Firefox JSSH Connection or very detailed compile steps on Ubuntu 64?

Question

I'm having a hard time getting jssh and firefox to play nice on an Ubuntu Jaunty 64-bit machine. Anyone know the specific steps needed to make this work? (or, if you're using something else to get firewatir to work, I'll take those as answers as well)

Here are a few things I tried:

1. installing the jssh extension by itself (by following the instructions in http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/FireWatir+on+Ubuntu) then running the following command line renders an error:

   firefox -jssh

   telnet localhost:9997

   I get the error:

   Trying ::1...

   Trying 127.0.0.1...

   telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection Refused

2. Compiling firefox with the following mozconf file and make command renders an error:

.

The file:
mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/firefox-jssh
ac_add_options --enable-extensions=default,jssh
ac_add_options --enable-application=browser

The command:
make -f client.mk

I get the Error:    

make[6]:  [WebGLContext.o] Error 1
make[6]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh/content/canvas/src'
make[5]:  [src_libs] Error 2
make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh/content/canvas'
make[4]:  [canvas_libs] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh/content'
make[3]:  [libs_tier_gecko] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh'
make[2]:  [tier_gecko] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh'
make[1]:  [default] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bernie/sources/mozilla-central/firefox-jssh'
make:  [build] Error 2

3. Compiling

Answer 1

You can try fallow this instruction: (found using google but I had to correct a little bit):

You have to install some packages to checkout and successfully compile firefox

sudo apt-get build-dep firefox

sudo apt-get install mercurial libasound2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libnotify-dev libxt-dev libiw-dev libglu1-mesa-dev

then clone firefox source from repository

This version has problems with firefox add-ons compatibility

for quick workaround install this add-on http://www.oxymoronical.com/web/firefox/nightly

hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/

cd mozilla-central

Create a new file .mozconfig in current directory

gedit .mozconfig

and paste the following build options into it.

mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser

mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/firefox-jssh

ac_add_options --enable-extensions=default,jssh

ac_add_options --enable-webservices

ac_add_options --enable-application=browser

then do

autoconf2.13

cd js/src

autoconf2.13

cd ../..

and compile using

make -f client.mk build

If failure, install required packages displayed in error messages

now

./firefox-jssh/dist/bin/firefox -jssh

telnet localhost:9997

and fortunately you should see "Welcome to the Mozilla JavaScript Shell!"

I wish you luck, and be patient, compilation takes a while

Answer 2

Did you take a look at this?

http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/FireWatir+on+Ubuntu

There is already compiled Linux XPI here:

http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/FireWatir+Installation#FireWatirInstallation-2)InstalltheJSSHFirefoxExtension