610205 - Update process won't complete successfully if the cache was cleared

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Toolkit :: Application Update, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:2.0b8pre) Gecko/20101106 Firefox/4.0b8pre
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I use an extension that clears cache by timer. So, in case Fx popped up that there is a newer version available and I click to download it - it gets downloaded but won't get applied until I restart the browser. Sometimes I am busy reading an interesting article, and I postpone browser restart. If during my reading the cache got cleared by the extension, then I can't re-download the update and all I can is to click "restart the browser" button. And after it restarts - there is no update progress bar shown, it just loads the browser and says there was a problem and the update failed.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Comment 1

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+1]]

You should tell us more about which type of Cache the extension is clearing. Can you upload the extension somewhere so it can be used for testing purposes? Also I don't see a relationship to bug 315278 for now.

Please go to about:config and enable app.update.logs, so messages will appear in the Error Console which could tell, what's now working.

Comment 2

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Seems like it happens from time to time. Today I couldn't reproduce this bug. Now I even doubt it is connected with clearing cache. I'll try to reproduce it with the next updates.

Comment 3

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and there is no app.update.logs in the about:config. Or should I create it ("true" boolean I suppose?)?

Comment 4

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+1]]

Sorry, it should read app.update.log.

Comment 5

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I did clear the cache after downloading the update, did vacuuming places.sqlite and even tried to enter Private Mode and then quit it. But the update process finished successfully, so I mark this bug as WORKSFORME, until I meet that bug again and if I get know what's the reason.