485414 - 3.0.8 installs over 3.1.b3 if the later is present

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 428571

(Firefox :: Installer, defect)

Description

[Tracy Walker [:tracy]]

seen with build2: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.8) Gecko/2009032609 Firefox/3.0.8

STR:

1) Clean Install 3.1.b3  (it will create "Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 3" directory for the app)
2) Shut down 3.1beta3 then install 3.0.8 build2

tested results: the 3.0.8 build installs into the Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 diectory

expected results:
3.0.8 installs into "Mozilla Firefox' directory

Note:  if the beta3 directory is not present, 3.0.8 correctly installs to Mozilla Firefox

Comment 1

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

I'm quite sure that we've always done this in regards to beta builds being installed over by release builds afaik. Removing regression keyword but I'll gladly add it back if a regression range is provided.

There is a wontfix bug this is dupe of that explains that we would have to add code to handle beta's differently which would be a one-off that could adversely affect people that don't use beta builds especially since the code path wouldn't be touched all that often as well as cause firedrills if the code breaks.

Comment 2

[Tracy Walker [:tracy]]

It's installing *into* the beta directory. "Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 3" doesn't get changed to Mozilla Firefox.  Is that OK?

Comment 3

[Carsten Book [:Tomcat]]

(In reply to comment #1)
> I'm quite sure that we've always done this in regards to beta builds being
> installed over by release builds afaik. Removing regression keyword but I'll
> gladly add it back if a regression range is provided.
> 
> There is a wontfix bug this is dupe of that explains that we would have to add
> code to handle beta's differently which would be a one-off that could adversely
> affect people that don't use beta builds especially since the code path
> wouldn't be touched all that often as well as cause firedrills if the code
> breaks.

yup : Bug 428571

Comment 4

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

(In reply to comment #2)
> It's installing *into* the beta directory. "Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 3" doesn't
> get changed to Mozilla Firefox.  Is that OK?

It will work fine from the beta directory as long as the removed files list has been updated which is usually done prior to the official release. Ideally the beta user would perform an uninstall before installing the release. Since the xpinstall days the installers detect if there is a single existing install of the app and then installs into that directory. To fix this either that would have to be removed or comment #1 would have to be implemented which creates risk to fix the incorrect directory for beta users.

Comment 5

[Tracy Walker [:tracy]]

ok, yeah and most users aren't on the beta track *and* going back to Fx.X-1