Bug 188320

Summary:	www-client/mozilla-firefox - always deletes /usr/lib/nsbrowser/plugins on unmerge
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Robert W. <slrn_robert>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Robert W. 2007-08-10 10:03:25 UTC

On each update/unmerge of www-client/mozilla-firefox, the directory /usr/lib/nsbrowser/plugins is deleted with all its content.
The firefox ebuild itself has no files in this directory, but other ebuilds providing plugins. Those plugins are missing after update, causing reinstall of the providing packages.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install mozilla-firefox and a plugin-providing package (e.g. mplayerplug-in)
2. update or unmerge and reinstall mozilla-firefox
3. try to watch an video with firefox (e.g. mpg)

Actual Results:  
Firefox opens the dialog, asking where to save or how to open the media

Expected Results:  
It should find and use the previously installed plugins associated with the media-type in /usr/lib/nsbrowser/plugins

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-08-10 11:04:52 UTC

As noted in the ebuild, this is intended. Leaving the stuff there breaks install.

<snip>
elog "Please remember to rebuild any packages that you have built"
elog "against Firefox.
</snip>