Recent builds have some MIME-type handler problems; in broken builds the
only way to start an XPInstall is with a snippet of javascript:
InstallTrigger.startSoftwareInstall("file://blah/blah")
you can use any valid URL as the argument.
-Dan Veditz
Sean Su wrote:
>
> I believe that you need to add the following mime type to your server:
> application/x-xpinstall
>
> Elizabeth Bartmess wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to get xpi working through the web. When I click on the link
> > to barley.xpi on the Creating New Packages for Mozilla page, it brings
> > up the install dialog. However, if I rightclick on barley.xpi and save
> > it to a directory, and then create a html page that links to it, and
> > save both to a web directory, and then try to access it via the web, I
> > get a bunch of junk - it appears to be trying to read the xpi file,
> > rather than install it.
> >
> > The same thing happens if I copy over the source of the Creating New
> > Packages file and click on that to get to the .xpi file, although it
> > works when I access it through the original.
> >
> > Any guesses as to what I'm not doing correctly?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Elizabeth
