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Mozilla

Firefox

 

Automated Tests


For an overview on Automated testing with Mozilla can be found on the Mozilla Developer Center.

A requirement for all test is to make sure that Firefox is compiled with tests enabled.
Modify the .mozconfig file to include ac_add_options --enable-tests
Build Firefox from source.


Mochitests

Run all Mochitests
A)

Step 1

cd $(OBJDIR)/_tests/testing/mochitest

Step 2

python runtests.py

B)

Step 1

cd $(OBJDIR)

Step 2

make -C $(OBJDIR) mochitest

Specific Mochitests can be run by the following:

Step 1

cd $(OBJDIR)/_tests/testing/mochitest

Step 2

python runtests.py --test-path=content/base/test/test_CrossSiteXHR.html

There are more options that are available for running Mochitests.


XPCShell

Step 1

cd path/to/source/
make check

How to make xpcshell tests.


Reftests

Step 1

cd path/to/source/
path/to/dist/bin/firefox -no-remote -reftest layout/reftests/reftest.list

Here is a readme on reftests.

Thunderbird

Open Office

Eclipse

Linux

Fedora