Suresh Duddi wrote:

> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106161
> Bug 106161 - merge Content & Layout libraries
> 
> Plan:
> 
> Build content/ as a static dll and layout/ will assimilate it. This is 
> expected to land mid next week (oct end).
> 
> Why:
> 
> There is a lot of footprint and performance wins that can be got by 
> merging them. A lot of targetted deXPComification is being planned post 
> the merge - nsStyleData, nsRuleNode
> 
> How will this affect us:
> 
> Depending on the actual implementation, if you make a change in content/ 
> you will have to build layout/ too to get the changes reflected into the 
>  layout dll. gkcontent.dll wont exists anymore after this.
> 
> This is planned for 0.9.6. I hope to land this mid next week. I will 
> give warning prior to landing it.
> 
> dp
> 
> 

I just wanted to say.. thanks for making the compile time twice as long 
when hacking on the DOM :-P
(just kidding, the perf improvements are probably worth my time)


Reply via email to