The first official 20180206 builds are out

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Josa
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The first official 20180206 builds are out

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Previous Nightly Builds thread 20180205

The first official 20180206 NIGHTLY builds are out
The Official Firefox 59 Beta 7 builds are out

Previous NIGHTLY: 20180205 (Fx 60.0a1)
Previous BETA: 20180202 (Fx 59.0b6)

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Release Notes: NIGHTLY | BETA
Changelogs: NIGHTLY | BETA


Fixed:
  1. NIGHTLY +33
  2. #1433389 [Core:CSS Parsing and Computation]-Expose input[type=number] pseudo-elements to chrome stylesheets [Uns][]
  3. #1435214 [Core:CSS Parsing and Computation]-Make stylesheet insertions that have @keyframes and @font-face rules optimizable [Uns][]
  4. #1435483 [Core:DOM]-Do some cleanup on our exception classes [Uns][]
  5. #1435430 [Core:DOM]-Remove nsIXSLTProcessor [Uns][]
  6. #1435174 [Core:DOM]-Remove the renaming 'using namespace workers' [Uns][]
  7. #1434969 [Core:Editor]-Too many warnings: 'mOffset.value() >= mParent->Length()' (EditorDOMPoint.h, line 500) and '!mParent || mOffset.value() <= mParent->Length()' (EditorDOMPoint.h, line 373)) [Uns][]
  8. #1435149 [Core:Editor]-some methods in CSSEditUtils should be static method [Uns][]
  9. #1431813 [Core:Graphics: Layers]-Crash in OOM | large | mozalloc_abort | mozalloc_handle_oom | moz_xmalloc | std::_Allocate | std::vector<T>::_Resize<T> [Win][[gfx-noted]]
  10. #1435282 [Core:Graphics: WebRender]-Enable test_group_hittest with webrender [Uns][[gfx-noted]]
  11. #1435618 [Core:Graphics: WebRender]-Windows QR debug jobs are all broken with crashes [Uns][]
  12. #1435406 [Core:Graphics]-Remove implicit fuzzy operator== from BaseMatrix [Uns][[gfx-noted]]
  13. #1435175 [Core:Layout: Web Painting]-RDL checker should also output the modified items display list [All][]
  14. #1435480 [Core:Layout]-Correctly propagate out boolean return values from some InspectorUtils methods. [Uns][]
  15. #1435636 [Core:Layout]-Don't make the dispatch of resize events look into the observer list twice unnecessarily. [Uns][]
  16. #1435637 [Core:Layout]-Minimally cleanup nsRefreshDriver. [Uns][]
  17. #1432519 [Core:Networking]-Make nsIURL attributes readonly [Uns][[necko-triaged]]
  18. #1333899 [Core:Networking]-nsDataChannel::OpenContentStream uses about 3.5X transient memory [Uns][[MemShrink:P2][necko-triaged]]
  19. #1434151 [Core:Security: PSM]-Inline certificate viewer XUL overlays [Uns][]
  20. #1435708 [Core:Security]-use mozilla::HashString in security/manager/ssl/ [All][]
  21. #1434531 [Core:WebRTC: Networking]-[firefox 58] WebRTC problem with TURNs in tcp [Uns][]
  22. #1409868 [Core:WebRTC]-Include date on closed sessions in about:webrtc [All][]
  23. #169521 [Core:XML]-newline in XML attributes should be serialized as &#xA; [All][]
  24. #1435702 [Core:XPCOM]-specialize copying nsTHashtable elements where possible [All][]
  25. #1435419 [Firefox:Activity Streams: Newtab]-Add webextension actions, add/save consistency and bug fixes to Activity Stream [Uns][]
  26. #1429497 [Firefox:Activity Streams: Newtab]-Update Events.yaml with Activity Stream events [Uns][[AS60MVP]]
  27. #1167238 [Firefox:General]-Convert sanitize.js to a module [All][[storage-v2]]
  28. #1433139 [Firefox:General]-Hook up WebRender capture triggers to the browser console/hotkey [All][]
  29. #1435437 [Firefox:General]-Remove bundle_browser and bundle_browser_region elements from baseMenuOverlay.xul [Uns][]
  30. #1435814 [Firefox:PDF Viewer]-Update pdf.js to version 2.0.332 [All][]
  31. #1435122 [Firefox:Tabbed Browser]-Consider moving custom properties for tabs from :root to #tabbrowser-tabs [Uns][]
  32. #1434922 [Firefox:Tabbed Browser]-Incorrect favicon in private tab [Uns][]
  33. #1434046 [Toolkit:Application Update]-Inline software update XUL overlay [Uns][]
  34. #1434614 [Toolkit:Telemetry]-Navigating the archive in about:telemetry with the keyboard arrows is not working [Uns][[good first bug][lang=js]]
  1. Partial Landings/Diagnostic Patches:
  2. #1435220 [Core:JavaScript Engine: JIT]-Clean up wasm out-of-line truncation check MASM interfaces [All][]
  3. #1432599 [Firefox:Developer Tools: Inspector]-Display the current flex container element in the flexbox panel and allow for toggling of the flexbox highlighter [Uns][]
  1. Beta 6 -> Beta 7 Changelog +17
  2. #1432870
  3. #1433671
  4. #1434580
  5. #1275062 [Core:DOM: IndexedDB]-IndexedDB IDB Request Send__delete__ operation crashes when attempting to send too much data via an IPC pipe [All][]
  6. #1422234 [Core:Editor]-Press enter after an anchor link cause the content in new line associate with the link [Uns][]
  7. #1433790 [Core:Graphics]-Crash in igd10umd64.dll [Win][[gfx-noted]]
  8. #1389759 [Core:Graphics: Layers]-Crash in mozilla::ipc::MessageChannel::CommonThreadOpenInit [Win][[gfx-noted]]
  9. #1424709 [Core:Memory Allocator]-[macos] crash when changing macos network location [Mac][]
  10. #1435761 [Core:Security: PSM]-Regenerate security/manager/ssl/nsSTSPreloadList.inc for Beta 59 [All][]
  11. #1423582 [Core:WebRTC: Audio/Video]-Large-buffer leak in MediaEngineRemoteVideoSource [Uns][]
  12. #1430628 [Core:Widget: Cocoa]-Command + LeftArrow during composition causes going back the page [Mac][]
  13. #1434856 [Core:XPCOM]-Firefox hang @ __psynch_mutexwait [Uns][]
  14. #1424469 [Firefox:Bookmarks & History]-The Downloads view in the Library window doesn't get focus when opened [Uns][[fxsearch]]
  15. #1419152 [Firefox:Disability Access]-pre-page-render white screen [Uns][]
  16. #1418314 [Toolkit:Add-ons Manager]-"Learn More..." link for Shockwave Flash plugin not working [All][]
  17. #1434761 [Toolkit:Form Autofill]-Fix preprocessor check for release builds [Uns][]
  18. #1431192 [Toolkit:Safe Browsing]-Firefox fetches safe browsing information even if Deceptive Content and Dangerous Software Protection is off [Lin][]

Nightly 60 fixes since 20180122 (Gecko 59) ~550
Beta 59 fixes since 20171113 (Gecko 58) ~2474

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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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How is version 60 ("Nightly") in comparison to 59.0b6 (64-bit), especially in terms of memory use?

How stable is 60 lately? I haven't much paid attention lately, so just looking for general impressions. The only extensions which interest me are broken anyhow (Adblock Plus, Context Search, Session Manager), so if 60 is no worse there, and better in other areas, I'll consider testing that out.

Thanks.
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Nightly has been very stable for me on Linux. There have been some annoyances (not always minor) but it has been at least a couple of years since I needed to switch to another branch temporarily for my regular (non-testing) browsing.

Adblock Plus has been working for me with Nightly.
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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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Adblock Plus may be working, but I shut off all extensions, because things are kind of spotty with this version. I'm beginning to wonder if it is because I only have 4Gb of RAM. This is why I was asking if there are any memory improvements. Thanks for your feedback.
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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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A few versions of Nightly ago (last August or September?) I was having issues with AdBlock Plus and ended up switching to uBlock Origin. (The problem was the member home screen for http://www.netflix.com: some bug was causing CPU to run full bore so the page would take almost a minute to render. The issue might have since been fixed.)

With some of the pages I visit (particularly my overly large Netflix DVD Queue), I'm glad I went with 8GB RAM in this machine, but I can launch a second browser without issue (as long as I am not displaying my Netflix DVD Queue in more than one of them) and I often do when I am looking at issue or writing instructions for Beta or Release versions or a side-by-side comparison of Firefox and Chrome. (I was surprised how different AdBlock Plus was between the Firefox build and the Chrome build.)

The times I have looked at the Task Manager and had just Firefox Nightly up and running and was not displaying my Netflix DVD Queue or a long ways down an infinitely expanding page, total memory usage was under 4GB. (E. g., right now it's sitting at 3.54GB.)
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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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The times I have looked at the Task Manager and had just Firefox Nightly up and running and was not displaying my Netflix DVD Queue or a long ways down an infinitely expanding page, total memory usage was under 4GB. (E. g., right now it's sitting at 3.54GB.)

I am always amazed when I see users here talk about high Firefox memory usage. I don't have a Netflix account so I don't have your queue so I can't try that but sitting here, right now, logged onto this site Firefox Nightly is only using 297 MB of ram.

So you must have something else 'running'.
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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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Where are you getting this reading of 3.54BG and 297MB of RAM?

I will look at my system, and tell you what mine reads. Thanks.
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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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DN123ABC wrote:Where are you getting this reading of 3.54BG and 297MB of RAM?

I will look at my system, and tell you what mine reads. Thanks.

You are using Win 7.

Open the Windows "Task Manger". Under the "apps" section it lists the 'apps' that a running and the various columns display their current memory usages.
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I'm on Windows 7. and it is "Processes" or "Performance".

Under "Processses", it lists for Firefox:
336,908K
298,344K
204,528K
138,212K

and those things are cranking up pretty fast!
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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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Would it be better on memory if I used the 32 bit version?
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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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DN123ABC wrote:I'm on Windows 7. and it is "Processes" or "Performance".

Under "Processses", it lists for Firefox:
336,908K
298,344K
204,528K
138,212K

and those things are cranking up pretty fast!
Without seeing your display I would "guess" the 336 number is Firefox and the others are the child processes running it the other cores of you CPU. As for cranking up? That is normal as 'things' run in the other cores by design.
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Re: The first official 20180206 builds are not yet out

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DN123ABC wrote:Would it be better on memory if I used the 32 bit version?

You have a 64 bit OS on a 64 bit computer. 64 bit software uses memory and resources much better than 32 bit software.

The 'memory' does not get 'used up' like the gasoline in your tank. It's still there. It make more sense to use it than not to use it.
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I read that the 64 bit version eats more memory than the 32 bit version, and is especially sensitive at 4Gb, and won't even install on less than 4Gb.
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And as far as I know you have been told that's not true. How about NOT taking nightly build threads off Topic?
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malliz wrote:And as far as I know you have been told that's not true. How about NOT taking nightly build threads off Topic?
I'm saying it is true, and it is TOTALLY on topic. The topic is which version to run. This is the "builds" area, right? I've been signed up and testing Firefox since Phoenix, so I know a little bit about this.



Concerns voiced:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1274659
"*Memory usage* 64-bit builds use more physical memory."

"A really, really, relevant check to add for 64-bit _migration_ would be instead memory consumption average/Xpercentile.
Or perhaps more specifically if this multiplied 1.5x is less than 50% of installed RAM.
Ie: my use-case is that I have 4GB installed, and FF on *average* uses 2.
(Unless bug 1125557 lands anytime soon) I think it's pretty glaring that I'd be screwed with x64. "






https://www.raymond.cc/blog/mozilla-fir ... -to-32bit/
Results and Summary

As you can see from the results in all 11 tests above, the 32-bit version of Firefox won an impressive 8 of the tests, only losing its number one position in the Kraken and Peacekeeper benchmarks and the cold start time. The memory usage results were also better and if you scale them up, the differences between 32-bit and 64-bit versions with multiple large website tabs open could be hundreds or even thousands of Megabytes.
Read More: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/mozilla-fir ... -to-32bit/


64 Bit became very slow under Windows 10
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1176714


The last update, 57.0, broke my browser, it is now impossible to use for more than 10 seconds without it not responding.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1184407

(Some help here, maybe I'll try some of the tips here)
Firefox Quantum very slow
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/quest ... 287?page=2


Why does Firefox Quantum: a) run appallingly slow b) freeze up
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1185117


new ui is slow and hangs
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1187110
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