Regarding the other files there would need to be a versioning scheme implemented so applications would be able to figure out which one is compatible. Since any of these applications can be installed stand alone each one would need to be available during install and update unless we expended resources on providing multiple updates (one with and one without) for each application as well as additional code to handle versioning during update and install. Over all the complexity and extra work is not something that is likely to be implemented.
----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tobias B. Besemer" <tobias.bese...@googlemail.com> > To: dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:59:29 PM > Subject: Re: Firefox/Thunderbird and GRE/XRE/XULRunner > > OK, I understand. > > The question was not just because of FF & TB to save just some bits ... > ... it was also, because I think it will be in the future a good idea to let > run Firefox OS Apps on other OSes like it is possible with MS Modern UI and > WinRT ... also would there be a possibility for an alternative GUI like MS > Modern UI e.g. for ReactOS ... > > I see some files that should be possible to share e.g in "C:\Program Files > (x86)\Common Files\Mozilla\" ... > crashreporter.exe > crashreporter.ini > maintenanceservice.exe > maintenanceservice_installer.exe > plugin-container.exe > plugin-hang-ui.exe > updater.exe > updater.ini > And I'm sure there should exist some more ... > > > Greets, Tobias. > > > Am Dienstag, 8. Juli 2014 21:25:24 UTC+2 schrieb Joshua Cranmer 🐧: > > On 7/8/2014 1:51 PM, Tobias Besemer wrote: > > > > > As far as I can remember, at the beginning when GRE was build, there was > > > the try that Firefox/Thunderbird/Mozilla-Suite will use this ... > > > > > > > > > > After Thunderbird is now back, a "Mozilla Update Service" exist and the > > > Crash Reporter needs to be re-done, but keeps a standalone App for > > > startup problems of Firefox/Thunderbird ... > > > > > Is there a chance, that Firefox & Thunderbird will share files (runtime > > > environment / framework) together again on Windows ??? > > > > That chance is basically 0, even if you assume to be using FF and TB on > > > > the same version (say betas of both). The absolute minimum requirement > > > > would be being able to share the same libxul, which both Firefox > > > > developers and Thunderbird developers have had very little inclination > > > > to work towards making possible. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Joshua Cranmer > > > > Thunderbird and DXR developer > > > > Source code archæologist > _______________________________________________ > dev-platform mailing list > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
