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→Partial Builds: Beware the startup cache!: Document how to delete the startup cache (from Bugzilla #976216)
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This should result in the APK being properly updated with the updated Javascript, BUT the change may not be reflected on the device because of complications arising from the startup cache. If the startup cache from a previous run of Fennec exists on the device and contains an old version of the recently updated Javascript, Fennec will likely use the old version. | This should result in the APK being properly updated with the updated Javascript, BUT the change may not be reflected on the device because of complications arising from the startup cache. If the startup cache from a previous run of Fennec exists on the device and contains an old version of the recently updated Javascript, Fennec will likely use the old version. | ||
The startup cache is located in the profile, so deleting | The startup cache is located in the profile, so deleting it ensures a new startup cache (see {{Bugzilla|976216}} for details): | ||
adb | adb shell am force-stop org.mozilla.fennec | ||
adb | adb shell "rm -r /data/data/org.mozilla.fennec/files/mozilla/*.default/startupCache" | ||
Note that: | Note that: | ||
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works just fine, because the startup cache respects the buildid: If the buildid found in an APK is different from the buildid used when the startup cache was last updated, the startup cache is automatically deleted. A full build correctly updates the buildid -- a partial build may not. | works just fine, because the startup cache respects the buildid: If the buildid found in an APK is different from the buildid used when the startup cache was last updated, the startup cache is automatically deleted. A full build correctly updates the buildid -- a partial build may not. | ||
=== Multilocale builds === | === Multilocale builds === | ||