177590 - Auto-evolve to next release

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Eli Dourado]

Gnucleus (gnucleus.sf.net) implements a cool feature which automatically updates
to the next release when the next release is detected.  Some might argue that
this is bloat, but I would find this useful.  It would be very convenient, and
also useful in limiting the damage caused by any exploits.  Of course, there
would need to be an option to turn it off.

Comment 1

[Jesse Ruderman]

See also bug 23117, "Ability to check for new versions automatically".

Comment 2

[Eli Dourado]

This is different from 23117 for 2 reasons:

1. Auto-evolve would require release detection, but would extend it.
2. The is a RFE for Phoenix, not Mozilla.

Comment 3

[André Dahlqvist]

I'm sorry, but I don't believe this is ever going to happen. Currently we don't
even support installing a new build into the same folder as Phoenix is currently
installed in.

Comment 4

[Eli Dourado]

André-

You are correct that this feature will certainly have to wait until we can
overwrite installs.  However, this should happen soon, no?  Perhaps auto-evolve
could be a 1.0 target.

Comment 5

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

the Phoenix team won't be implementing this. Perhaps someone will do it at
mozdev as an extension.

Comment 6

[Simon Paquet [:sipaq]]

Verified