460430 - Cache directory choosing algorithm differs between debug and non-debug builds

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Networking: Cache, defect)

Description

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The cache service uses a slightly different algorithm to pick up the storage directory for the disk device in debug and non-debug builds.  I'm not sure if any piece of code actually uses this distinction in debug vs. non-debug builds, but it can lead to hard to detect bugs if the developer tests his code in debug mode and tries to run it in non-debug mode.  For an example, see the problem I faced which I blogged about here: <http://ehsanakhgari.org/blog/2008-10-17/testing-cache-service>.

Since the browser.cache.disk.parent_directory pref allows one to exactly specify the desired directory, I think this piece of debug-specific code should be removed from the cache service, and any possible callers which rely on this behavior need to be corrected.

Comment 1

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This has been fixed by bug 485230.