138996 - Mozilla-Mail (CVS) won't open

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect)

Description

[Sam Bucovetsky]

I just installed the Debian package "Mozilla-snapshot" (I already had the
Mozilla 0.9.9 suite installed). When I try to open Mozilla-Mail (CVS), I get an
error message : "unable to locate file
/usr/lib/mozilla-snapshot/chrome/packages/messenger/messenger.xul" and a blank
window opens. The directory /usr/lib/mozilla-snapshots/chrome exists, but not
the subdirectory "packages". [This message and problem also occurs when I
attempt to open my regular (0.9.9) Mozilla-Mail, but only if I have a
Mozilla-snapshot [build 2002032404] window open.]

(I have a Libranet Debian distribution installed, kernel 2.4.3, and have been
using the Debian/testing ftp site to get my "deb" packages.)

Comment 1

[Kai Lahmann (is there, where MNG is)]

Debian-Bug, not Mozilla-Bug.

Comment 2

[John Levon]

Hi Sam, first, things often won't work if you install a version
of Mozilla when one is already installed - you must do a clean
install each time. Running multiple Mozilla versions risks you
losing some of your profile !

Second, the Debian Mozilla package makes some changes from what
the Mozilla project distributes, so this isn't the right bug tracker.

You have two options :

1) reproduce the problem in a mozilla.org snapshot / release, if you can

2) report your problem on the Debian bug tracker

I would say 2) is the best here. Sorry to "fob you off" on this.

If you can reproduce the problem with a mozilla.org build, please do
re-open the bug.

Thanks.

Comment 3

[Olga]

Verified.