development tools

This page lists the various development tools that we operate and/or maintain here at mozilla.org. Naturally, source code for all of these tools is also available. The tools needed to build Mozilla are described on the build page for your platform.

1. CVS
   You can check out the source using CVS. If you are doing active development, this is the preferred method, as it lets you get up-to-the minute changes. Details are on our CVS page.
   
   
2. LXR
   You can browse the up-to-the-minute latest version of the source code online, through a massively-hyperlinked source code browser that lets you cross-reference function and variable names. Check out the Mozilla Cross-Reference page for details.
   
   
3. Bonsai
   Bonsai is tree control (get it?) It is our our home-grown web-based tool for watching the up-to-the-minute goings-on in our CVS repository (viewing checkins and log messages, reading diffs, etc.) Check out the Bonsai page for details.
   
   
4. Tinderbox
   Tinderbox is for knowing when the tree is in flames. It is our our home-grown web-based tool for watching the progress of the continuous builds that we run on multiple platforms. It is how we are able to tell when a checkin has broken the build on some platform, and how we know which person needs to be viciously flogged. See the Tinderbox page for more.
   
   
5. Bugzilla
   Bugzilla is where developers can report bugs in the Mozilla source releases, and browse an online database of already-reported bugs. More information is on the Bugzilla page.