Ubuntu
firefox package

OS_ARCH!=Linux

Bug #103848 reported by Christian Holtje
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firefox (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: mozilla-firefox

In the latest Firefox 2.0.0.3 for Ubuntu Edgy, it looks like someone mucked with the OS_ARCH setting.

What Happened:
  Click on Tools->Error Console
  In the Evaluation area, type: Components.classes["@mozilla.org/xre/app-info;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIXULRuntime).OS;
  You get back 'linux-gnu'

What should have happened:
  You should have gotten back 'Linux'

See:
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Code_snippets:Miscellaneous#Operating_system_detection
and
http://lxr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/configure.in#910

For more information.

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Jens (jens.timmerman) wrote :

I believe this is a feature in the ubuntu firefox
since gnu is also beïng used in the OS, not only linux

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

Yes, right. I don't see that anything is wrong here.

Changed in firefox:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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Christian Holtje (docwhat) wrote :

Whoah Whoah there!

This isn't just some random string, guys! This is used by third party addons (extensions, themes, etc.) to identify the platform Mozilla/Firefox is running on.

You are breaking that feature of Firefox.

Ciao!

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