On 8/30/2012 15:21, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 08/30/2012 11:56 AM, Don Levey wrote:
> Knowing that an update would invalidate an extension would in no way
> prevent you from installing the update if you chose to do so. But not
> knowing that one's extension will no longer work until after
> installation causes some people to delay installation for longer than
> necessary, until they know for certain via external sources that there
> is an extension that will work. I tend to prefer information. YMMV.
Having the warnings about extensions be only an advisory, allowing you
to proceed anyway, would be better than just stopping the update because
of an extension conflict. However, Thunderbird doesn't exactly update
itself under Linux, it depends on your distro's package management
system. How would you expect yum (either directly or indirectly through
yumex or the system updater or what have you) to handle this situation?
An excellent question. Currently I run Thunderbird on both Linux and
Windows, and right now it's Windows that is giving me the "update NOW"
messages. I almost never use the Linux version, preferring to
remote-desktop into my Windows-based work machine, because at least then
I have a chance of making sure my Mozilla-provided Lightning calendar
extension will actually work.
As for the Linux version, I honestly don't know. Perhaps a separate
utility to scan the XPIs installed and check the Mozilla database
against the new version? I don't know if that's possible, or even if
that's a realistic thing to suggest. I am not a programmer, or I would
try doing something like that myself.
-Don