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Instructions here on adding Firefox symbols to Visual Studio so I can debug the crashes I'm seeing in Firefox. I'm not running a checked build (not sure where to get those).
The latest crash backtrace is:
nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun(void)
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xul.dll!nsTimerImpl::Fire() Line 400 + 0x7 bytes C++
xul.dll!nsTimerEvent::Run() Line 492 C++
xul.dll!nsThread::ProcessNextEvent(int mayWait=1, int * result=0x0020f820) Line 511 C++
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mozcrt19.dll!malloc(unsigned int size=8491528) Line 5750 + 0x27 bytes C
xul.dll!nsLocalFile::Release() Line 753 + 0x13 bytes C++
xul.dll!nsRefPtr<nsIDOMEventListener>::~nsRefPtr<nsIDOMEventListener>() Line 957 C++
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The English language being cobbled together from so many other sources, has a tendency to hold within itself a great number of exceptions to its own rules. This coupled with what some might call peculiarities in American usage can account for some funny linguistic ponderables. This article takes us through a list of just a few with a decidedly tongue in cheek and hopefully humorous playful slant.
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