59965 - XPInstall fails for remote and local xpi files

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, defect, P3)

Description

[Kevin Rogers]

I have tried several times to install PSM from the URL above, the last time I
actually recieved a new mozilla window showing:

XPInstall Results

PSM: Error encountered -- -225

I have also tried to install the theme builder from
http://chameleon.mozdev.org/installation.html both following the nightly build
link and saving the theme_builder_current.xpi to disk and opening it via the
File::Open_File... menu.

I have also tried to install a previously downloaded copy of jre.xpi via the
File::Open_File.. menu.

I did notice an error in the Installation dialog once but it disappeared too
fast to read, it should probably remain on screen requiring a user to clear the
dialog so that they are fully aware of the error.

I am using the latest nightly build I have available (ID: 2000111221) on
Slackware 7.1 linux, kernel 2.2.17, i686

I caught the following error on the console when I tried the menu item
Tasks::Privacy and Security::Personal Security Manager

----------------------------------------
JavaScript error:
 line 0: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code:
0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)
[nsISecurityManagerComponent.displaySecurityAdvisor]"  nsresult: "0x80004005
(NS_ERROR_FAILURE)"  location: "JS frame ::
chrome://communicator/content/PSMTaskMenu.xul :: displaySecurityAdvisor :: line
12"  data: no]
-----------------------------------------

and later after I'd tried the PSM install page.

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JavaScript error:
http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/psm/psm-mozilla/index.html line 19: xpi is
not defined
-----------------------------------------

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

things seem to work for me with linux trunk 2000111306...

Comment 2

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

Worksforme with 112208 mozilla linux build on RedHat6.2

Comment 3

[Jimmy Lee]

Build: 2000-12-05-08-Mtrunk(LINUX)

Looks good to me.  Marking Verified.