556228 - For addons that can't be updated, need to indicate this somehow.

Status: RESOLVED INACTIVE

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Blair McBride [:Unfocused] (UNAVAILABLE)]

Some addons can't be updated - for example, they are installed outside of a Firefox profile. Need to be able to indicate that updates will *not* be checked for.

Comment 1

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+1]]

We should check for updates as long the user has write permissions for those folders, or?

Comment 2

[Blair McBride [:Unfocused] (UNAVAILABLE)]

(In reply to comment #1)
> We should check for updates as long the user has write permissions for those
> folders, or?

Yea, AFAIK, the API checks for updates for anything that can potentially be updated. It's not just write permissions - some addons may not have an update check URL, or a provider may not support checking for updates (eg, the lightweight themes provider). Just need some indication in the UI that come items are not able to be updated, ever.

Comment 3

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+1]]

(In reply to comment #2)
> check URL, or a provider may not support checking for updates (eg, the
> lightweight themes provider). Just need some indication in the UI that come
> items are not able to be updated, ever.

Oh, there is no way to check for updates of a personas and it's something we don't wanna do in the future?

Comment 4

[Blair McBride [:Unfocused] (UNAVAILABLE)]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Oh, there is no way to check for updates of a personas and it's something we
> don't wanna do in the future?

AFAIK, no. They're not expected to change over time. Although I think there may be some cases where it will re-download the image, because its no longer cached for whatever reason - but that will always happen transparently in the background.

Comment 5

[Blair McBride [:Unfocused] (UNAVAILABLE)]

Note to self: Just need to check for the PERM_CAN_UPGRADE permission.

Comment 6

[BMO Automation]

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