Galeon + Mozilla post compiling help.

[complication]

Hello

I have ran into some trouble and am in need of some input. I am trying to get Galeon compiled and running on my Red Hat 7.0 box. I downloaded the mozilla source (build 0.9.2.1) I compiled Mozilla by:

*Note: everything was done under '/home/ryan/' directory.*

1) untarring the .tar.gz
2) cd into 'mozilla' directory
3) ran # ./configure
4) ran # gmake
4) cd into 'dist/bin'
6) ran # ./mozilla

Mozilla ran fine. In dist/bin there is a 'mozilla' launcher and also 2 scripts (.sh files).

In the Galeon install document it states that mozilla be installed under /usr/local/mozilla. But that is not the directory mozilla is installed under. It tells me to issue a command (for bash):

# export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=your_mozilla_dir

i dont understand what this command does?

would i issue it like so:

# export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=/home/ryan/mozilla/

?

this command is very confusing. I hope someone can offer their insight. Thanks a lot I have heard great great things about Galeon and am very anxious to try it it.

*NOTE: btw, i have not compiled galeon, just untarred the .tar.gz file*

-ra

[PLBlaze]

It simply sets the home directory for mozilla...so your system knows where to find the mozilla binary and it's libs upon starting the mozilla browser.This also applies to galeon,which needs to know mozilla directory and it's files in order to function.Hope this helps.

BTW, before you compile galeon,edit the Makefile and set the proper paths pointing to your mozilla directory,then proceed compiling