Monthly Archives: March 2011

How to identify expected and unexpected crashes in tinderbox logs

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Josh Matthews

I’ve seen this come up in several bugs recently, and it’s time to disseminate some knowledge. Here is what an unexpected crash usually looks like: TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | /tests/content/media/test/test_seek.html | application timed out after 330 seconds with no output PROCESS-CRASH | … Continue reading →

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Self-serve, now in bulk

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Josh Matthews

Update: the tool is now easier to use and doesn’t require adding your password as an argument. See this post for more details. I’m a big fan of the self-serve tool that RelEng provided for people with LDAP access. When … Continue reading →

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nsITimer anti-pattern

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Josh Matthews

I’ve filed bug 640629 to address an intermittent source of orange: incorrect nsITimer creation. I first ran across it while working on making httpd.js collect garbage more frequently, a task which quickly turned into orange whack-a-mole as more and more … Continue reading →

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