Developing a Thunderbird extension with C++

Question

Does anybody know any C++ tutorial for developing a thunderbird extension with XPCOM?

There are tutorials (mostly on MDN) for developing XPCOM components in C++, for developing Gecko extensions and for developing specifically Thunderbird extensions. But you still have to put them together, there are no tutorials for the exact scenario you are looking into. Btw, creating XPCOM components in C++ might not be the best idea: http://adblockplus.org/blog/binary-xpcom-components-are-dead-js-ctypes-is-the-way-to-go — Wladimir Palant, Dec 20 '11 at 09:12
@WladimirPalant Thunderbird's releases aren't as frequent as Firefox's. — tstenner, Dec 20 '11 at 09:21
@tstenner: They are, Thunderbird is using exactly the same rapid release cycle as Firefox. I am using Thunderbird 8 right now, based on Gecko 8. Firefox 9 and Thunderbird 9 are due to be released today, exactly 6 weeks after the previous release. — Wladimir Palant, Dec 20 '11 at 09:23

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 20 '11 at 09:20

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The Thunderbird Import Extension is partially written in C++ and encourages developers who want to learn more about XPCOM to work on it.

answered Dec 20 '11 at 09:20

tstenner

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