1401602 - Extension with unsupported permissions fail to install

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(WebExtensions :: Android, defect, P1)

Description

[CosminB]

Attachment: ErrorMessage.zip

[Affected versions]:
- Firefox 57.0a1 (2017-09-19) 

[Affected platforms]:
- Android 7.1.2

[Prerequisites]
- create extensions.webextPermissionPrompts and set it to true
- create extensions.webapi.testing and set it to true
- switch xpinstall.signatures.required to false

[Steps to reproduce]:
1.Toggle the install button for  https://addons-dev.allizom.org/en-US/firefox/addon/permissions-test2/ 

[Expected results]:
- The extension with unsupported permissions is installed.

[Actual results]:
- The extension with unsupported permissions is not installed and the corrupt error message is displayed

Please see the attached video.

Comment 1

[Andy McKay]

You can specify permissions that don't exist on Desktop and they still install. Is there a problem with permissions that do exist on Desktop, but don't on Android? Marking high priority for the moment (please correct me on that)

Comment 2

[Andrew Swan [:aswan]]

The permissions aren't the reason for the "corrupt" message, the extension is unsigned and does not include an id:

I/GeckoConsole(  637): 1505944121177	addons.xpi	WARN	Download of https://addons-dev.allizom.org/firefox/downloads/file/253590/permissions_test-1.1-an+fx.xpi?src=dp-btn-primary failed: Error: Cannot find id for addon /data/data/org.mozilla.fennec_andrewswan/app_tmpdir/tmp-jvt.xpi (resource://gre/modules/addons/XPIInstall.jsm:1605:17) JS Stack trace: [e-mail]:1605:17