267825 - [Linux Fedora core 2] app updated from 1.0PR -> 1.0RC2 removes homepage entry

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Toolkit :: Application Update, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

found this on Linux Fedora Core 2. not a problem on Windows XP or Novell Linux
(on Asa's box), as the previous default homepage is overwritten. in my case, the
homepage URL is empty, not even about:blank.

1. create and launch a new profile with firefox 1.0PR

2. go into Preferences > General and note that the default homepage is set to
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/start/ --then dismiss Prefs without
changing it.

4. in about:config change app.update.url to
http://update.mozilla.org/update/firefox/en-US-1.0-rc.rdf

5. close about:config and reopen Prefs > Advanced > Software Update

6. hit Check Now button: follow the steps to update to firefox 1.0RC2.

7. quit and restart firefox.

actual results: the home page is blank. if you look in Prefs > General the
homepage textfield is empty.

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

expected behavior, as observed on WinXP and Novell Linux:

when the homepage is the default URL
(http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/start/ --ie, not changed) it does get
rewritten to
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

*** Bug 267820 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

probably an edge case. minus unless we find more?

Comment 4

[Nick Thomas [:nthomas] (UTC+12)]

Closing out bugs in old style updater, which are superseded by the new system
in 1.5.