41604 - Relative triggering support not implemented for InstallTrigger.startSoftwareUpdate and InstallTrigger.ConditionalSoftwareUpdate

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Jimmy Lee]

Build: 2000-06-05-09-M16(WIN), 2000-06-05-08-M16(MAC), 2000-06-05-08-M16(LINUX)

Relative triggering support is not implemented according to a reliable source.  
I had tried to construct a relative trigger page using 
InstallTrigger.startSoftwareUpdate, but was never able to get it to work.

RESULT:
It does not trigger.  Absolute paths do work.

EXPECTED RESULT:
Relative paths are supported for InstallTrigger.startSoftwareUpdate and 
InstallTrigger.ConditionalSoftwareUpdate.  There is support for 
InstallTrigger.install which is what I can use for my needs.

Comment 1

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz] out until Nov 10]

Relative URL support is a new feature, only implemented in the new 
InstallTrigger methods install() and installChrome().

ConditionalSoftwareUpdate() is going away (thus the lack of the modern 
lowercase version) since it can be replicated by the page author by combining 
compareVersion() and startSoftwareUpdate() with more flexibility and less 
testing requirements.

startSoftwareUpdate() is being kept for now just for people who might be 
familiar with the old stuff. We really don't need it and might nuke this one as 
well so adding new features isn't such a high priority.

My initial reaction was to mark invalid, but I guess I could leave it as a 
helpwanted enhancement request.

Comment 2

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz] out until Nov 10]

Going with my original gut instinct, startSoftwareUpdate() is only supported 
for backward convenience. We prefer folks switch to the install() method.

Comment 3

[Jimmy Lee]

This is acceptable.  InstallTrigger.install is the desired form.  Markin 
Verified!