QA/TDAI/RegressionRangeInstall

First download regression.zip and unzip in the location of your choice (like the Desktop). Then follow the instructions for your platform:

Windows - option 1: Command Prompt

• Install Python 2.6.4
• Install PyWin32
• Install Setup Tools
• Open the Command Prompt program (under Accessories)
• Enter this line into the prompt: path = %PATH%;C:\Python25\Scripts;C:\Python25
• Navigate the the regression folder, if this folder is on your Desktop, you can do this by entering cd Desktop\regression into the prompt.
• Now enter the command: install-windows.bat
• You can now run regression.py from the Command Prompt:

python regression.py -g 2009-03-12 -b 2009-10-14

Note: if you don't want to have to say path = %PATH%;C:\Python25 everytime you open the command prompt, you can add C:\Python25\Scripts;C:\Python25 to your Path environment variable through the Control Panel (usually under advanced system settings)

Windows - option 2: Mozilla Build

• Install Mozilla Build. This is a command line utility.

• Change Python's install path in the Windows Registry. You can open Registry Editor by entering regedit into the Windows Command Prompt program. You'll want to edit the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.5\InstallPath to be C:\mozilla-build\python25\ Note: you might have to change your permissions before you edit, by going to Edit>Permissions in the Registry Editor.

• Run Mozilla Build. this can usually be done by running C:\mozilla-build\start-l10n.bat

• navigate to the unzipped regression folder from this command line, for example: cd Desktop/regression

• execute the install script ./install-windows.sh This will install SetupTools, PyWin32, and some Python modules, so some installer windows might pop open, just install everything in the default location.

• you can now run regression.py with the command:

python regression.py -g 2009-03-12 -b 2009-10-14

Ubuntu

Run these commands:

sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
easy_install mozmill
easy_install BeautifulSoup
easy_install httplib2

Now, cd into the unzipped regression folder and run the regression script:

python regression.py -g 2009-03-12 -b 2009-10-14