Closed
Bug 947868
Opened 11 years ago
Closed 10 years ago
Regression: Application Launch dialog is empty on Linux
Categories
(Core Graveyard :: File Handling, defect)
Tracking
(firefox31 verified)
VERIFIED
FIXED
mozilla31
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firefox31 | --- | verified |
People
(Reporter: strider, Assigned: khadgaray)
References
Details
(Keywords: regression)
Attachments
(1 file, 2 obsolete files)
1.10 KB,
patch
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Details | Diff | Splinter Review |
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/29.0.1547.65 Safari/537.36 Steps to reproduce: Browsing on websites with a custom URL scheme which should open an external application when clicked (such as apt://, steam:// or magnet:// links). Actual results: Clicking on such links opens an empty dialog box and the user has to browse the file system to look for the executable, no default choice is proposed (since Firefox 22) Expected results: The Application Launch dialog used to show default application that could handle specific types of url schemes (Transmission for magnet: links, software center for apt: link, ...). I ran a git bisect of revisions between Firefox 21 and Firefox 22 and found out that this was caused by the commit fixing bug #444440 (https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/f118eb2326f7), reverting the commit did put the expected applications back in the dialog box, but doing so would reopen bug 444440. As I'm not familiar with the Firefox codebase, I didn't go as far as trying to write a patch that would solve both bugs, but ideally that's what would be needed here.
Reporter | ||
Updated•11 years ago
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Keywords: regression
Summary: Application Launch dialog is empty on Linux → Regression: Application Launch dialog is empty on Linux
See Also: → https://launchpad.net/bugs/1201954
Assignee | ||
Comment 2•10 years ago
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This seems to be a bug with gio handler NS_IMETHODIMP nsMIMEInfoUnix::GetHasDefaultHandler(bool *_retval) { ... *_retval = false; nsRefPtr<nsMIMEInfoBase> mimeInfo = nsGNOMERegistry::GetFromType(mSchemeOrType); <--- we check for mime type, and not for protocol handler. The older code always would fall back to protocol handler based of mailcap. We need to fix GetFromType(mSchemeOrType), to handle scheme ( protocol). This is seen from here NS_IMETHODIMP nsGIOService::GetAppForMimeType(const nsACString& aMimeType, nsIGIOMimeApp** aApp) { ... GAppInfo *app_info = g_app_info_get_default_for_type(content_type, false); ... <-- We probably need to add g_app_info_get_default_for_uri_scheme () , if app_info is null. untested though .
Comment 3•10 years ago
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Ritesh, do you want to test your idea? https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Simple_Firefox_build should get you started, if you don't already have a local build.
Flags: needinfo?(khadgaray)
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Comment 4•10 years ago
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This indeed is the issue. Initial "patch" . Will post the final patch in a while ( rebuilding is a sloow process ). --- a/uriloader/exthandler/unix/nsGNOMERegistry.cpp 2014-02-24 23:38:31.303287298 +0530 +++ b/uriloader/exthandler/unix/nsGNOMERegistry.cpp 2014-02-25 00:04:12.643350922 +0530 @@ -148,7 +148,12 @@ nsGNOMERegistry::GetFromType(const nsACS nsCOMPtr<nsIGIOMimeApp> gioHandlerApp; if (NS_FAILED(giovfs->GetAppForMimeType(aMIMEType, getter_AddRefs(gioHandlerApp))) || !gioHandlerApp) { - return nullptr; + // Unable to find mime handler, probably a protocol. moz bz#947868 + // Need a better way to identify if this is a scheme - check for nsMIMEInfoBase::eProtocolInfo ? + if (NS_FAILED(giovfs->GetAppForURIScheme(aMIMEType, getter_AddRefs(gioHandlerApp))) || + !gioHandlerApp) { + return nullptr; + } } gioHandlerApp->GetName(name); giovfs->GetDescriptionForMimeType(aMIMEType, description);
Flags: needinfo?(khadgaray)
Assignee | ||
Comment 5•10 years ago
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nsGNOMERegistry::GetFromType only understands with mime detection, and not scheme handler detection. Check if we are handling a scheme, if yes, call nsGNOMERegistry::HandlerExists
See Also: → https://launchpad.net/bugs/1197559
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Comment 6•10 years ago
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Attachment #8381136 -
Attachment is obsolete: true
Comment 7•10 years ago
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Comment on attachment 8381157 [details] [diff] [review] protocol.patch Thanks Ritesh! hg tells me that Karl has reviewed changes to this file in the past, so let's see what he thinks.
Attachment #8381157 -
Flags: review?(karlt)
Comment 8•10 years ago
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Comment on attachment 8381157 [details] [diff] [review] protocol.patch Looks good, thanks. Can you adjust the spacing a bit to match the surrounding code, as noted below, please? >+ >+ Only one blank line, please. >+ if ( mClass == eProtocolInfo ) { No space after '(' or before ')'. Only one space after "==". >+ *_retval = nsGNOMERegistry::HandlerExists (mSchemeOrType.get()); No space before '('.
Attachment #8381157 -
Flags: review?(karlt) → review+
Updated•10 years ago
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Keywords: checkin-needed
Comment 10•10 years ago
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https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/mozilla-inbound/rev/e1450dd6a960 Thanks for the patch, Ritesh! One small request - for future patches, please make sure that the commit information is included when you request checkin. Makes life easier for those landing on your behalf. Thanks again! https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mercurial_FAQ#How_can_I_generate_a_patch_for_somebody_else_to_check-in_for_me.3F
Assignee: nobody → khadgaray
Keywords: checkin-needed
Comment 11•10 years ago
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https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/e1450dd6a960
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 10 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla31
Updated•10 years ago
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Flags: needinfo?(mh+mozilla)
Updated•10 years ago
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status-firefox31:
--- → fixed
Keywords: verifyme
Comment 12•10 years ago
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Verified as fixed using the following environment: FF 31.0b6 Build Id:20140630185627 OS: Ubuntu 14.04 x32
Comment 13•10 years ago
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Landed in Xubuntu 14.04, thanks ! Now if you guys would like to have a look at the related painful bug 397700, so that Firefox finally wholly enters the 21st century on Linux... :)
Updated•8 years ago
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Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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