94070 - debug version mozilla should be tolerant on warning

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: Build Config, enhancement)

Description

[Chris Shen]

At the moment, debug version of mozilla core throws assertion regardless of 
warning or error. For example, the refused server connection doesn't mean a 
software bug. In many case, a developer doesn't care such warning and just 
wants to continue the debugging session to the breakpoint. However, because the 
core software indistinguishly throws assertion, it causes a problem for 
developers to debug. Ideally, debugging version mozilla should distinguish non-
fatal warning and fatal error and throws assertions only on the later.

Comment 1

[timeless]

probably invalid.

on windows assertions give me a stream of dialogs offering abort, retry, 
ignore.  one moves along happily, one crashes, one quits [not respective of 
the order in which i listed them...].  I'm pretty sure you can do something 
like this on other platforms...  iirc my xlib builds just print assertion and 
continue ... i'd have to set some env var to make them fatal.

if there's a specific warning which you feel should _never_ be fatal, please 
file a specific bug against a specific assignee for a specific url (cvsblame 
prefered) indicating the line, complete w/ some justification.

Comment 2

[cls]

Simple answer, don't build the debug version of Mozilla.  That version is meant
for Mozilla developers for whom the assertions actually mean something.  If you
need debug symbols then either pass -g to --enable-optimize or set it in CFLAGS
& CXXFLAGS.  Alternatively, you can debug only specific modules by using the
--enable-debug-modules option so then you don't have to troll through everyone
else's assertions.

Comment 3

[Jon Granrose]

verified invalid.