I would once again like to propose that beta 12 be our last beta. :)
> As of this morning, we're down to 4, 2 of which are fixed-in-tracemonkey, 1 of which is blocklist, 1 of which has a reviewed patch. [1]
> Holy... crap?
> J
> [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=blocking2%3Ab%20...
> On 2011-02-16, at 9:29 PM, Christian Legnitto wrote:
>> First, if you haven't read my blog post[1] or my previous dev-planning email, softblockers *now require explicit approval*.
>> Second, we are so close to beta 12 I can taste it! We have 8 open betaN hardblockers[2], and ONLY ONE without a patch!
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
>> Here are more details about the current betaN hardblockers:
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
>> [634639] - block old XPCOM java plugin npjpi160_XX.dll
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id= 634639
>> Status: ON TRACK
>> Has Patch: Yes
>> Synopsis: This bug is a simple blocklisting bug for plugins we no longer support. I have put up a "patch" and it should be good to go as soon as it is qualified. Once we add it to the blocklist database we'll trigger the auto-syncing to land it on mozilla-central.
>> --
>> [634669] - transform stresstest is broken on d3d9
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id= 634669
>> Status: ON TRACK
>> Has Patch: Yes
>> Synopsis: On Windows we have some broken rendering when using d3d9 and transforms. There is a simple test case and a simple, well understood fix. I highly suggest checking out the stress test link @ http://www.tapper-ware.net/stable/web.dom.stresstest.transform/. It's pretty trippy!
>> --
>> [634669] - transform stresstest is broken on d3d9
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id= 634669
>> Status: ON TRACK
>> Has Patch: Yes
>> Synopsis: Firebug automated tests have uncovered a crash when using firebug with Firefox 4. This bug is fixed on tracemonkey and is waiting for a merge to mozilla-central.
>> --
>> [633463] - Java 1.6 crash clearing private data [@ npjpi160_23.dll@0x1657 ][@ npjpi160_07.dll@0x1674 ][@ npjpi160_06.dll@0x1674 ][@ npjpi160_05.dll@0x1674 ][@ npjpi160_04.dll@0x1674 ][@ npjpi160_03.dll@0x1674 ][@ npjpi160_02.dll@0x1674 ][@ npjpi160_01.dll@0x1674 ]
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id= 633463
>> Status: ON TRACK
>> Has Patch: Yes
>> Synopsis: This is a crash with the Java 1.6 plugin when clearing private data. There is a fix, though it isn't clear it is needed once we apply the blocklist in bug 634639 (see above). There may be a small problem with the patch, but it looks well understood and should be resolved shortly.
>> --
>> [629227] - Logging into chase.com requires an extra step since Firefox 3.6
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id= 629227
>> Status: ON TRACK
>> Has Patch: Yes
>> Synopsis: This was an odd bug that dealt with wrappers and document.domain. Blake has a fix that is about to get r+!
>> --
>> [628701] - Panorama doesn't render thumbnails for many tabs
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id= 628701
>> Status: ON TRACK
>> Has Patch: Yes
>> Synopsis: This is a fairly involved patch that fixes a large annoyance with Panorama. The patch is reviewed and ready! The bug has checkin-needed. I'm working on getting it landed for tonight but ath the very latest it will land on mozilla-central tomorrow.
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
>> This is where the previous blockers from my last email went:
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
>> [589670] - Need to help OS X users upgrade Flash for Firefox 4?
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=589670
>> Status: DEFERRED TO FINAL
>> Has Patch: Yes
>> Synopsis: The bug has morphed into a blocklisting bug for certain old Flash versions on Mac OS X 10.6. We know how to blocklist and don't need beta coverage, so this bug no longer blocks beta 12!
>> --
>> [630947] - reloading about:home builds up 50+ DOMWindows
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=630947
>> Staus: DONE
>> Synopsis: This bug ended up getting duped to bug 630932 (which is in the previous section).
>> --
>> [626678] - Firefox becomes unresponsive when docking or undocking my laptop
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626678
>> Status: DEFERRED TO FINAL
>> Synopsis: In certain configurations (certain machines with certain graphics cards using a docking station with dual monitors) Firefox may hang. Release drivers decided this doesn't really need beta coverage but we should still drive to fix it for final.
>> --
>> [629799] - Alpha extraction in plugin subprocesses is broken on windows
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629799
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: This is the risky bug we have been waiting on. It enables Flash movies set as transparent to display correctly with graphics acceleration enabled. It previously landed on mozilla-central and bounced due to test failures. We know this bug needs at least a couple days of nightly testing before we will release a beta with it but the good news is it has LANDED!
>> --
>> [632781] - Tall <canvas> element fails to scroll with the rest of the page
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=632781
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: When creating a large canvas element scrolling is messed up. This has LANDED!
>> --
>> [611591] - Clearbox broken (incorrect image order, white instead of first image)
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=611591
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: ClearBox developers have incorrect expectations. We will be reaching out to have them fix their code. There is nothing wrong on Firefox's side.
>> --
>> [626909] - jsd.onError and jsd.onDebug fail
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626909
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: The original issue was fixed at some past point in time. Bug 634434 was spun off for a similar issue (see above section).
>> --
>> [632343] - Running automated Firebug tests crashes Firefox [@ js::mjit::EnterMethodJIT]
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=632343
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: The bug landed and then was backed-out on tracemonkey. The problems have been addressed and it is now fixed in tracemonkey. Once tracemonkey merges to mozilla-central, this bug will be 100% finished.
>> --
>> [591687] - Flash performance heavily degraded in Firefox 4 Beta 4
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=591687
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: This bug landed. Bug 634521 has been spun off and nominated for blocking to improve performance on Mac for a specific case.
>> --
>> [626602] - Implement background copying for windowless async plugins
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626602
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: This patch LANDED! There was a small housekeeping issue that required an additional landing but the fix is on mozilla-central!
>> --
>> [626206] - Flash menu and games rendered with black background
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626206
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: This bug is essentially a dupe of bug 626602 and was closed when that landed.
>> --
>> [628872] - BBC iplayer fullscreen function broken in FF4 beta 9, 10 and nightly builds
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=628872
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: The fix LANDED and users have confirmed it fixes the issue without regression other Flash players!
>> --
>> [614347] - XPConnect-wrapped JSObjects must clear their gray bit when they are handed out
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=614347
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: This fix has LANDED on both mozilla-central and tracemonkey. Great work!
>> --
>> [633520] - """ASSERTION: wrong context on XPCJSContextStack!: 'cx == topJSContext',"" with xpcshell"
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=633520
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: This bug finally merged over to mozilla-central.
>> --
>> [613800] - A Race Condition when closing inactive tab with alerts in OnBeforeUnload
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=613800
>> Status: DONE
>> Synopsis: The patch finally got a r+ and LANDED. Sweet!
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
>> Again, use "FF4STATUS" for all your filtering needs
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
>> Thanks,
>> Christian
>> [1] http://christian.legnitto.com/blog/2011/02/16/firefox-4-softblocking-...
>> [2] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=blocking2.0%3Abe...
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