264095 - some themes not updated even though newer version exists

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

spun off from bug 257179, which is labeled as fixed on aviary1.0. tested with
2004101209-0.9+ on linux fc2.

I noticed that sometimes newer versions of themes are not being detected. For
example, Phoenity:

https://update.mozilla.org/themes/moreinfo.php?id=5&vid=824

Phoenity v1.3 and v1.3.1 are both 0.10+ compatible (see
https://update.mozilla.org/themes/moreinfo.php?id=5&vid=824&page=releases)

1. install the theme Phoenity v1.3.

2. after installation is done, select Phoenity in the Theme manager and hit Update.

3. the Update wizard appears and says that there was a problem with the
download, and the newer 1.3.1 version is not found.

note that it doesn't matter if I enable this theme then quit and restart.

screenshot of error in update wizard: see attachment 161908 [details].

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

not all themes exhibit this. for example, SphereGnome 0.9.7.4 (but watch out for
bug 264088) and  708090 v1.47 do find the newer versions.

carrying over a question to Marcia from bug 257179 comment 9: when you tested
Curacao, did you get the same error seen in attachment 161908 [details]?

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

would this be a problem with firefox's updating mechanism, or an issue with the
3rd party theme itself?

Comment 3

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

to answer my own question about Curacao on Mac: the result is different, in that
the Update Wizard just says "No updates were found" (no error details either).

Comment 4

[Marcia Knous [:marcia - needinfo? me]]

Sarah: When testing your bug, I also came across other instances where I
installed an older theme and when I tried update it did not find a new instance
of the theme despite the fact that one existed. I can play around with this some
more and give other examples if need be.

Comment 5

[alanjstr]

Some of it may depend on the actual versioning scheme.  If it sorts by version,
then 0.9 will probably appear greater than 0.13.  

Comment 6

[Robert Strong [:rstrong] (use needinfo to contact me)]

Is anyone still seeing this with 1.5?

Comment 7

[Robert Strong [:rstrong] (use needinfo to contact me)]

Resolving WFM