292931 - Thunderbird wants to set up a profile called with option "-install-global-extension" or "-install-global-theme"

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 334527

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de-AT; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050319
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de-AT; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050319

Thunderbird starts with "Import settings from"-Dialog if called with option
"-install-global-extension" or "-install-global-theme" after a fresh install.
I'd expect Thunderbird to just install the given extension or additional theme
without any user interaction required.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Remove any Thunderbird installation. Remove any existing profile.
2. Install Thunderbird. Do not start Thunderbird after installing!
3. call "C:\Program files\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe -install-global-extension"
<path to extension>" or "C:\Program files\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe
-install-global-theme" <path to theme>"


Actual Results:  
Thunderbird starts with its "Import settings from"-Dialog.

Expected Results:  
Thunderbird should have installed the given extension or additional theme
without any user interaction.

The same problem exists for Firefox.

This bug is a showstopper deploying Firefox or Thunderbird in a company
environment. Thunderbird can not be installed including extensions/additional
themes without user interaction.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 2

[[e-mail]]

This bug is present with the thunderbird installer for the latest version too:
if there is no user profile, installing the first global extension or theme will
prompt creating a user profile. This shouldn't happen. Thunderbird should
install the given global extension or theme without requesting the user to
create a profile.

But since the installation sheme for global extensions and themes will be
changed with the next mayor release, I whant to ask: will this be fixed?

Comment 3

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

This is essentially bug 334527 though it will most likely need to be fixed in XRE Startup