BUILD our primary (portable script or portable binary)
executable App/Tools ₁(i.e: "
PortableFirefox-OS64.app"
₂(aka "PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.app",
aka "PortableFirefox-OSX64.app",
aka "PortableFirefox-OSXI64.app",
aka "PortableFirefox-OS-X-XI-64.app")₂,
"
PortableFirefox-OS64.sh",
₃(aka "PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.sh",
aka "PortableFirefox-OSX64.sh",
aka "PortableFirefox-OSXI64.sh",
aka "PortableFirefox-OS-X-XI-64.sh")₃, etc)₁,
and we (will) also use some of the (mentioned in below) tools/scripts
to assist in RUNNING/executing our primary app/script/tool.
Some are just for
USERs, and some are just for
DEVELOPERs.
-
• Some of the below 3rd-Party or Our Other
Tools/Scripts are needed, to build necessary (binary/executable)
tools/bundles/files/etc for this "PortableFirefox-OS64"
& related. And (mentioned in below) some of the Tools/Scripts
are used for running/executing the portable-App/Tool/Script
Or used for executing the target-App (that is inside the
portable-App ie: Firefox.app), either as a portable App
Or as a multi-instance of same app.
• To USERS+DEVS:
Verify files/apps
after download, And download only when (download)
url/website begins with “https”. One of the best
way to Verify files is to use GnuPG(GPG) tools, & use trustworthy
file-signing KEY (obtained very-securely & with extra-verification
from original file AUTHOR/CREATOR).
• TO USERs, If you only-want to
USE a pre built App, & if you do not want to completely
build/compile, then go directly into below
"Release" paragraph/section,
& follow link(s) to obtain "*-OS64.dmg"
₁(aka "*-ForMacOS64.dmg",
aka "*-OSX64.dmg",
aka "*-OSXI64.dmg",
aka "*-OS-X-XI-64.dmg")₁,
(or similarly "*-OS64.tar.gz"
or similarly "*-OS64.zip") file release,
and to Users, please also FOLLOW instruction
shown on “POST-BUILD (for USER)”
paragraph/section, to know what else you/User have to
get & do.
• To USERs, Some items/files/components we
may-not (or cannot) directly include inside some of the
built+shared App archive-file ("*.dmg",
"*.tar.gz", "*.zip", etc).
Either because of License/proprietary restrictions Or to provide
you/USER more Security/Privacy: ( Some files/components should
not be provided by someone-else, as it may have pre-fixed (or
trackable) IDs/numbers/settings, etc, Or it has some type of
file-sharing (or file-distribution) related restriction(s).
So it is better+safer to load/install (those specific components)
on your side by yourself, (to get your own & different
IDs/numbers/etc).
And in some cases, some IDs/numbers inside some specific
items/components need-to-be or should-be anonymized(either
randomized in some cases or kept-same in other cases), to provide
more Privacy/Security to USER,
So those steps will-be done (if possible), & pre-included by
us/DEVs, and All of such matters/modifications are mentioned in
"Modifications(for DEVs)" paragraph/section
of this (Portable) App’s webpage.
To USERs, you can skip below BUILD-TOOLS &
Other sections which are for DEVELOPERs, & Goto next
“POST-BUILD(for USERs)”
section or “Release” section
(in this page).
New ‘
script’ (or
“PortableFirefox-OS64.sh” or “script.sh” script)
v4.1.x (v4.1.4) Or other Tools for the “Portable Firefox For
MacOS X/XI 64” App, (and the App bundle itself, etc) Which are
Under this “Portable Apps For MacOS X/XI 64” (aka
“Portable Apps OS64”) project,
and Related all Script(s)/Tool(s), Config(s)/Settings, etc
which are Built/Developed by this project and project members
(unless a different LICENSE is specified) Are
Released With Following (Combined)
LICENSE(s) + RESTRICTIONs + PERMISSIONs:
-
• GNU General Public License Version 3
(GPL v3).
• Do Not Use This To Kill/Harm/Violate (or Steal-from)(Any) Human/Community,Earth,etc.
• Copyright © 2020 Erik T Ashfolk (<atErik＠ÖυťĹöōķ·ċōm;
atErïķ＠AśhFölķ·ćōm> Do Not Copy Eml-Adrs, Type In
English/Basic-Latin
Char, No Soliciting Permitted). All rights reserved.
• (All other trademarks, etc cited here are the
property of their respective owners.)
• (All other copyright items cited here are the
copyright of their respective author/creator.)
The (new) ‘script’(aka “PortableFirefox-OS64.sh”
aka “script.sh”) is a bash shell script file, an Executable file,
and it is also the source code file.
This ‘script’ v4.1/v4.1.x file is usually used from such (i.e) location, in macOSX:
“/MyPortableDriveName/PortableAppsOSX/MyPortableFF_for_UseType1/Portable Firefox OS X/Portable Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/script”
This ‘script’ v4.1/v4.1.x is used by the below “Portable Firefox”, a binary executable file:
“/MyPortableDriveName/PortableAppsOSX/MyPortableFF_for_UseType1/Portable Firefox OS X/Portable Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/Portable Firefox”
That binary “Portable Firefox” is created by Platypus,
Platypus also creates the
“Portable Firefox.app” bundle.
That binary is then placed inside the
“Portable Firefox.app” bundle.
-
• A developer/user can either place that
Portable-*.app bundle inside a *.dmg file
(and compress the *.dmg archive-file), to share it with
users/others for downloading, from developer-user’s website with all
License(s) & source-code & instruction files).
• Or, a developer-user can build the
Portable-*.app with an unmodified (official
Firefox) app, and share with other Users the *.app or
*.dmg bundle/file with an accompanying instruction/readme
file on How-To update or change the included Firefox into latest
or another Firefox app, and dev-user must include all License(s)
& source-code files.
OLD SCRIPT (From Another Project: PortableFirefoxOSX):
Xcode:
Please follow instruction from
Xcode section in this
project’s parent/home page, & get only Xcode-CLT. (After that,
press Go-Back button in your web-browser
(Firefox/Safari/Chromium) to come-back to this
section here).
PLATYPUS:
Please follow instruction from
Platypus section
in this project’s parent/home page. (After that,
press Go-Back button in your web-browser
(Firefox/Safari/Chromium) to come-back to this
section here).
COCOA-DIALOG:
( This tool is
not-needed anymore in (newer)
“PortableFirefox-MacOS
64” App under this “PortableAppsForMacOS64”
project )
Older portable apps for macOSX from other project
“PortableAppsOSX” (at
“
FreeSMUG”/“
osxportableapps”)
used CocoaDialog(.app bundle), it was also used inside
(old) “PortableFirefoxOSX” v4.0.1 (the last release).
-
But (old) CocoaDialog is NOT compatible with (new)
64bit-only-macOSX (Catalina & macOSX after it) anymore.
Website: https://CocoaDialog.com/
GitHub: https://GitHub.com/cocoadialog/cocoadialog
So (older portable) App-bundle/DMG, etc which includes old
CocoaDialog cannot run on 64bit-only macOSX (Catalina &
macoSX after it).
-
( And app⒮ built/wrapped with older Platypus also cannot run
in 64bit-only macOSX, as old Platypus was not completely 64bit
compatible. Newer Platypus version can run on both 64-bit-only
macOSX Catalina (and macOSX after it) and can also run on
64bit+32bit macOSX Mojave (and macOSX before it). )
-
CocoaDialog is licensed under
GPL-2.0.
-
• So we must change existing (CocoaDialog) dialog
program (used by old ‘script’), into something else, like: Pashua, &
create a new ‘script’/‘script.sh’, etc.
-
( A dialog program is a type of a program which provides+performs
functions to assist interactions in-between User & computer’s
script/tool or other programs ).
PASHUA:
Please follow instruction from
Pashua section
in this project’s parent/home page. (After that,
press Go-Back button in your web-browser
(Firefox/Safari/Chromium)
to come-back to this section here).
PRE-BUILD (for DEVELOPERs):
BRING TOGETHER BUILD-RELATED ITEMS/OBJECTS,ETC (PREPARATION):
PB-1: Suppose,
We are working-on/building this project from below (example)
folder
:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
- Above folder can also be accessed in this shorter way
in macOSX Catalina or macOSXI after it:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
Follow
Create Folder(s) Under RootFolder
section for macOS-X Catalina or macOS-XI after it.
Another option is to create a build/developement related folder
“PA-Firefox-OS64” inside your own userspace:
-
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OS64/"
( PA = pa = Portable App . OS64 = MacOS-X/XI-64 )
In later step(s), when Platypus (App-wrapper)
will generate the new
“Portable Firefox ForMacOS64.app”
bundle, it will be placed here
:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/Portable Firefox ForMacOS64.app"
(or, in its shorter form, here:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/Portable Firefox ForMacOS64.app")
To build with Platypus, (shown in later steps)
we will have to choose (various needed files, directories & bundles,
etc from above location), inside the Platypus GUI interface/settings.
After Platypus builds a
*.app bundle, & Platypus
copies+places those (files/dirs/bundles,etc) inside the
bundle-folder location shown below
:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/Portable Firefox ForMacOS64.app/Contents/Resources/"
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/Portable Firefox ForMacOS64.app/Contents/Resources/"
)
PB-2: So obtain NEW Platypus (at the time of
writing this README.md, it is/was v5.3),
from here:
https://Sveinbjorn.org/platypus
and install in your (64bit-only macOSX (Catalina or later
macOSXI based) Mac computer.
Or get Platypus v4.9, as that is the last 32bit supported
(and working) Platypus, to build/wrap macOS app⒮ inside
64bit+32bit suppported macOSX (Mojave or earlier macOSX).
PB-3: Obtain
Pashua dialog from here :
https://www.BlueM.net/en/projects/pashua/
- Open dmg installer, Copy "Pashua.app", "Pashua.sh"
into below build related folder:
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
( shorter form of above location is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
)
( or, Copy those inside your Userspace:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OS64/"
)
( PA = pa = Portable App . OS64 = MacOS-X/XI-64 )
PB-4: Get
last Gecko-based (Gecko-WithOut-Servo) old
"Firefox-*.dmg"
(which has old
“Firefox.app” inside it)
from below URLs,
or Get last/new Quantum(Servo-based)
"Firefox-*.dmg"
from
https://www.Mozilla.org/
& extract/get/copy the
“Firefox.app” from it,
& place/paste it into our build related folder
:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
)
( or Paste inside your Userspace:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OS64/"
)
( PA = pa = Portable App . OS64 = MacOS-X/XI-64 )
- The last security-updated Gecko-based
& non-ESR (old) Firefox:
-
FF v56.0.2 dmg file’s sha1:79a0013664134ced2307c8e1ffa5d36f6256e8f,
md5:a5608df45832df3ff302a7ccbe7ec3f6, 54.5 MBytes,
https://ftp.Mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/56.0.2/
- The last gecko-based old Firefox-ESR:
-
FF v52.9.0 ESR dmg file’s sha1:d879f5423d79393f2384e0f97a5581f9d89d7977,
md5:34e8280bb9b33ca202ba22cf9daf25e4, 82.8 MBytes,
https://ftp.Mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/52.9.0esr/
- Note: ESR = Extended Support Release.
PB-5: Get (Language,
Profile, License, etc) build related files/folders/bundles:
a: Use GitHub’s “Clone or Download” button & select
“Download ZIP”, save zip file, goto default download location
folder “Downloads”, double-click/tap on zip file (to decompress
it), you’ll get a folder with same-name (without the “zip”
extension), then Copy all files inside that folder, & Paste
into our build folder:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
)
( or Paste into your userspace:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OS64/"
)
b: Skip below files/steps which you’ve already
obtained/exists or already done.
c: Obtain old PortableFirefox-OSX App. (Download
link⒮ shown few-paragraphs above).
d: Double-Click/Tap on "PortableFirefox_4.0.1_en-US-OSX_r4.1.dmg"
file to view internal contents(files, bundles, folders, etc).
e: Copy these 2-files
(if does not exist in destination): `"MPL-1.1.txt"`,
`"Read me.txt"`, & Paste into below OS64 build location:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
)
( or Paste into your userspace:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OS64/"
)
f: Create a sub-dir/sub-folder "PA-Firefox-OSX-Old"
in same location shown above in PB-5-a step.
g: Copy the
"Portable Firefox OS X"
folder/directory from opened content of
"PortableFirefox_4.0.1_en-US-OSX_r4.1.dmg",
& place/paste it in below sub-dir/sub-folder location:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/"
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/"
)
( or Paste in your userpsace:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/"
)
h: Right-click (or Tap with double-finger)
on
"Portable Firefox.app" bundle which is here:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/Portable Firefox OS X/Portable Firefox.app"
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/Portable Firefox OS X/Portable Firefox.app"
)
( or access it from your userspace:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/Portable Firefox OS X/Portable Firefox.app"
)
and select “Show Package Contents” option, to go
inside the bundle.
i-1: Copy these 2-folders:
"English.lproj" (and
"profile" if it exists),
from below location (which is inside the bundle):
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/Portable Firefox OS X/Portable Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/"
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/Portable Firefox OS X/Portable Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/"
)
( or here:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OSX-Old/Portable Firefox OS X/Portable Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/"
)
i-2: If you want to use your existing Firefox settings/profile
from "Portable Firefox OS X" in your external storage/drive,
then Copy "profile" folder from that, & Paste into our
build location.
i-3: If you want to use your existing Firefox settings/“profile”
in your/current system (in your internal drive), with the newer
“Portable Firefox ForMacOS64”, then copy below “profile” folder:
"/Users/MyUserName/Library/Applications Support/Firefox/Profiles/********.default/"
j: Paste the “profile” folder inside our build
related (destination) folder:
-
"/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/"
)
( or Paste in your Userspace:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OS64/"
) -
MODIFICATIONs for DEVELOPERs:
Apply/do below modifications/changes,
which you need/want-to:
-
1.
2.
BUILD (for DEVELOPERs):
To build the “PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.app” bundle,
follow/do below steps, (skip if you’ve done already
or you know what you’re doing).
B-1: Test the ‘script’
(or “PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.sh” or “script.sh”) file,
before using it to build Portable App for macOS X/XI 64
:
Tips
: a good practice from beginning would-be, After
getting this
‘script’
(inside the recommended folder, which is shown few paragraphs
above),
1st Rename it(‘script’) to
"script.sh", then Open
"script.sh" (or
"PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.sh") with your
choice of source-code editing/developing editor/build
software,
Improve/Modify source code, Save,
then Use below commands to test wheather bash code syntaxes are
right or where the fault⒮ are
:
-
０┌─────────────────
１│MacNm:~ UsrNm$ sh -n /System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/script.sh
２│MacNm:~ UsrNm$ echo $?
３│0
４│MacNm:~ UsrNm$
５└─────────────────
( the above "script.sh" (or
"PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.sh") file can also be
accessed using its short form:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/script.sh"
)
( if you’re developing from your userspace, then access it
here:
"/Users/MyUserName/MyProjects/PA-OS64/PA-Firefox-OS64/script.sh"
)
When there is no syntax-error, (in other words, When the output
is “0”),
then copy the "script.sh" file in same folder,
& Rename the "script.sh Copy" file into
"script",
then follow next-steps (given in below stage/procedures).
B-2: Build the final
“PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.app” (or
“Portable Firefox ForMacOS64.app” or
“Portable Firefox For MacOS X-XI 64.app” or
“Portable-Firefox-ForMacOS64.app” or
“Portable Firefox OS64.app”)
bundle, by using Platypus
:
-
To build new
“Portable Firefox ForMacOS64.app” bundle,
choose these below files, directories, bundles, etc inside
the Platypus GUI interface:
-
• directory : English.lproj
• directory (optional) : profile
• bundle : Firefox.app
• bundle : Pashua.app
• icon-file : P_Firefox_Caution.icns
• icon-file : appIcon.icns
• sh-script-file : pashua.sh
• sh-script-file : script
• readme-file : Read me.txt
• license-file : GPL-3.0_LICENSE_for_script.txt (or
GPL-3.0_LICENSE_for_PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.sh.txt or
GPL-3.0_LICENSE_for_script.sh.txt)
• license-file : MPL-1.1_LICENSE_for_Firefox.txt
• license-file : MPL-2.0_LICENSE_for_Firefox.txt
• license-file : BSD-3-clause_LICENSE_for_Pashua.txt
• license-file : BSD-3-clause_LICENSE_for_Platypus.txt
• license-file : BSD-3-clause.txt
B-3: Then you may use,
these type of settings in Platypus GUI interface
:
-
• Script Type : Shell : /bin/sh
• Script Path :
/System/Volumes/Data/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/script
( above location’s shorter form is:
"/Projects/Portable-Apps-OS64/F/PortableFirefox-OS64/script"
)
• Interface : Text Window
• Unselected options : Run with root privileges ,
Run in background , Accept dropped items
• Selected/Check-Marked options : Remain running
after execution
• App Name : Portable Firefox ForMacOS64 (or what you
want)
• Fill in other boxes: identifier, author, etc
B-4: Then tap/click/select/press the
“Create App” button.
It will create/generate a new “Portable Firefox ForMacOS64.app”
bundle,
& it is compatible with 64-only macOSX (Catalina or macOSXI after it),
and also compatible with 64bit+32bit macOSX (Mojave or macOSX earlier
of it).
Follow below links:
-
1.
2.
POST-BUILD (for USERS) (and Developers):
Users+Devs, before you run
“PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.app”, you will have
to download+add some more files or apps or components (or
modify/
change a/few settings) by yourself,
& apply/put those
modified/
changed settings/file(s)
inside a specific sub-folder location (which is) inside the
“PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.app” bundle,
& this (
“*.app”) bundle is/was
distributed/shared with Users/Devs via
“PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.dmg” (or
“PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.tar.gz” or
“PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.zip”, etc) archive-file.
To USERs+DEVs, Apply/Do These MODIFICATIONs/CHANGEs:
-
1.
2.
RUN/EXECUTE/TEST:
Now you need-to run/execute & test & investigate
the
“PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.app” App/bundle,
on your side/computer.
You may OPTIONALLY do these:
-
• Which “profile” folder is used by the running
AppName ?
-
View info here.
ERRORs/PROBLEMs:
If you have spotted bug/error/fault, then let us know,
create/report an issue under this project in GitHub.
And during/after build, if you received/observed/found Error(s)
please Write down what Error⒮ you’re getting,
try to research & try to solve as much possible,
and/then Let us know about your unsolved errors & Share your
code changes
by creating an
Issue
here in “GitHub.com” & submit info, Or Let us know here in
FreeSMUG-forum.
If no-errors, even then please share your final working code,
related info, etc (if you want to)
either: by Forking/Cloning (this project) + Edit/Change, & Test the
‘script’ (or “PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64.sh” or “script.sh”) in
your side/computer, then (either) update your (this)-cloned-project
on “GitHub.com” website first (Or, “Push” your own
(successful/working) code-changes from your computer (by using
“git” tool) into/inside your own (this)-cloned-project first under
your “GitHub.com” account), and then send a Pull-request to us
(with info on what changes you’ve made & why) into this project,
Or alternatively, you can also share/paste your code-changes
by using the create new “Issue” option in “GitHub.com”
under this project.
Note: Your suggestion/code/code-changes/contributions in
our project’s Forum/Wiki/Issue-systems (here in “GitHub.com”)
will-be used/treated/taken with same LICENSE as
the app/tool, for which you are suggesting/contributing.
(If you do not want that to happen, Or if you want to discuss
privately this project/App related issue, then you may use
direct message (only to this “PortableApps64” project
admin members) but absolutely NO-SOLICITING/etc PERMITTED).
HELP TO BUILD:
Please help+contribute+collaborate+improve current codes to build
the (bash-shell, applescript, automator based) Script(s) or other
(C/C++/objC) tool(s), etc which are used for this
“PortableFirefox-ForMacOS64”,
So-that, these (tools/scripts) can be run/used by Platypus
(App-wrapper) or by our other executable tools,
To run macOS-X/XI apps (i.e: “Firefox.app” from Mozilla Foundation)
on (both 64bit-only and 64bit+32bit-based) macOS-X/XI, (from
portable/external drive/storage⒮) as Portable App,
Or to run macOS-X/XI apps as a (second/third)/multi-instance of
same-app (from your mac-computer’s internal drive/storage⒮).
Thanks in advance.
Firefox settings, bookmarks, profiles,
etc:
- • Where Firefox keeps/stores a user's
data, settings, bookmarks, profiles, etc ?
- Read info
here.
Profile folder:
-
• Which “profile” folder is used by the running
Firefox ?
-
Firefox > FF main menu > Help > Troubleshooting Information >
about:support > Application Basics > Profile Folder:
if “Profile Folder” row/line is not-showing a full-PATH of “profile”
folder, then press “Show in Finder” button to view/display that
folder.
-
Or, Goto/type below url in an empty/another (firefox) tab:
about:profiles
and find the line which shows “Default Profile : yes”
the 2nd-line below above line which has “Root Directory” is
showing the “profile” that is used by that/current Firefox.
(If you want-to then you can copy/backup this folder (with all
sub-folders & all-files under it) to use with Portable Firefox
OSX / OS64 ).
( PA = Portable App . OS64 = MacOS-X/XI-64 )
-
• How to copy or backup old/previous "profile" ?
- Read details
here.
-
• Which are most important files in profile ?
-
Close Firefox, and copy below important files:
For Bookmarks, Downloads, Browsing History : "places.sqlite" ,
for various visited website’s FavIcons : "favicons.sqlite" (
use it with "places.sqlite" file ),
for Passwords : "key4.db" & "logins.json",
for (Per-)Site-specific/basis Preferences : "permissions.sqlite" ,
for Search-Engines : "search.json.mozlz4" , for Personal/custom
Dictionary : "persdict.dat",
for Autocomplete(Search-Bar, Info entered into website forms, etc)
History : "formhistory.sqlite",
for Cookies : "cookies.sqlite",
for Security (SSL/TLS) Certificate settings : "cert9.db",
for File Types & Download Actions : "handlers.json".
Folders: "bookmarkbackups" , "chrome" (if it exists) , "searchplugins"
(Firefox 44 & below) , "sessionstore-backups" , "extensions" ( Contains
Themes & Extensions(aka, Add-ons). After copy this folder or its contents
to the new profile folder, delete "extensions.json", "extensions.sqlite",
"extensions.ini", "extensions.cache" and "extensions.rdf" files (if found)
from the new profile location folder, Follow/complete related/other steps
& then start Firefox to regenerate those files again with existing
Extension/Addons info, (but if deletion of previous list of files still
does not help some Extnsn/Addons to work, then close Firefox, and again
delete previous-mentioned list & also delete these two files: "compreg.dat",
"pluginreg.dat" (if found), and again start Firefox to regenerate those).
Some extensions store data in additional files in the profile,
usually at the top of the directory, You’ll need to move them
separately. )
For more info on older Firefox, read here.
-
• How to use Multiple-Profile & Multi-Instance
of Firefox ?
- Read details
here.
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