Closed
Bug 147258
Opened 23 years ago
Closed 23 years ago
Windows Stub installer does not install from local files (broken since 0.99)
Categories
(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
VERIFIED
INVALID
People
(Reporter: a1291762, Assigned: dveditz)
Details
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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0rc3)
Gecko/20020523
BuildID: 2002052306
The Windows stub installer has not been installing from local XPI files since
0.99. This has not been such a large problem as I have been able to manually
upgrade with the XPI files.
This became a problem today when the 1.0rc2 to 1.0rc3 upgrade failed. Mozilla
crashed and I was left with a browser that wouldn't start.
I installed 0.99 (the latest version I have with a working installer) and it
wouldn't work right at all. I eventually had to remove the Mozilla directory and
reinstall 0.99 from scratch then upgrade to 1.0rc3 (which didn't crash this
time). I then had to re-apply my various 'hacks' (such as different icons for
windows).
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download stub installer and XPI files
2. Place them in the same directory
3. Install Mozilla
Actual Results: Installer tried to grab files from the network.
Expected Results: Installer should have used the files that were available.
I have searched and found no documentation as to a new location for these files
to be in. Does the stub installer still support installing from local files?
Assignee | ||
Comment 1•23 years ago
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Unfortunately we had to disable that feature. Too many people were downloading
the stub into their catch-all download directory into which they had previously
downloaded one or more old .xpi files for whatever reason and then complaining
about mysterious bugs (or more often, not running at all).
You can do one of two things. Either use the -a <path> option to specify an
alternate location for the .xpi files (must be a full path, you can't do "-a
."), or run the stub with the -u option to uncompress it, and then run the
"setup.exe" that gets unpacked and it will find .xpi files in the same directory.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 23 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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