489286 - need a way to auto-install fennec on wince

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Aki Sasaki (not active)]

I've been blocked on this for too long so I'm going to punt on this for now while I continue with my other tasks... if someone else has a chance to fix it before I do, that would help a great deal.

Basically, I'm looking for a way to auto-install fennec on wince without ActiveSync.  I can use ActiveSync to get the cab or zip to the device, but I want the actual unzipping or installing to be non-ActiveSync dependent.

The other requirement is it can't pop up any dialogs at all.  The more robust the better (/force option?) but if there's no way to force it, I can parse the exit value or stdout and try again after a reboot.

I have looked into various cab installer exes and unzip exes including PythonCE's... the unzips tend to either think the zip is in a bad format or pop up dialogs.  The cab installers all pop up dialogs.  I haven't been successful in cross-compiling anything and stripping out all the dialogs as of yet.

Comment 1

[Brad Lassey [:blassey] (use needinfo?)]

Attachment: copy's a directory from the host to target over actvesync

I can install fennec to my touch pro connected via active sync using:

installer.exe /c/hg/mc-min/objdir-wm6-rel/mobile/dist/bin/ \\test-bin

and it is installed to \\test-bin.  I can then launch as I would normally.

Aki, does this do what you need it to?

Comment 2

[Brad Lassey [:blassey] (use needinfo?)]

from irc, it sounds like this can be done more easily be running an ftp server on the device

Comment 3

[Aki Sasaki (not active)]

Currently doing a recursive download of an unzipped fennec on a webserver.
Getting:

"The file 'fennec' cannot be opened.  Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found.  If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file."

Certainly possible I'm doing something wrong here.  Going to move on since this seems like a big time sink.

Comment 4

[Brad Lassey [:blassey] (use needinfo?)]

Comment on attachment 373907 [details] [diff] [review]
copy's a directory from the host to target over actvesync

canceling the review request since we're not looking to land this as of now.

Comment 5

[Aakash Desai [:aakashd]]

Verifying this due to comment #3. Comment #4 shouldn't resolve this bug as wontfix as it can just be left open in a new/assigned state until you do want to land it. Please be careful about your reasoning in the future.