Bug#435052: iceape-browser: fails to launch from icedove if not already running

[Alexander Sack]

On Sun, Jul 29, 2007 at 12:50:26AM +0200, Tom wrote:
> Package: iceape-browser
> Version: 1.0.10~pre070720-0etch1
> Severity: important
> 
> when launching iceape from icedove setting network.protocol-handler.app.http
> to /usr/bin/iceape, iceape does not start. If iceape was already running,
> the selected url is loaded as expected.
> 
> The reason seems to be that iceape inherits the environment from icedove, and
> icedove sets MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME (in /usr/lib/icedove/run-mozilla.sh, called
> from /usr/bin/icedove). Iceape does not set MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME to a proper
> value and fails to start. If I unset MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME in /usr/bin/iceape,
> then iceape starts up like expected. It seems that this is debian-specific,
> as the original seamonkey launch-script does set MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME. In fact,
> run-mozilla.sh is equal in seamonkey, firefox and thunderbird, and the original
> way of setting MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME seem to be correct.
> Is there a reason for handling this differently in iceape, icedove and iceweasel?


Mike, do you use a custom script for iceape? or is mozilla.in used for
that?


 - Alexander
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