Releases/Firefox 10/Final Signoffs

This page will track declaring the latest mozilla-beta build as the final in this cycle and starting the build off of the mozilla-release repository.

Please note that issues found in the final moments of the beta period may still require us to rebuild before release

Focus Areas

Tracking Details

Planning to land between beta 6 and RC:

• bug 720070

Still pursuing a fix for:

• bug 711564 - still considering mitigation (through a pref) for FF10 plugin crashes on 10.5, could help users through SUMO and/or an add-on hotfix if deemed necessary
• bug 694243 - frequent small hangs for some Firefox users

Of concern, but no further action at this time:

• bug 718389 - beta 4 startup crasher for Windows

To note for the release:

• bug 716945 - reported hang volume will be lower than normal in FF10, but should still be proportional
• bug 690287 – Tracking bug for UA sniffers

Add-ons

Current Status

• Add-ons Default to Compatible to ship with a lower bound of 4.0. Things look good so far.
• Firebug to be patched for bug 718831 (for FF9).

Outstanding Issues/Concerns

Stability

Current Status

• Today's Explosive Report: https://crash-analysis.mozilla.com/rkaiser/2012-01-24/2012-01-24.firefox.10.explosiveness.html
  • Filed bug 721196
• https://crash-stats.mozilla.com/report/list?signature=strstr%20%7C%20nsSocketOutputStream%3A%3AWrite%28char%20const*%2C%20unsigned%20int%2C%20unsigned%20int*%29 is one new signature that increased slightly in 10.0b5
• https://crash-analysis.mozilla.com/rkaiser/2012-01-24/2012-01-24.firefox.beta.10.0.startup.html

Outstanding Issues/Concerns

• Have we checked with anti-virus vendors re: compatibility?
• Concerned that we might get the Comcast Constant Guard crash with 10 - have reached out to WhiteSky - bug 684748
  • They will ship a FF 10 compat version

Mobile specific stability notes

QA

Current Status - Desktop

• Firefox 10b6: Functional sign-off tomorrow morning
  • add-ons default compatibile tested
  • add-on hotfix tested
  • GC/CC still under investigation. Telemetry data shows a regression around 10/12, but we are still testing before and after numbers.

Outstanding Issues/Concerns - Desktop

• chase.com issue reported on nightly testers. Need to see if it reproduces on Firefox 10 Windows. Haven't been able to reproduce on Mac FF 10.b6.
  • One user claims that Chase Customer support said they only support IE

Current Status - Mobile

• No major issues - on track to sign-off 10.0 (beta 6, build-candidate 1) by target -> (signed-off 01/25 to r-d)
  • Results posted in Beta 6 testplan

Mobile Engineering

Current Status

good to go

Outstanding Issues/Concerns

no major issues

Security

Current Status

• 720070
• 698335

Outstanding Issues

Localization

Current Status

spoke with Axel - we're good to go

Outstanding Issues/Concerns

Build Mechanics

Current Status

• good to go
• lsblakk is on point for release.

Outstanding Issues/Concerns

Web Content

Current Status

• Three pieces to this release:
  • Firefox 10: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=704331
  • Firefox ESR: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=712470
  • Firefox Developer Tools:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=718802

We are almost there with every single piece, but not concerned about hitting Tuesday.

Outstanding Issues/Concerns

• Release Notes for GA
• Timing of Release?
• Removing the WN page in Fx 10 status: 717032
• Branding for ESR: 717106

Services

Current Status

• good to go

Outstanding Issues/Concerns

• none

ESR

Current Status

• RelEng is good to go
• bhearsum is on point for release

Outstanding Issues/Concerns

• Branding for ESR: bug 717106