275554 - installing a new version of an extension over an old version doesn't remove the old version files

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Richard Klein]

Okay, here is the problem I have.  When updating an extension, or installing a
new version of an extension over an old version, the old version files and
overlay information is not removed.  We had a copyright issues with our
weatherfox extension and had to rename it forecastfox.  In doing so we renamed
the jar file, the chrome name, and some of the xul files.  Installing this over
the top of weatherfox left all the old jar file, component files, and overlay
entries in the profile.  To get around this we had to change the guid of the
extension, and then in the startup code call the extension uninstall process for
the old guid.

Comment 1

[Phil Ringnalda (:philor)]

*** Bug 275411 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

The issue with files not being removed is bug 252418 and I believe the old
overlay information has been solved by bug 278534 and the new chrome.manifest

Comment 3

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

This is fixed by the checkins for bug 286034 and bug 278534