<!entity p-intro SYSTEM "privoxy.sgml">
<!entity history SYSTEM "history.sgml">
<!entity seealso SYSTEM "seealso.sgml">
-<!entity p-version "3.0.29">
-<!entity p-status "stable">
-<!entity % p-not-stable "IGNORE">
-<!entity % p-stable "INCLUDE">
+<!entity p-version "3.0.30">
+<!entity p-status "UNRELEASED">
+<!entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE">
+<!entity % p-stable "IGNORE">
<!entity % p-text "IGNORE"> <!-- define we are not a text only doc -->
<!entity % p-doc "INCLUDE"> <!-- and we are a formal doc -->
<!entity % seealso-extra "INCLUDE"> <!-- extra stuff from seealso.sgml -->
-->
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application>, as an heir to
- <application>Junkbuster</application>, is a Free Software project
- and the code is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ <application>Junkbuster</application>, is a <ulink
+ url="https://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/copyright.html">Free Software</ulink> project.
As such, <application>Privoxy</application> development is potentially open
to anyone who has the time, knowledge, and desire to contribute
in any capacity. Our goals are simply to continue the mission,
<sect2 id="gitaccess"><title>Access to Git</title>
<para>
- The project's Git repository is hosted at the
- <ulink url="https://privoxy.org/">Privoxy website</ulink>.
+ The project's Git repository is hosted on the
+ <ulink url="https://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy webserver</ulink>.
For Privoxy team members with push privileges the Git repository URL is
<literal>ssh://git@git.privoxy.org:23/git/privoxy.git</literal>.
</para>
such changes are fully tested ought they be pushed back to the central
repository master branch.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Before pushing stuff, please rebase it on a current master so we get
+ an uncomplicated commit history. Avoid merges where possible.
+ </para>
<!--
<para>
Branches are used to fork a sub-development path from the main trunk.
Note that near a major public release, we get more cautious.
There is always the possibility to submit a patch to the <ulink
url="https://sourceforge.net/p/ijbswa/patches/">patch
- tracker</ulink> instead.
+ tracker</ulink> or the <ulink
+ url="https://lists.privoxy.org/mailman/listinfo/privoxy-devel">privoxy-devel mailing list</ulink>
+ instead.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
process requires going from SGML to HTML to text to special formatting
required for the embedded comments. Some of this does not survive so
well. Especially some of the examples that are longer than 80 characters.
- The build process for this file outputs to <filename>config.new</filename>,
- which should be reviewed for errors and mis-formatting. Once satisfied
- that it is correct, then it should be hand copied to
- <filename>config</filename>.
</para>
<para>
Other, less formal documents (e.g. <filename>LICENSE</filename>) are
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem><para>
First, build the docs by running <computeroutput>make
- dok</computeroutput>.
+ dok dok-tidy</computeroutput>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Run <computeroutput>make webserver</computeroutput> which copies all
files from <computeroutput>doc/webserver</computeroutput> to the
- sourceforge webserver via scp.
+ sourceforge webserver via ssh.
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
- <sect2><title>Privoxy Custom Entities</title>
+ <sect2 id="custom-entities"><title>Privoxy Custom Entities</title>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> documentation is using
a number of customized <quote>entities</quote> to facilitate
</sect2>
<!-- XXX: Document how to write test reports and where to send them -->
+ <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+ <sect2 id="privoxy-regression-test"><title>Testing with <application>Privoxy-Regression-Test</application></title>
+ <para>
+ If you compiled, packaged or merely installed Privoxy, it is recommended to run
+ <application>Privoxy-Regression-Test</application> to verify that at least
+ the tested parts of <application>Privoxy</application> are working as expected.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This is actually pretty easy. For details, please see
+ <command>perldoc privoxy-regression-test.pl</command>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Here is an example of what <application>Privoxy-Regression-Test</application> can do for you:
+ </para>
+ <programlisting>
+# Run all the tests
+fk@t520 ~ $privoxy-regression-test.pl
+2020-12-14 12:16:32: Asking Privoxy for the number of action files available ...
+2020-12-14 12:16:32: Gathering regression tests from 9 action file(s) delivered by Privoxy 3.0.30.
+2020-12-14 12:16:32: Executing regression tests ...
+2020-12-14 12:16:41: Ooops. Expected removal but: 'Referer: https://p.p/' is still there.
+2020-12-14 12:16:41: Failure for test 785. Header 'Referer: https://p.p/' and tag 'hide-referrer{conditional-block}'
+2020-12-14 12:16:41: Ooops. Got: 'Referer: https://p.p/' while expecting: 'Referer: http://p.p/'
+2020-12-14 12:16:41: Failure for test 791. Header 'Referer: https://p.p/' and tag 'hide-referrer{conditional-forge}'
+2020-12-14 12:16:44: Executed 1087 regression tests. Skipped 115. 1085 successes, 2 failures.
+# Repeat one of the failing tests and get a curl command to quickly reproduce the problem
+# without causing too much log noise.
+fk@t520 ~ $privoxy-regression-test.pl --test-number 785 --verbose --debug 39
+2020-12-14 12:17:55: Asking Privoxy for the number of action files available ...
+[...]
+2020-12-14 12:17:56: Executing regression tests ...
+2020-12-14 12:17:56: Executing: curl --include -H 'Proxy-Connection:' -H 'Connection: close' -s -S --user-agent 'Privoxy-Regression-Test 0.7.2' --max-time '5' --globoff -H 'X-Privoxy-Control: hide-referrer{conditional-block}' -H 'Referer: https://p.p/' http://p.p/show-request 2>&1
+2020-12-14 12:17:56: Ooops. Expected removal but: 'Referer: https://p.p/' is still there.
+2020-12-14 12:17:56: Failure for test 785 (0/13/5). Header 'Referer: https://p.p/' and tag 'hide-referrer{conditional-block}'
+2020-12-14 12:17:56: Executed 1 regression tests. Skipped 1201. 0 successes, 1 failures.
+ </programlisting>
+ <para>
+ Use the if the <command>--privoxy-address</command> option if the
+ http_proxy environment variable isn't configured.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<sect2 id="fuzzing"><title>Fuzzing Privoxy</title>
<para>
<para>
The following programs are required to follow this process:
- <filename>ncftpput</filename> (ncftp), <filename>scp, ssh</filename> (ssh),
- <filename>gmake</filename> (GNU's version of make), autoconf, cvs.
+ <filename>ssh</filename>,
+ <filename>gmake</filename> (GNU's version of make), autoconf, git,
+ a web browser.
</para>
<sect2 id="versionnumbers">
X, the version major, is rarely ever changed. It is increased by one if
turning a development branch into stable substantially changes the functionality,
user interface or configuration syntax. Majors 1 and 2 were
- <application>Junkbuster</application>, and 3 will be the first stable
+ <application>Junkbuster</application>, and 3 is the first stable
<application>Privoxy</application> release.
</para>
</listitem>
(this is in addition to the main <citetitle>User Manual</citetitle>
link from the main page since we need to keep manuals for various
versions available). The CGI pages will link to something like
- <literal>http://privoxy.org/$(VERSION)/user-manual/</literal>. This
+ <literal>https://www.privoxy.org/$(VERSION)/user-manual/</literal>. This
will need to be updated for each new release. There is no Makefile
target for this at this time!!! It needs to be done manually.
</para>
packages" above).
</para>
<para>
- There are three modules available in the Git repository for use on Mac
+ There are three modules available in the CVS repository backups for use on Mac
OS X, though technically only two of them generate a release (the other
can be used to install from source).
</para>
<sect4 id="OS-X-OSXPackageBuilder-module">
- <title>OSXPackageBuilder module</title>
+ <title>OSXPackageBuilder module (Documentation out of date)</title>
<para>
The OSXPackageBuilder module generates OS X installer packages
- supporting all Macs running OS X 10.4 and above. Obtain it from Git as
+ supporting all Macs running OS X 10.4 and above. Obtain it from CVS as
follows into a folder parallel to the exported privoxy source:
</para>
<programlisting>
</para>
</sect4>
<sect4 id="OS-X-osxsetup-module">
- <title>osxsetup module (DEPRECATED)</title>
+ <title>osxsetup module (DEPRECATED) (Documentation out of date)</title>
<para>
<emphasis>This module is deprecated since the installer it generates
places all Privoxy files in one folder in a non-standard location, and
supports only Intel Macs running OS X 10.6 or higher.</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
- Check out the module from Git as follows into a folder parallel to the
+ Check out the module from CVS as follows into a folder parallel to the
exported privoxy source:
</para>
<programlisting>
</para>
</sect4>
<sect4 id="OS-X-macsetup-module">
- <title>macsetup module</title>
+ <title>macsetup module (Documentation out of date)</title>
<para>
The macsetup module is ideal if you wish to build and install Privoxy
from source on a single machine.
</para>
<para>
- Check out the module from Git as follows into a folder parallel to the
+ Check out the module from CVS as follows into a folder parallel to the
exported privoxy source:
</para>
<programlisting>
make webserver
</programlisting>
<para>
- This will do the upload to <ulink url="https://www.privoxy.org/">the
- webserver</ulink> (www.privoxy.org) and ensure all files and directories
- there are group writable.
+ This will do the upload to the SourceForge webserver (which is manually
+ syncronized with <ulink url="https://www.privoxy.org/">www.privoxy.org</ulink>)
+ and ensure all files and directories there are group writable.
</para>
<para>
Please do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> use any other means of transferring
projects / privoxy.git / blobdiff