Creating custom Firefox extensions with the Mozilla build system - Archive of obsolete content
topsrcdir = @top_srcdir@ srcdir = @srcdir@ vpath = @srcdir@ include $(depth)/config/autoconf.mk is_component = 1 module = myextension library_name = myextension use_static_libs = 1 xpi_name = myextension cppsrcs = \ myfirstcomponent.cpp \ mysecondcomponent.cpp \ myextension.cpp \ $(null) include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk extra_dso_ldopts += \ $(moz_component_libs) \ $(nspr_libs) \ $(null) in this example, the first two files contain the implementation of the ex...
...topsrcdir = @top_srcdir@ srcdir = @srcdir@ vpath = @srcdir@ include $(depth)/config/autoconf.mk is_component = 1 module = myextension library_name = myadvanced use_static_libs = 1 xpi_name = myextension defines += xpcom_glue shared_library_libs = \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)myintricate_s.$(lib_suffix) \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)mymultifarious_s.$(lib_suffix) \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)xpcomglue_s.$(lib_suffix) \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)xul.$(lib_suffix) \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_pr...

How Mozilla's build system works
topsrcdir = @top_srcdir@ srcdir = @srcdir@ vpath = @srcdir@ include $(depth)/config/autoconf.mk module = msgbaseutil library_name = msgbaseutil export_library = 1 short_libname = msgbsutl notice that the only change from the component example above is that is_component is not set.
... topsrcdir = @top_srcdir@ srcdir = @srcdir@ vpath = @srcdir@ include $(depth)/config/autoconf.mk module = layout library_name = gklayout export_library = 1 is_component = 1 module_name = nslayoutmodule cppsrcs = \ nslayoutmodule.cpp \ $(null) shared_library_libs = \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)gkhtmlbase_s.$(lib_suffix) \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)gkhtmldoc_s.$(lib_suffix) \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)gkhtmlforms_s.$(lib_suffix) \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib...

Using Dependent Libraries In Extension Components - Archive of obsolete content
srcdir = @srcdir@ topsrcdir = @top_srcdir@ vpath = @srcdir@ include $(depth)/config/autoconf.mk module = bsmedberg library_name = bsmedberg_stub is_component = 1 force_shared_lib = 1 requires = \ xpcom \ string \ $(null) cppsrcs = bdsstubloader.cpp extra_dso_ldopts += \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)xpcomglue_s.$(lib_suffix) \ $(xpcom_frozen_ldopts) \ $(nspr_libs) \ $(null) include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk defines += -dmoz_dll_prefix=\"$(dll_prefix)\" extensions/stub/bdsstubloader.cpp // copyright (c) 2005 benjamin smedberg <benjamin...

Using LDAP XPCOM with XULRunner - Archive of obsolete content
srcdir = @srcdir@ topsrcdir = @top_srcdir@ vpath = @srcdir@ include $(depth)/config/autoconf.mk module = mozldapstub library_name = mozldap_stub is_component = 1 force_shared_lib = 1 requires = \ xpcom \ string \ $(null) cppsrcs = ldapstubloader.cpp extra_dso_ldopts += \ $(dist)/lib/$(lib_prefix)xpcomglue_s.$(lib_suffix) \ $(xpcom_frozen_ldopts) \ $(nspr_libs) \ $(null) include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk defines += -dmoz_dll_prefix=\"$(dll_prefix)\" ldapstubloader.cpp: // copyright (c) 2005 benjamin smedberg <benjamin@smedbergs.u...