448260 - Allow extensions to be loaded from /usr/share/mozilla/extensions/common

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, enhancement)

Description

[Heikki Mäntysaari]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1a2pre) Gecko/2008072702 Minefield/3.1a2pre
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1a2pre) Gecko/2008072702 Minefield/3.1a2pre

According to the documentation[1] Firefox should load extensions which are installed in /usr/share/mozilla/extensions/{id}, but it doesn't. If I want to get my extension loaded, I have to put in in /usr/share/mozilla/extensions/{fx_id}/{extension_id}


[1]: http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Installing_extensions

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install the extension files in /usr/share/mozilla/extensions/{extension_id}
2. Start Firefox
Actual Results:  
Firefox doesn't find the extension.

Expected Results:  
Firefox should find the extension and enable it.

Tested using FF 3.0.1 packaged in Ubuntu and FF 3.1 alpha nightly build downloaded from mozilla.org on 28 Jul 2008.

Comment 1

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

The documentation does not say that that is possible, though I agree it could be better worded.

Comment 2

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

I find it extremely wrong and going against the purpose of having a single location for extensions to have to add the application id in the path, where the install.rdf files contain everything necessary for filtering at application level.

Comment 3

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

On the face of it this doesn't seem like a bad request to make. However if we did do this then I think we should make itto hide add-ons that are incompatible with the application yet appeared in that install location.

Comment 4

[Benjamin Smedberg]

I would support a special subdirectory such as /usr/share/mozilla/extensions/common that all XR apps would search: but I do not think it's a high priority considering the potential UI issues with incompatible extensions.

Comment 5

[Andy McKay]

Due to a long period of inactivity on this bug (6.42 years), I am intending to close this bug within a month or so in accordance with: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/OldBugs Please remove [intent-to-close] from the whiteboard and comment on this bug if you would like to keep it open.