336372 - official(?) language Pack extension for Fx should be able to update

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 313453

(Core :: Internationalization: Localization, defect)

Description

[Hidehiro Kozawa]

1. Install Fx 1.5.0.2/win en-US
2. Install ja.xpi for 1.5.0.2 in
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.2/win32/xpi
3. Update Fx from 1.5.0.2 to 1.5.0.3

Result:
In update process, check all extension. and say ja.xpi (for 1.5.0.2) is incompatible for 1.5.0.3. Fx check updates for the extension. and Fx says
no ja.xpi for 1.5.0.3 available.

Expected result:
In update process. we can update from ja.xpi for 1.5.0.2 to one for 1.5.0.3.

Comment 1

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

I'm not so sure about this, for institutional deployments, adding update information to langpacks may actually be a step back.

On top of that, this would require that we hook all the language packs up on amo, not sure if anybody has the cycles to do so. Preed?

Comment 2

[Gummi]

I agree. This is important for firefox deployments like the portable version (at http://portableapps.com ).

The binaries are english-only, and the user installs the language pack they need.
A compatibility update is then necessary, and the language packs fails it, reverting to english.