1212911 - Thunderbird fails to display folders, messages after 2015-10-08 update (due to ton of JS errors caused by change of semantics/scope of variable declarations)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1209777

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

Linux x86_64.
BuildID=20151008030223
SourceRepository=https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central
SourceStamp=5d74f3155ba28dc1606e81ea3db8e9521753d217

Beginning with today's build Thunderbird will start but will not display the folder pane or the message pane and as a result in unusable.

It appears the change in JavaScript's let semantics has broken Thunderbird.

Timestamp: 10/08/2015 08:43:21 AM
Error: TypeError: redeclaration of let Cu
Source File: chrome://messenger/content/newmailaccount/uriListener.js
Line: 11

Timestamp: 10/08/2015 08:43:22 AM
Error: TypeError: aDocument.defaultView.FolderDisplayListenerManager is undefined
Source File: resource://gre/modules/quickFilterManager.js
Line: 1318

Timestamp: 10/08/2015 08:43:22 AM
Error: TypeError: gFolderDisplay is null
Source File: chrome://messenger/content/msgViewPickerOverlay.js
Line: 104

Timestamp: 10/08/2015 08:43:22 AM
Error: ReferenceError: Cc is not defined
Source File: chrome://viewabout/content/viewabout.js
Line: 4

Comment 3

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

I assume this is due to the landing of Bug 589199 and Bug 1202902.

Comment 4

[:aceman]

Attachment: startup and new account part

This is a partial patch to at least allow TB to start in a new profile and create an account.

Comment 5

[Zsolt]

Same issue here as well. I thought as earlier version crashed all the time I need to download manually and update it. Now I can't see anything, except all my settings, but no folder at all...

Comment 6

[Ray Mullins]

I also lost profiles.ini when trying to recover, but I am not sure if it is directly attributable to the changes.

Comment 8

[:aceman]

Should be fixed by bug 1209777.