941410 - navigator.platform is '' on b2g linux

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect)

Comment 1

[Dale Harvey (:daleharvey)]

It is reporting correctly on OSX though

It seems to be getting set in

http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpHandler.cpp#669

naively tried changing MOZ_B2G to MOZ_WIDGET_GONK but didnt help, investigating but if anyone wants to steal that would be nice, probably a quick fix for someone who isnt me

Comment 2

[Dale Harvey (:daleharvey)]

It doesnt look like we go through http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/netwerk/protocol/http/nsHttpHandler.cpp#688 at all, so not sure why this wouldnt pick up the same navigator.platform as it does on linux

Comment 3

[Dale Harvey (:daleharvey)]

Looks like its because we set MOZ_UA_OS_AGNOSTIC which purposefully sets navigator.platform to ''

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777710

So this may be resolved 'wontfix', but if so we need another solution for https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=935672

Comment 4

[Tim Guan-tin Chien [:timdream] (please needinfo)]

(In reply to Dale Harvey (:daleharvey) from comment #1)
> It is reporting correctly on OSX though
> 

Should B2G Mac report '' too? If so we should file a bug and make it so.

Comment 5

[Dale Harvey (:daleharvey)]

Looking at the code and the intention, I think b2g mac should be '' as well, pretty confusing to have people test / depend on it on desktop then see it break on device

Comment 6

[Tim Guan-tin Chien [:timdream] (please needinfo)]

(In reply to Dale Harvey (:daleharvey) from comment #5)
> Looking at the code and the intention, I think b2g mac should be '' as well,
> pretty confusing to have people test / depend on it on desktop then see it
> break on device

Filed bug 957909.