1364455 - When distribution.ini is used the general.config.filename is ignored

Status: NEW

(Core :: Preferences: Backend, enhancement, P5)

Description

[Jan Horak [:jhorak]]

When we've added distribution.ini to the package in Fedora the content of file set by general.config.filename is ignored. 

It is because DistributionCustomizer.applyCustomizations() reloads user preferences by calling prefService observer with subject 'reload-default-prefs' [1] but this does not call Preferences::ReadUserPrefs() [2] so the file specified by general.config.filename is not processed.

[1] http://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/d66b9f27d5630a90b2fce4d70d4e9050f43df9b4/browser/components/distribution.js#250
[2] http://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/cd8c561106d804e26bc09389f18f361846d005eb/modules/libpref/Preferences.cpp#655

Comment 1

[Jan Horak [:jhorak]]

For the reference, we've added distribution.ini in this bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1354489

Comment 2

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

This is a known issue. 

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=947838

Are you using autoconfig as part of a normal fedora install?

Comment 3

[Jan Horak [:jhorak]]

No, we're not. But some users does.