Firefox fix released for JavaScript flaw - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 18th Apr 2008, 10:24

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...ascript_flaw/1

The Mozilla Foundation has released a new version of Firefox to fix a flaw in the JavaScript garbage collection process introduced in the previous release, and which can cause instability.

Smilodon · 18th Apr 2008, 10:40

Whohoo!

I have had some problems with this lately. Some of the commercial banners on some of the newspapers I read daily made FF crash. Hopefully this should fix it

Cobalt · 18th Apr 2008, 11:12

That explains quite a lot. When using stumble upon, pages would sometimes cause a crash if they contained javascript. Usually they'd load fine on a restart.

r4tch3t · 18th Apr 2008, 12:19

Hopefully this will get fixed on FF3 Beta as well, I get quite a few crashes on the Uni website that uses java.

Anakha · 18th Apr 2008, 13:46

The FF3 Beta uses a totally new JS interpreter and GC.

[USRF]Obiwan · 18th Apr 2008, 15:04

its typical when Microsoft enforced an IE update, the world falls over it. And we web-developers still have to write compatible code for absolute old browser versions like IE5.5 and IE6.x. But if firefox forces a upgrade all is good and shiny...

Gareth Halfacree · 18th Apr 2008, 15:22

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Originally Posted by [USRF

Obiwan]But if firefox forces a upgrade all is good and shiny...

But it only 'forces' an upgrade if you've selected "Automatically download and install the update" in Preferences -> Advanced -> Updates. If you've selected "Ask me what I want to do" or just un-ticked "Check for updates to Firefox" then it doesn't.

Plus, I'm confused by your reference to web developers writing "compatible code" - this update is purely to fix a bug in the JavaScript garbage collection process. There's no change to the rendering engine whatsoever, so there's no need to change any coding to accommodate this point release.

DougEdey · 18th Apr 2008, 15:50

FF3B* doesn't work with HSBC internet banking.

r4tch3t · 18th Apr 2008, 23:19

Do we know if its FF3B* that doesn't work with certain Java websites or are the websites poorly coded?

Mr T · 20th Apr 2008, 10:04

FF3 Beta 5 works fine with HSBC online banking. It keeps crashing on burning on me though when browsing random forums.

kno3 · 20th Apr 2008, 11:18

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Originally Posted by DougEdey

FF3B* doesn't work with HSBC internet banking.

Works fine for me. What is happening with you?

DougEdey · 14th May 2008, 09:43

Sorry for the delayed response, it started to work again.

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