FS#11769 - Please Change Firefox Install Directories

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by paul (pwt) - Thursday, 16 October 2008, 18:38 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Thursday, 20 November 2008, 20:41 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:

Firefox currently installs its libraries in /usr/lib/firefox-${pkgver}.
I one wants to install system-wide extensions, like a specific theme, it has to be installed in the extension subdirectory of the lib directory.
Then any version upgrade of firefox will render this extension unusable.
I would suggest, if this does not break anything, to configure firefox in a way to install the libraries into /usr/lib/firefox or at least firefox-3 only.

Additional info:
* package version(s): 3.0.3
* config and/or log files etc.: N/A


Steps to reproduce: N/A
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 20:41 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Pierre Schmitz (Pierre) - Tuesday, 04 November 2008, 13:46 GMT
This is also important if you want to modify systemwiede firefox configs. You would have to copy them on every firefox update.
Comment by paul (pwt) - Thursday, 20 November 2008, 16:54 GMT
Seems that you implemented that for firefox-3.0.4. Thanks.

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