1687538 - Remove activation behavior and :link/:visited/:any-link matching for <link>s

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect, P3)

Description

[Domenic Denicola]

Spec change: https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/6269

Test updates and additions: https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/pull/27178

Comment 1

[Emilio Cobos Álvarez (:emilio)]

Attachment: Bug 1687538 - Make HTMLLinkElement not inherit from Link. r=smaug

As per https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/6269

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/0927366150b7
Make HTMLLinkElement not inherit from Link. r=smaug

Comment 3

[Atila Butkovits]

Backed out for failures on link.html.

Backout link: https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/873c222ba627618e2f9608cb313bb2db2b7dc122

Push with failures: https://treeherder.mozilla.org/jobs?repo=autoland&searchStr=linux%2C18.04%2Cx64%2Casan%2Copt%2Cweb%2Cplatform%2Ctests%2Ctest-linux1804-64-asan%2Fopt-web-platform-tests-e10s%2Cwpt11&revision=0927366150b7a0701c893b25d4e4b02e380ca0ec&selectedTaskRun=aEgvcbenSO2aknH0pT3OMQ.0

Failure log: https://treeherder.mozilla.org/logviewer?job_id=328047666&repo=autoland&lineNumber=6196

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/51b5cadd3149
Make HTMLLinkElement not inherit from Link. r=smaug

Comment 5

[Sandor Molnar[:smolnar]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/51b5cadd3149

Comment 6

[Rachel Andrew]

I have updated relevant pages to detail this change and also added a release note. There is a BCD note pending merge.