96678 - delay loading of nslocale from nsPrefBranch::GetDefaultFromPropertiesFile

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: Networking: HTTP, defect)

Description

[Frank Tang]

this is a spin off from 75041.
we load the nslocale from

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nsPrefBranch::GetDefaultFromPropertiesFile
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nsPref::GetLocalizedUnicharPref
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nsHttpHandler::InitUserAgentComponents
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nsHttpHandler::Create
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nsIOService::GetProtocolHandler
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nsCodebasePrincipal::InitFromPersistent
...

The need to load nslocale.dll in nsPrefBranch::GetDefaultFromPropertiesFile is
reasonable and there are no way I can delay it in there. However, I wonder maybe
 that we can delay calling nsHttpHandler::InitUserAgentComponents(), or even 
codebase->InitFromPersistent for "http://www.netscape.com"

Comment 1

[Suresh Duddi (gone)]

"If that pref is accessed, there isn't a way to delay loading nslocale. Maybe we
should delay that pref being accessed." - ftang

I will take this bug.

Comment 2

[Suresh Duddi (gone)]

There is nothing to be done here. bug# 96681 is the best we can do - delaying
the caller.