15503 - [RFE] New API for FileMacAlias that doesn't take target name

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Samir Gehani]

We propose a new API for FileMacAlias() that is more "Mac-like" in that it
doesn't take the target name but assumes that the desired target name is
sourceName + " alias":

// public int FileMacAlias( String aSourceFolder,
//                          String aSourceName,
//                          String aAliasFolder );
// where
//      aSourceFolder -- the folder of the installed file from Get*Folder() APIs
//      aSourceName   -- the installed file's name
//      aAliasFolder  -- the folder of the new alias from Get*Folder() APIs
//
// NOTE:
// The destination alias name is aSourceName + " alias" (Mac-like behavior).
//
//      returns SUCCESS for successful scheduling of operation
//              UNEXPECTED_ERROR for failure

The Mac Alias test case at http://puma/xpinstall/test/trigger.html has a sample
use of this API.

Comment 1

[Samir Gehani]

Fix checked in.

Comment 2

[Jimmy Lee]

Build  1999-10-22-09-M11(WIN), 1999-10-22-08-M11(MAC), 1999-10-22-08-M11(LINUX)

I never doubted it would work.  http://jimbob/jars/f_filemacalias_3.xpi covers
this form.

Comment 3

[leger]

Bulk move of XPInstall (component to be deleted) bugs to Installer: XPInstall
Engine

Comment 4

[Brant Gurganus]

[RFE] is deprecated in favor of severity: enhancement.  They have the same meaning.

Comment 5

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by ffxbld-merge:
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/05a8d63cd643
[fenix] For https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/15503 - Change recently closed max to 10