285105 - Cannot install - Not a valid install package

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect)

Description

[HyperHacker]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050225 Firefox/1.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050225 Firefox/1.0.1

Several extensions, when attempting to install using the provided 'install'
link, display the error "This is not a valid XPI package". In most cases, using
the install link on the 'more info' page does not cause this problem, but some
pages still do. (Using the link on the listings page, the URL is often displayed
as "https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/undefined" in the error
message. The correct URL is displayed using the link on the more information page.)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to Firefox Extensions listings
(https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/showlist.php?application=firefox)
- not tried with any other Extensions pages
2. Select any category from the left side
3. Click the 'install' link of any of the results. Some will install
successfully, while others generate this error message.
Actual Results:  
The item is displayed in the Extensions window; The following error message is
displayed:
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Firefox could not download the file at

https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/undefined

because: Not a valid install package
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The item is removed from the Extensions list and is not installed.

Expected Results:  
Extension should be downloaded and installed on next restart.

Using default skin; using Proxomitron v4.4 (have also tried direct connection).

Comment 1

[alanjstr]

I need to know specifically which ones don't work.  

Comment 2

[Michael Morgan [:morgamic]]

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