Firefox 39.0RC3a is now avaliable

[WaltS48]

Well, Release Management is calling it RC3, so they confused me when they said RC1 wasn't released.

Anyway, the release of Firefox 39.0 is delayed due to [1151506 – startup crash in xptiInterfaceEntry::GetConstantCount with randomly hex-code named DLL](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1151506)

Which was backed out, requiring the release of this RC to verify Firefox isn't crashing anymore, or something.

Ryan VanderMeulen - Backed out changeset 0b0822cabbb9 (bug 1151506) because it didn't fix the crashes it was intended to. a=lizzard

[DinGo]

When are x64 builds going to be introduced into RC versions and Final builds?

At present I never bother with RC or Final as I always use the beta x64 builds and have no issues whatsoever with them, or am I just lucky

[James]

When are x64 builds going to be introduced into RC versions and Final builds?

At present I never bother with RC or Final as I always use the beta x64 builds and have no issues whatsoever with them, or am I just lucky

There is not going to be Win64 for Fx 39.0 Release. There were Win64 builds for Firefox 37.0b# and 38.0b# Beta builds before also.

There is no targeted version for Win64 Release at moment.

There have been 64-bit Firefox Releases for Mac OS X (combined 32/64) and Linux ever since Firefox 4.0 both because it was easier and needed.

We have a couple threads about the Win64 builds. I say Win64 to be more specific vs 64-bit/x64
Mozilla having second thoughts about releasing 64 bit builds
Yes! 64-bit Firefox for Windows on its way

[avada]

I wish at least they'd push RC-s to the beta channel. It didn't update since the 18th.

[DinGo]

When are x64 builds going to be introduced into RC versions and Final builds?

At present I never bother with RC or Final as I always use the beta x64 builds and have no issues whatsoever with them, or am I just lucky

There is not going to be Win64 for Fx 39.0 Release. There were Win64 builds for Firefox 37.0b# and 38.0b# Beta builds before also.

There is no targeted version for Win64 Release at moment.

There have been 64-bit Firefox Releases for Mac OS X (combined 32/64) and Linux ever since Firefox 4.0 both because it was easier and needed.

We have a couple threads about the Win64 builds. I say Win64 to be more specific vs 64-bit/x64
Mozilla having second thoughts about releasing 64 bit builds
Yes! 64-bit Firefox for Windows on its way

Thanks for the detailed reply James.

[WaltS48]

They do push RC's to the beta channel. How else would my b7 update to rc1 (or whatever it was).

I was reading on IRC that users that install a RC from http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ are on the release channel. Maybe they don't update.

If you used Help > About Firefox in b7 you should have gotten a release candidate, and they keep updating until the next b1 is released.

I'm using rc3 and my Firefox indicates that I am currently on the beta update channel.

[4td8s]

There is no targeted version for Win64 Release at moment.

maybe until towards the end of year 2015

[Aris]

They do push RC's to the beta channel. How else would my b7 update to rc1 (or whatever it was).
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I guess he meant the x64 builds...

[WaltS48]

, 3rd grade skills reading comprehension skills kicked in again.

[James]

There is no targeted version for Win64 Release at moment.

maybe until towards the end of year 2015

Did not want to get people's hope up as to why I did not state this as it is speculation.

[e_langeland]

When are x64 builds going to be introduced into RC versions and Final builds?

At present I never bother with RC or Final as I always use the beta x64 builds and have no issues whatsoever with them, or am I just lucky

I likewise have been using win64 builds all year, and I have had no problems. I am using the win64 builds because I am a power user, with a large number of windows and tabs reopened automatically every time I launch it. I really don't understand the delay for building release Win64 versions, as I would rate the betas (and even the 37 Dev editions that I started with) as rock-solid.

As long as I am stuck on beta, though, I too would like to at least get the RC releases, since they are part of the beta channel.

[ffextensionguru]

There is no targeted version for Win64 Release at moment.

maybe until towards the end of year 2015

Did not want to get people's hope up as to why I did not state this as it is speculation.

Seems most of us are use to the speculation as this has been on and off again for quite some time. I suppose one day Mozilla will just be like 'Surprise, we have Win64 Release!"...okay may be not.

[LoudNoise]

Knowing Mozilla I doubt if it will be a surprise. It will be a long and hard birth .

[avada]

They do push RC's to the beta channel. How else would my b7 update to rc1 (or whatever it was).
...

I guess he meant the x64 builds...

I didn't think they'd differentiate.