28989 - Command line options are not launching current version of Netscape 6

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 63454

(Core Graveyard :: Cmd-line Features, defect, P1)

Description

[Grace Bush]

Steps to reproduce:
1. Download and install NSMacInstaller for 2000022312  (not necessary to remove 
Mozilla Registry or Documents Folder)
2. Installer launches Netscape 6 (or ProfileManager) depending on configuration
3. Close and try to relaunch with Netscape ProfileManager - or any Netscape 
command line icon

Actual results: If 4.x is open, browser comes up with one line ARGS:= 
ProfileManager, if 4.x is not open, and older build of Netscape6 is on system, 
that build will be launched.  If no older build exists, an error message is 
given saying that application cannot be launched because it is in the trash 
(last place build existed before emptying) 
Netscape 6 can be launched with the icon in the Netscape Folder

Expected results: command line options working as before for testing

Simon, I assigned to you since you handled that last 'command line' bug, please 
reassign if this is an error.

Comment 1

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

This is happening because Netscape 6.0 has the same creator code as 4.x. If you 
rebuild your desktop database, the files should do the right thing in 6.0.

This is a problem that we need to think about.

Comment 2

[Grace Bush]

adding Samir to cc list

noting that if Mozilla Registry and Documents are removed, user is confined to 
create and use one profile since no ProfileManager functions are accessible  ( 
can run old build and create some) 

Comment 3

[laurel]

Regarding the rebuild desktop suggestion:  Does the rebuild desktop have to
happen before we install the new build(s)?  Because I tried rebuilding desktop
after I'd installed and that didn't do diddly.

Also adding lchiang to cc list.

And lastly, m16? Thats a ways out...

Comment 4

[lchiang]

I'd like to nominate for beta 1:
(1) according to Laurel, rebuilding the desktop does not work for this conflict
(2) no ProfileManager options are available for use if user removes registry 
file (which we sometimes suggest the user to do)
(3) if the user doesn't have an older build, we may not bring the Profile 
Manager up which is needed for new profile creation or migration.

Comment 5

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

Add dependency on the command-line files type/creator bug 29269

Comment 6

[Phil Peterson]

PDT- for beta1. Talked with Simon and we agreed to add these comments to the 
beta1 release note: Recommend to drag command line files directly onto the 
Netscape6 icon, rather than double clicking. Double clicking *may* work if you 
rebuild your desktop database.

Comment 7

[esther]

CC'ing sspitzer and alecf per their request

Comment 8

[esther]

removing sspitzer from cc my mistake

Comment 9

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

-> XPApps

Comment 10

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

M17

Comment 11

[Simon Fraser [no longer active]]

Samir: I think this would get fixed if the installer opens a Finder window to 
display the newly-installed Netscape, when installation is complete (perhaps it 
does this already?).

This forces the Finder to update the desktop database, which should cause it to 
then use the latest version of 'MOSS' to open files.

Comment 12

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

updating QA contact

Comment 13

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

i've added some relnote info in bug 50809, in my 2000-11-02 17:46 comments,
which are likely related to this bug.

Comment 14

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

Resetting missed milestones

Comment 15

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

Netscape Nav triage team: this is not a Netscape beta stopper.

Comment 16

[Samir Gehani]

The fix for bug 63454 will fix this.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 63454 ***

Comment 17

[Grace Bush]

verify