New value in the tracking flags: blocking
For quite sometime, we, Release management, have been using tracking flags to keep a list of important bugs for the release. Until now, for tracking, we used the “+” value to achieve this objective. This value carries different meanings: critical bug important regression important bug or issue that release management wants to be fixed However, just using “+” does not allow us to differentiate between...

Firefox 43 beta3 to beta4
In this beta, many changes to improve the support of GTK3+ for the GNU/Linux users. Besides that, some changes to increase the stability of Fennec. 31 changesets 39 files changed 743 insertions 283 deletions ExtensionOccurrences cpp18 h9 c3 list2 xml1 xhtml1 txt1 svg1 json1 ini1 html1 ModuleOccurrences dom12 widget9 layout6 xpcom3 gfx3 toolkit2 media2 browser2 List of changesets: Wes KocherBacked out changeset 9fbc92fa9e4b (Bug 1221855)...

Firefox 43 beta2 to beta3
Some EME fixes, more telemetry in this beta. The rest of the changes are in diverse components. 35 changesets 80 files changed 2152 insertions 788 deletions ExtensionOccurrences cpp26 html17 h11 jsm5 java5 js4 idl3 webidl2 xml1 txt1 py1 list1 json1 ini1 hgtags1 ModuleOccurrences dom26 layout14 docshell10 toolkit8 widget5 mobile5 testing3 netwerk3 js3 gfx1 browser1 List of changesets: Andreas PehrsonBug 1103188 - Keep track of capture...

Firefox 43 beta1 to beta2
For this second beta of the cycle, some telemetry changes for Fennec, some videos improvements and releng fixes. 34 changesets 46 files changed 733 insertions 145 deletions ExtensionOccurrences cpp16 java7 h6 py3 js3 jsm2 html2 xml1 txt1 rst1 rdf1 json1 ini1 dtd1 ModuleOccurrences dom13 mobile10 layout8 toolkit7 testing3 browser2 security1 netwerk1 image1 List of changesets: Jordan LundBug 1220765 - 43.0b1 build1 fennec repacks failing to...

Firefox 42 rc1 to rc2
7 changesets 15 files changed 168 insertions 57 deletions ExtensionOccurrences cpp10 py1 mm1 js1 ini1 h1 ModuleOccurrences dom11 testing2 widget1 modules1 List of changesets: Wes KocherMerge beta to m-r a=merge - a09f90a74e72 Wes KocherMerge beta to m-r a=merge - 7c0672cba1de Rail AliievBug 1218914 - Add win64 bouncer configs. r=nthomas DONTBUILD on a CLOSED TREE a=lizzard - e59a1a631240 Steven MichaudBug 1187613 - Error: cannot initialize a...

Firefox 42 beta9 to rc1
In this RC release, we disabled async plugin init. Besides this change, we took the usual kind of fixes (crashes, last bug fixes, etc). 17 changesets 74 files changed 284 insertions 342 deletions ExtensionOccurrences py25 cpp9 js5 h5 json2 java2 xml1 webidl1 txt1 sh1 ini1 html1 hgtags1 css1 ModuleOccurrences testing27 mobile17 dom14 browser4 widget2 js2 ipc2 netwerk1 modules1 List of changesets: Dragana DamjanovicBug 1214786 -...

Firefox 42 beta8 to beta9
For once, we released beta 9 for mobile. We tried to address a bug in dalvik and a graphic glitch. We were planning to disable async plugin init but the patch only landed in time for rc. 23 changesets 48 files changed 879 insertions 165 deletions ExtensionOccurrences cpp21 h7 py3 js3 java3 ini2 xul1 xml1 webidl1 txt1 inc1 idl1 html1 css1 c1 ModuleOccurrences dom9 mozglue7...

Firefox 42 beta7 to beta8
22 changesets 46 files changed 384 insertions 171 deletions ExtensionOccurrences java9 cpp7 js6 h5 c4 ini2 in2 xml1 txt1 jsm1 cfg1 ModuleOccurrences mobile10 nsprpub8 browser7 security5 netwerk3 gfx3 dom2 widget1 modules1 media1 List of changesets: Mark FinkleBug 1214234 - Be explicit about LOAD_URL telemetry from Home Panels. r=liuche, a=sylvestre - 3e94d092cb56 Michael ComellaBug 1201770 - Update google search engine icon. r=margaret, a=sylvestre - df59ca3a3a0a Bas...

Firefox 42 beta6 to beta7
35 changesets 105 files changed 1602 insertions 644 deletions ExtensionOccurrences cpp37 h27 js12 jsm6 java4 html4 ini3 xml2 ipdl2 webidl1 txt1 inc1 idl1 build1 ModuleOccurrences dom47 js11 netwerk10 toolkit9 browser7 mobile4 services3 modules3 testing2 media2 docshell2 layout1 embedding1 List of changesets: Jon CoppeardBug 1208665 - r=Waldo a=abillings a=sylvestre - a304fc92ad35 Valentin GosuBug 1199430 - Reject hostnames containing @. r=mcmanus, a=al - dac9adb22a59 Jean-Yves AvenardBug 1208953...

Firefox 39 beta5 to beta6
One of the last beta of this cycle. We are taking the last stability patches for the release. As a remainder, beta 7 will be built next Thursday, RC next Monday (during the Mozilla work week in Whistler). The release date is June 30. 12 changesets 21 files changed 195 insertions 50 deletions ExtensionOccurrences cpp7 h5 js4 xml1 py1 jsm1 in1 css1 ModuleOccurrences dom7 toolkit4...

Firefox 39 beta4 to beta5
As expected, a bit bigger than beta 4. In this release, we disabled async plugin init which was an important source of crashes. We also took a change to improve the security on sync. 28 changesets 44 files changed 550 insertions 118 deletions ExtensionOccurrences js18 cpp12 java4 xul2 ini2 xml1 py1 jsm1 in1 html1 h1 ModuleOccurrences toolkit9 js8 browser8 mobile6 dom6 xpcom1 testing1 mozglue1 modules1...

Firefox 39 beta3 to beta4
Beta 4 contains a small number of patches (beta 5 will have more). A beta release mostly focused on graphic issues. 19 changesets 38 files changed 657 insertions 301 deletions ExtensionOccurrences js16 cpp8 h4 jsm3 ini3 css2 xml1 html1 ModuleOccurrences browser13 toolkit10 gfx5 media4 testing2 mobile1 js1 embedding1 dom1 List of changesets: Edwin FloresBug 1160445 - Add detailed logging for EME promise failures. r=cpearce, r=bholley,...