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Where do I install the Firefox16b1_crashreporter-symbols.zip? I have been searching the wbe for over an hour with no luck.

Melchior (aka Joseph)
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I downloaded the ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/candidates/16.0b1-candidates/build1/win32/en-US/firefox-16.0b1.crashreporter-symbols.zip

wanting to have them on hand incase Firefox ever crashed but.... There are NO Instructions anywhere that describe where these files should be placed and if they can remain zipped...

I have MinGW, and GDB v7.5 on hand if needed..... using Windows XP Pro 32bit Everything is up to date :D

I downloaded the ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/candidates/16.0b1-candidates/build1/win32/en-US/firefox-16.0b1.crashreporter-symbols.zip wanting to have them on hand incase Firefox ever crashed but.... There are NO Instructions anywhere that describe where these files should be placed and if they can remain zipped... I have MinGW, and GDB v7.5 on hand if needed..... using Windows XP Pro 32bit Everything is up to date :D

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cor-el
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You only need those symbols if you want to run a debugger to create a stack trace.

Melchior (aka Joseph)
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I was asking where would be a good place on the HDD to place/install the Firefox Symbol Packages so the idea is if and when a crash does occurred I would have everything already setup to quickly begin debugging with....

All I have available to Debug with is the GNU Debugger via MinGW on Windows XP Pro 32bit gdb v7.5 I have tired to locate a download of the WinDbg but it has been a hassle...

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