611751 - Downloading an add-on XPI seems to be impossible

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect)

Description

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

BUILD: Current trunk Firefox

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
1)  Load https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3830/versions/
2)  Try to download the 1.0 XPI

EXPECTED RESULTS: "save link as" and you're done.

ACTUAL RESULTS: Can't do it.

In particular, for bug 611235 I need to examine the source of this XPI.

This has come up numerous times in the past, but there used to be _some_ way to get the URI out of this page before.... But now I see no way to do it at all, since the "Add to firefox" buttons aren't even links anymore.

Comment 1

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

I can't reproduce this in 3.6 or nightlies from today or yesterday. I right click on the button, hit Save Link As, and it downloads the .xpi, which I unzipped to verify.

Comment 2

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Hmm...  It works for me now; certainly wasn't working when I filed.

If I can reproduce again, I'll pay more attention to what's going on.

Comment 3

[andré]

Well it certainly doesn't work for me, using Seamonkey 2.0.11. (on Linux)
But it does work from all sites that give a direct URL.
(Which used to be the case on the all versions download page.
But not any more.)

Note that Seamonkey 2.0 is compatible with FF 3.6.
When I add the missing Seamonkey compatibility code, FF compatible addons work.

The problem would be solved if you give access to a page with a direct URL.

If it works for you, what are your navigator settings ?
(Mine is set to always download XPI install files.)

Comment 4

[andré]

Excuse me, I don't know what happened, but a minor click DOES now download the file.
(Maybe I made a regular click ?)

Sorry for my (invalid) comment 3.

By the way, it is interesting that it works with an indirect link now.