529298 - Users can install same-version addons multiple times

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Aakash Desai [:aakashd]]

Build Id:

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Window3sCE 5.2; en-US; rv:1.9.2b4pre) Gecko/20091117 Namoroka/3.6b4pre Fennec/1.0a4pre

and

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux armv7l; Nokia N900; en-US; rv:1.9.2b3pre) Gecko/20091117 Firefox/3.6b4pre Fennec/1.0b6pre

and

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux armv6l; Nokia N8xx; en-US; rv:1.9.3a1pre) Gecko/20091117 Firefox/3.7a1pre Fennec/1.0b5

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install URL Fixer via the Add-ons Manager through a search or the recommended addons list.
2. Restart Fennec.
3. Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile
4. Click on "Add to Firefox" on the entry for URL Fixer 

Actual Results:
The add-on is downloaded, installed and the Add-ons Manager shows an extension to the grey title box where the restart notification is located. 

Expected Results:
The add-on installation should fail.

Comment 1

[Aakash Desai [:aakashd]]

The bug was originally filed because I was confused as to why a user was able to install the same add-on multiple times. After a discussion with gavin, this is a problem with the edge case that the add-on being installed is the same version as the one that's already installed. 

That just shouldn't be allowed. We should fail the installation process.

Comment 2

[krupa raj [:krupa--use this to needinfo]]

There are plans to have AMO install buttons to indicate if the add-on has been installed or not (which would stop this usecase from ever occurring). For now, as long as the same add-on doesn't get listed multiple times in add-ons manager, I'm okay with wontfix-ing this.