Closed Bug 553897 Opened 14 years ago Closed 14 years ago

httpd.js swallows ReferenceErrors and spits them out as 500 errors

Categories

(Testing :: General, defect)

Product:
Testing
Component:
General
Platform:
x86
Linux
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: jdm, Unassigned)

Details

I had a typo in a handler argument name and it took me forever to realize it because I just kept getting uninformative 500 errors back.
This is mostly by design; returning error messages in pages can be a security hole in some cases.  (Yes, I treat the server as though it were being used seriously, and it is quite paranoid about malformed inputs and such.)  If you want debugging information, try out the technique implemented in bug 540633 (speaking of which, that should be documented -- I'll poke zwol about it when he gets back from PTO) -- or tweak testing/mochitest/server.js by adding |DEBUG = true;| to it.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 14 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Component: httpd.js → General
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