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Firefox Debug Test Plan - DRAFT -


Maintained by: Tomcat

* First Draft, 11/10/07

= Overview = 

* Debug Builds are special Firefox Builds that have extended Features include and are able to display assertions and helpful to find memory leaks. 

* Everyone can build a Debug Builds. The MDC (example link: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Windows_Build_Prerequisites) provide some steps how to build Debug Builds.

* The Build Team also creates Debug Builds.

* Debug Builds are intendend  for the everyday use. Debug Builds are even bigger then normal Release Builds or Nightly (like a Windows Debug Build needs around 110 MB Disk Space ).

= QA Strategy =

* Getting some Windows / Linux / Mac Debug Builds from Build
* Building a Tiger Team for the Debug Build (consisting of 1-2 QA Team Members, Tomcat & ? )
* QA will run a FFT during the Firefox 3 Beta Period with this Debug Builds for Memory Leaks
* QA file Bugs for this Memory Leaks and Assertions

= Target =

* Testing with Litmus testcases for Memory Leaks and Assertions
* Discovering of Memory Leaks and Assertions