Releases/Firefox 3.0.9/Test Plan

General Firefox 3.0.8 Test Plan

This is the basic set of tests we run for every security & maintenance release.

Description of Release

3.0.8 is a chemspill, accelerated, release. It will have a minimal change set from 3.0.7. All fixes that were intended for 3.0.8, before the vulnerabilities were known, will land in a to-be-released 3.0.9.

Specific Test Plan for this Release

We need to make sure the bug that prompted this chemspill is verified fixed.

Assumptions

The patches fix the issues in question and are sufficiently robust, and no other problems are found as a result of this.

Current Tasks

• Ongoing: Waiting for Builds

Schedule

This is an estimated schedule as a normal security release.

• Tree opens: March 26 (as needed)
• Code freeze: March 26 (wee hours of the morning)
• QA starts: March 26
• Builds start: March 26
• QA with builds start: March 26
  • Smoketests: March 26 - 2 people
  • BFTs: 3/26 - 3/27 - 2 people
  • l10n Testing: November 3/27 - 2 people
  • Betatest & Beta Channel Testing: We won't have a beta period for this release.
• Release to beta channel: No beta period.
  • Releasetest & Release Channel Testing: targeted for 3/27
• Final release: 3/27

Test Assignments:

• Smoketests, BFT
  • juanb
  • tracy
• l10n Testing
  • juanb
  • tracy
• Betatest/Beta updates - NA
• Releasetest/Release updates
  • juanb
  • tracy

Builds

• Build 2

Test Results

Builds

	Firefox 3.0.8 Build 1
Smoketests	Team PASS
BFTs	Team RESULT
l10n	Team RESULT

• Smoketests & BFTs
• l10n related testing
• Updates Testing

Bug Verifications

When you verify the bug is fixed:

• If you test on Trunk, resolve it as VERIFIED FIXED
• If you test on 1.9.0.x branch, replace the fixed1.9.0.8 keyword with verified1.9.0.8
• Unverified Fixed Bugs for 3.0.8
• Verified Bugs for 3.0.8
• All Fixed and Verified Bugs for 3.0.8

Tips:

• If you don't see an easy way to verify or need further clarification add a comment to the bug or add "[needs testcase]" (without quotes) to the bug's Status Whiteboard.

Target Bugs to Verify

Limited to bug 484320, bug 485217, and bug 485286

Dependent Bugs to Verify

None