209932 - Mozilla startup script should have flag to force rewriting env. variables

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 226071

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect)

Description

[André Dahlqvist]

I am working on a function to be used by Thunderbird to launch a browser on
Linux when a person clicks on a URL in an e-mail. This pointed out a problem
with Mozilla's startut script that bbaetz recommended me to report: since I have
thunderbird running, MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME (and maybe other env. variables) point to
thunderbird's directory. Now, when I try to execute Mozilla from within
Thunderbird the mozilla startup script does not update MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME since
it is already set, and then tries to run mozilla-bin in thunderbird's directory
instead of in mozilla's directory.

There should be a flag or something to the startup script to allow me to force
and update of these environment variables. Alternatively, maybe Thunderbird
shouldn't set MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME at all?

Comment 1

[André Dahlqvist]

CC:ing Scott.

Comment 2

[Andrew Schultz]

see also bug 172706 and bug 202985

Comment 3

[hacker formerly known as [e-mail]]

the startup script really has nothing to do with Build Config. -> xp apps

Comment 4

[André Dahlqvist]

I think Darin fixed this in bug 226071. Duping against that one.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 226071 ***