Bug 3282

Summary:	mozilla-plugin-vlc is not listed by Firefox
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Shlomi Fish <shlomif>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Shlomi Fish <shlomif>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	davidwhodgins, dmorganec, marja11
Version:	3	Keywords:	Triaged, UPSTREAM
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	MGA2TOO
Source RPM:	vlc-1.1.12-2.mga2.tainted.src.rpm	CVE:
Status comment:
Bug Depends on:	5503
Bug Blocks:

Description Shlomi Fish 2011-11-07 11:04:05 CET

Description of problem:

After I install mozilla-plugin-vlc, it is not listed in Firefox's Tools -> Add Ons -> Plugins list. I tried it on a new UNIX user account and it also happens there.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Cauldron.

How reproducible:

Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install mozilla-plugin-vlc and firefox.
2. Start firefox in a new UNIX user account.
3. Go to Tools -> Add Ons -> Plugins.
4. Result: the VLC plugin is not listed there.

Comment 1 Shlomi Fish 2011-11-07 13:24:22 CET

I've now checked it on my i586 Mageia 1 VirtualBox VM, and this problem also happens there.

Comment 2 Manuel Hiebel 2011-11-07 23:56:46 CET

As you are the maintainer I add firefox one.

Keywords: (none) => Triaged
CC: (none) => dmorganec

Comment 3 Dave Hodgins 2011-11-08 04:59:00 CET

Confirmed in ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/pluginreg.dat, it has ...
[INVALID]
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libvlcplugin.so:$

Most likely due to firefox version numbers.

It does show up and is usable in opera.

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

Comment 4 Marja Van Waes 2012-01-01 15:02:06 CET

@ Shlomi

Assigning to you, because vlc is your package.

Please set status to ASSIGNED if you think this bug was assigned correctly. If for work flow reasons you can't do that, then please put OK on the whiteboard instead.

D Morgan missed a lot of the mails that were cc'ed to him, It might be better to ask him on IRC what he thinks about this issue.

CC: (none) => marja11
Assignee: bugsquad => shlomif

Comment 5 Shlomi Fish 2012-01-09 11:35:25 CET

(In reply to comment #4)
> @ Shlomi
> 
> Assigning to you, because vlc is your package.
> 

OK. I've set it as ASSIGNED.

However, I don't understand why Firefox marks the plugin as "INVALID" and how to fix it in the VLC source.

Can anyone enlighten me?

> Please set status to ASSIGNED if you think this bug was assigned correctly. If
> for work flow reasons you can't do that, then please put OK on the whiteboard
> instead.
> 
> D Morgan missed a lot of the mails that were cc'ed to him, It might be better
> to ask him on IRC what he thinks about this issue.

OK.

Regards,

-- Shlomi Fish

Status: NEW => ASSIGNED

Comment 6 Dave Hodgins 2012-01-14 04:19:38 CET

Does this patch seem appropriate?
http://git.videolan.org/?p=npapi-vlc.git;a=patch;h=aa1f844e518c0dadf1c8cf3f6baf3a2f03ca7548

Comment 7 Shlomi Fish 2012-01-19 11:26:13 CET

(In reply to comment #6)
> Does this patch seem appropriate?
> http://git.videolan.org/?p=npapi-vlc.git;a=patch;h=aa1f844e518c0dadf1c8cf3f6baf3a2f03ca7548

Seems like it, but since it contains a rename, it cannot be applied directly. When will there be a new VLC maintenance release with this fix?

Regards,

-- Shlomi Fish

Comment 8 Marja Van Waes 2012-01-19 21:12:00 CET


http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=95527&p=323557&hilit=firefox#p323751 "Well, indeed, there were a lot of fixes for VLC 2.0 webplugins for Linux and Windows lately."



AFAICS, vlc-2.0.0 rc1 is currently being tested :)

Marja Van Waes 2012-01-19 21:13:21 CET

Keywords: (none) => UPSTREAM

Comment 9 Marja Van Waes 2012-05-26 13:02:10 CEST

Hi,

This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment.

Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2.

Thanks :)

Cheers,
marja

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 10 Shlomi Fish 2012-05-26 17:23:20 CEST

(In reply to comment #9)
> Hi,
> 
> This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment.
> 
> Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2.
> 

It exists in Mageia 2, yes.

Regards,

â Shlomi Fish

> Thanks :)
> 
> Cheers,
> marja

Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)
Version: Cauldron => 2

Marja Van Waes 2012-05-28 18:19:35 CEST

Version: 2 => Cauldron
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA2TOO

Comment 11 Shlomi Fish 2012-06-23 15:17:17 CEST

This bug may be related to bug #5503 .

Marja Van Waes 2012-06-23 21:11:22 CEST

Depends on: (none) => 5503

Comment 12 Manuel Hiebel 2013-11-24 17:04:46 CET

looks like fixed in mga3

Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVED
Version: Cauldron => 3
Resolution: (none) => FIXED