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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


Smoke testing is the first quick round of simple tests run on a new software build to verify that it starts and does not catastrophically crash. It is a preliminary to further testing, and is also a fast way to verify the basic integrity of a new development environment, as well as a good tour of basic functionality. The instructions below are for smoke-testing core Sugar using Activities included in Glucose (though it does not test the Activities themselves). To learn how to create smoke tests for other software (such as Activities), see [[creating a smoke test]].
Smoke testing is the first quick round of simple tests run on a new software build to verify that it starts and does not catastrophically crash. It is a preliminary to further testing, and is also a fast way to verify the basic integrity of a new development environment, as well as a good tour of basic functionality. The instructions below are for smoke-testing core Sugar using Activities included in Glucose (though it does not test the Activities themselves). To learn how to create smoke tests for other software (such as Activities), see [[Release Team/Creating a Smoke Test]].


== How to smoke test ==
== How to smoke test ==
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* Execute the smoke test cases below. Test cases are listed in priority order, so if you have limited time, go through them sequentially.
* Execute the smoke test cases below. Test cases are listed in priority order, so if you have limited time, go through them sequentially.
* If a smoke test fails, [http://dev.sugarlabs.org file a bug in Trac] noting the failure with as much detail and reproduction steps as possible.
* If a smoke test fails, [http://dev.sugarlabs.org file a bug in Trac] noting the failure with as much detail and reproduction steps as possible.
* Summarize your results to help other testers at [[Sugar on a Stick/GettingInvolved]].  Please help structure the test results pages. (Needed: a way to report smoke test results for builds.)
* Summarize your results to help other testers at [[Sugar on a Stick/Getting Involved]].  Please help structure the test results pages. (Needed: a way to report smoke test results for builds.)


== Image under test ==
== Image under test ==