1866909 - Update debugging tips to SpiderMonkey source docs

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: JavaScript Engine, task, P3)

Description

[Bryan Thrall [:bthrall]]

Update the tips on https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/js/hacking_tips.html

• Clarify any confusing instructions and fix any grammar and spelling mistakes
• Add instructions for
  • Finding the origin of generated code
  • Using help() in the JS Shell with regular expressions
  • Link to the valid values for IONFLAGS
  • Using pernos.co
• Update any code examples that no longer work

Comment 1

[Bryan Thrall [:bthrall]]

Attachment: Bug 1866909 - Improve grammar, spelling, and formatting for clarity r=mgaudet

Comment 2

[Bryan Thrall [:bthrall]]

Attachment: Bug 1866909 - Update links r=mgaudet

I'm keeping the "These tips were archived from" MDN link because not everything
in this doc is updated yet.

Most of the Gecko Profiler archived stuff is covered by existing Profiler user
docs, but there are enough bits and pieces in the archive that I still think it
is worth linking to.

Depends on D196752

Comment 3

[Bryan Thrall [:bthrall]]

Attachment: Bug 1866909 - Remove mention of c1visualizer r=mgaudet

The C1 spew was removed here:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1502159

Depends on D196753

Comment 4

[Bryan Thrall [:bthrall]]

Attachment: Bug 1866909 - Mention "help(/Regex/)" option in JS Shell r=mgaudet

Depends on D196754

Comment 5

[Bryan Thrall [:bthrall]]

Attachment: Bug 1866909 - Add debugging tip for finding JIT instruction generation code r=mgaudet

Depends on D196755

Comment 6

[Bryan Thrall [:bthrall]]

Attachment: Bug 1866909 - Update "Debugging GC marking/rooting" example usage r=mgaudet

Depends on D196756

Comment 7

[Bryan Thrall [:bthrall]]

Attachment: Bug 1866909 - Add "Tools" section r=mgaudet

Depends on D196757

Comment 8

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/2f2751928767
Improve grammar, spelling, and formatting for clarity r=mgaudet
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/ded32ef3cc40
Update links r=mgaudet
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/fccd5df26436
Remove mention of c1visualizer r=mgaudet
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/d7864a2d6ff5
Mention "help(/Regex/)" option in JS Shell r=mgaudet
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/b8ea22374a92
Add debugging tip for finding JIT instruction generation code r=mgaudet
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/47d21446b7ec
Update "Debugging GC marking/rooting" example usage r=mgaudet
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/ffd610f5a3bc
Add "Tools" section r=mgaudet

Comment 9

[Cristina Horotan [:chorotan]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/2f2751928767
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/ded32ef3cc40
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/fccd5df26436
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/d7864a2d6ff5
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/b8ea22374a92
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/47d21446b7ec
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/ffd610f5a3bc