197590 - [CFM] installer downloads & runs all the way to the end, then crashes "error -299" - tried twice

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect)

Description

[E. Harris]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.8 (Macintosh; U; PPC)
Build Identifier: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.0.2/mozilla-macos9-1.0.2-full.bin

I tried to download & install 1.0.2 from the Mozilla website on two occasions, 
both ran through the entire lengthy downloading / installing process right to the 
end, when the computer crashed with a "error -299" message. Installation was 
unsuccessful. I am running Mac OS 8.6 on a 266mhz G3.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Downloaded 1.0.2 for Mac OS 8-9 from Mozilla website
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
Error -299, computer froze, installation unsuccessful.


Expected Results:  
Installed correctly...


I am running OS 8.6 on a 266mhz G3 PowerPC Mac.

Comment 1

[Sean Su]

crashes or quits?  If it simply quits, it's doing what it should cause you're
running out of memory.

-299 means OUT_OF_MEMORY:
  http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/xpinstall/src/nsInstall.h#189

try not having anything running when installing mozilla (including nonessential
extensions loaded).

Comment 2

[Sean Su]

sorry to inform that even if it was a bug, OS8 is a non-supported platform these
days:

  http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.4a/#require

Comment 3

[Grace Bush]

sb wontfix?  per other Mac 9 bugs?

Comment 4

[Christian :Biesinger (don't email me, ping me on IRC)]

CFM builds are no more. wontfix.

Comment 5

[Grace Bush]

v