699364 - compatibility checker does not throw error while checking with higher version

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

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

Description

[Pratibha]

Attachment: add-on file

Steps:
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1. Log in at: https://addons-dev.allizom.org/en-US/developers/addon/check-compatibility
2. Select the options:
Application = Firefox , Version = 10.0a1
3. Select an add-on file with a lower version support:
ex:
<!-- Firefox -->
                <em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
                <em:minVersion>6.0</em:minVersion>
                <em:maxVersion>6.*</em:maxVersion>
            </Description>
4. Upload & Validation process runs

Expected Result: Validation process shows incompatibility errors since an higher version is chosen

Actual Result: add-on passes the validation with no errors

Comment 1

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

if you are checking for compatibility, we don't fail on max supported version. This is by design.