Re: Please try the latest build

On 15 Aug 2018 Michael Drake <tlsa@netsurf-browser.org> wrote:


> Hello,

> Could people please test build #4403 or later? (Or build from
> latest master, if you compile from source.)

> https://ci.netsurf-browser.org/builds/

> We are close to making a release, and would like to check that
> nothing is broken.

> I am particularly interested to hear from anyone who can run
> the following platforms:

> - Amiga
> - Atari
> - Haiku
> - RISC OS
> - Windows

I've downloaded the RISC OS version of #4003, and all looks well so far.

> We have just changed the way that HTTP authentication works,
> so I would be grateful if people could check that anything
> that requires an HTTP basic auth login still works with the
> latest build.

> If you don't know any sites which use HTTP authentication,
> you can use:

> https://httpbin.org/basic-auth/foo/bar

> (Where "foo" is the username, and "bar" is the password,
> and you can change the "correct" username and password
> by changing the URL.)

> However, testing with real-world sites is better.

> Please try entering the incorrect credentials, the correct
> credentials, and canceling the login, by closing the login
> window.

I can log into the foo bar site, and also RComp's ARMX6 password-protected
page, so that looks good.

Many thanks to the developers,

Best wishes,

Peter.

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