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Here's the quick and dirty way to test Major Update UI, specifically the detailsURL attribute and the licenseURL attributes (specified at [[Software_Update:updates.xml_Format]]).
Here's the quick and dirty way to test Major Update UI, specifically the detailsURL attribute and the licenseURL attributes (specified at [[Software_Update:updates.xml_Format]]).


== create a "fake" updates.xml file on your local machine ==
== Step 1:  create a "fake" updates.xml file on your local machine ==


A "fake" updates.xml file looks like this:
A "fake" updates.xml file looks like this:
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</pre>
</pre>


note, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=242833 is a special, 54 byte, empty mar that does nothing to your build if you install it.  So use this when testing the UI.
'''Important Note'''  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=242833 is a special, 54 byte, empty mar that does nothing to your build if you install it.  So use this when testing the UI.


note:  your licenseURL and detailsURL need to be on a website, and can not be file:// urls.
'''Important Note''' the licenseURL and detailsURL attributes need to be http:// or https:// urls, and can not be file:// urls.


== configure your prefs to point at the "fake" update.xml file ==
== configure your prefs to point at the "fake" update.xml file ==
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