diff --git a/Testing.md b/Testing.md index 80af469..f63984f 100644 --- a/Testing.md +++ b/Testing.md @@ -23,24 +23,24 @@ Tip: you can run different versions of Notepad ++ at the same time with the `-mu notepad.exe -multiInst ``` -## Using the current build version of Notepad++ ## +## Using the current-build version of Notepad++ ## -To make sure that the bug you are reporting has not been fixed in the current build version please follow the steps below: +To make sure that the bug you are reporting has not been fixed in the current-build version please follow the steps below: 1. Download and extract the latest portable version as described in ["Using the latest-release portable version of Notepad++"](#using-the-latest-release-portable-version-of-notepad) (above). -2. Go to the [official current build page](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/donho/notepad-plus-plus). +2. Go to the [official current-build page](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/donho/notepad-plus-plus). 3. Click on the `Job name` in the list for the `Unicode Debug` job compatible with your version of Notepad ++ (`platform = Win32` for 32-bit Notepad++ or `platform = x64 for 64-bit Notepad++`). Ignore completely the `mingw` build jobs, and the `Unicode Release` jobs. 4. Click on the blue `Artifacts` link located in the upper right corner. -5. Download the appropriate `.exe` file (depending on step 3, it will be `Notepad++.Win32.Unicode Debug.exe` or `Notepad++.x64.Unicode Debug.exe`). Note that although a `.dll` file is provided, it is typically not necessary to obtain this file. -6. Add this `.exe` file to your portable Notepad++ folder and start program with this executable instead of the normal `notepad++.exe` that is present in this folder. -7. Try to reproduce the problem in this current build version. +5. Download the appropriate `.exe` file (depending on step 3, it will be either `Notepad++.Win32.Unicode Debug.exe` or `Notepad++.x64.Unicode Debug.exe`). Note that although a `.dll` file is provided, it is typically not necessary to obtain this file. +6. Add this `.exe` file to your portable Notepad++ folder and start the program with this executable instead of the normal `notepad++.exe` that is present in this folder. +7. Try to reproduce the problem in this current-build version. -If the problem still exists in the current build version of Notepad++ then please report it. In the report you can add a note that you have performed the test procedure in accordance with the official guidelines. +If the problem still exists in the current-build version of Notepad++ then please report it. In the report you can add a note that you have performed the test procedure in accordance with the official guidelines. ## Using a Pull-Request (PR) build version of Notepad++ ## To verify that a specific PR has fixed a bug or implemented a feature, please follow the steps below: 1. Download and extract the latest portable version as described in ["Using the latest-release portable version of Notepad++"](#using-the-latest-release-portable-version-of-notepad) (above). -2. Go to the page of the PR. If you know the PR number (e.g. 9508) then the link is `https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/9508`. The formula to find a link for any PR is to take the base link `https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/` and add the PR number to it after the final `/`. If you don't know the PR number, but you know there is one, find the original issue and there should be a way to get to the PR from reading the issue comments. +2. Go to the github web page of the PR. If you know the PR number (e.g. 9508) then the link is `https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/9508`. The formula to find a link for any PR is to take the base link `https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/` and add the PR number to it after the final `/`. If you don't know the PR number, but you know there is one, locate the original issue web page and there should be a way to get to the PR from reading the issue comments. 3. After getting to the page of the PR, click on the `Commits` tab visible on the PR page and you'll be taken to a different page. 4. On this page, locate the bottom-most commit and locate a small green-colored checkmark -- it is actually a link -- to the right of the commit-time; click on it and a small box will open and a `Details` link will be visible; click on that to be taken to a different page. 5. Proceed from the "Click on the job name in the list..." step in the instructions for ["Using the current build version of Notepad++"](#using-the-current-build-version-of-notepad) (above). \ No newline at end of file