Tuesday, 18 December 2012

RE: Thetrainline.com crashes CI #744

In message <AE9C0B0201F.00000E9Fdave@davehigton.me.uk>
Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: george.greenfield@tiscali.co.uk
>> Sent: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:20:59 GMT
>> To: netsurf-users@netsurf-browser.org
>> Subject: Thetrainline.com crashes CI #744
>>
>> Made three consecutive attempts to access Thetrainline.com using NS CI
>> #744 with javascript enabled, each resulting in a NS crash and exit.
>> Attempting to access the bug tracker and file a bug report crashed
>> #744 again! Back to 2.9 for the bug report....
>
> I found that disabling Javascript on 744 enabled me to submit my
> bug report (with file), which is easier than uninstalling etc.
>
> The quick smoke tests I've done with 744 with JS disabled don't show
> any worse stability than versions prior to JS.
>
> There are also non-JS CI builds, if you prefer.

Don't get me wrong: I intended no criticism of JS-enabled NetSurf, in
fact I think it's splendid, and to be supported in every way,
including the submission of bug reports where appropriate. It was just
a bit ironic that the bug tracker itself was amongst the casualties!

George

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george greenfield

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