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51 <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="TESTING" id="TESTING">5. Testing
57 <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="TESTING-PLAN" id="TESTING-PLAN">5.1.
58 Testplan for releases</a></h2>
60 <p>Explain release numbers. major, minor. developer releases. etc.</p>
64 <p>Remove any existing rpm with rpm -e</p>
68 <p>Remove any file that was left over. This includes (but is not
73 <p>/var/log/privoxy</p>
81 <p>/usr/sbin/privoxy</p>
85 <p>/etc/init.d/privoxy</p>
89 <p>/usr/doc/privoxy*</p>
95 <p>Install the rpm. Any error messages?</p>
99 <p>start,stop,status <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> with
100 the specific script (e.g. /etc/rc.d/init/privoxy stop). Reboot your
101 machine. Does autostart work?</p>
105 <p>Start browsing. Does <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>
106 work? Logfile written?</p>
110 <p>Remove the rpm. Any error messages? All files removed?</p>
116 <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="TESTING-REPORT" id="TESTING-REPORT">5.2.
117 Test reports</a></h2>
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125 <p>Select category: the distribution you test on.</p>
129 <p>Select group: the version of <span class=
130 "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> that we are about to release.</p>
134 <p>Fill the Summary and Detailed Description with something
135 intelligent (keep it short and precise).</p>
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