634180 - (ltn-win64) Provide 64-bit Windows package for Lightning

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

Description

[Stephen Aberle]

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I'm trying to install Lightning into Lanikai version 3.1.7 with Windows 7. When I try to install it, I get the following "Incompatible Extension" error: 

"Lightning" could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Lanikai build type (WINNT_x86_64-msvc). Please contact the author of this item about the problem. 

I can't find an installation package for a Windows x_86_64 version of Lightning. Is there one? 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Lanikai v. 3.1.7 x86_64 in Windows 7.
2. Click Tools | Add-ons. 
3. Locate Lightning in the Recommended Add-ons pane and click [Add to Lanikai...]
Actual Results:  
I received the following "Incompatible Extension" error: 

"Lightning" could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Lanikai build type (WINNT_x86_64-msvc). Please contact the author of this item about the problem. 


Expected Results:  
I expected a successful installation of Lightning for Lanikai 3.1.7 

I can't find an installation package for a Windows x_86_64 version of Lightning. Is there one?

Comment 1

[Felix Möller]

Dicussion about this is at http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=2036453 

It seems as there is no 64bit Windows support yet. 

I think you could install a 32 bit Thunderbird...

Comment 2

[Mark Banner (:standard8) (afk 21 - 30 July)]

(In reply to comment #0)
> I expected a successful installation of Lightning for Lanikai 3.1.7 

The 64-bit version of Lanikai is an unsupported version provided by a contributor. Thunderbird does not yet officially support 64 bit windows (nor does it provide builds).

> I can't find an installation package for a Windows x_86_64 version of
> Lightning. Is there one?

Not currently, because until the 64-bit Thunderbird builds are official, or at least generated for nightlies, there's no reason for Lightning 64-bit builds to be made available (this doesn't, of course, stop outside contributions of those builds).

Comment 3

[Felix Möller]

I tried to find a bug for providing 64 bit builds of thunderbird, but could not find it. is it tracked somewhere? I wanted to block this bug on that one ...

Comment 4

[Makoto Kato [:m_kato]]

(In reply to comment #3)
> I tried to find a bug for providing 64 bit builds of thunderbird, but could not
> find it. is it tracked somewhere? I wanted to block this bug on that one ...

No bug for Thunderbird 64-bit build.  About Seamonkey, it is bug 482143.

Comment 5

[Mark Banner (:standard8) (afk 21 - 30 July)]

I've filed bug 634233 for the Thunderbird support.

Comment 6

[Stefan Sitter]

Should we resolve this as WFM?

For every win64 Thunderbird nightly test build there is a corresponding win64 Lightning test build available from https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/nightly/latest-comm-central/

Comment 7

[Philipp Kewisch [:Fallen]]

I think those builds are only created for central and aurora. If this gets enabled for beta we might need to take additional steps, I would have to merge the windows builds like I do the linux builds. I'm fine with closing this WFM. If you happen to see win64 beta builds of Thunderbird show up please let me know.