[Bug 10288] New: wine_gecko download hangs when not started by iexplore

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Summary: wine_gecko download hangs when not started by iexplore
           Product: Wine
           Version: 0.9.48.
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: wine-programs
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
                CC: [e-mail]

The wine_gecko download hangs when it is started by some programs other than
iexplore. I have experienced this in many different versions of iTunes when
accessing the help documentation. It also occurs in Framemaker 8 as documented
in bug 9658.

The current workaround is to run 'wine iexplore http://winehq.org' which
succeeds in downloading and installing wine_gecko.

I wanted to avoid logging this bug by changing the summary of bug 9658 to make
it more generic but I couldn't find a way to change tho summary. Although this
bug was logged after bug 9658, I think that bug 9658 is the duplicate because
the behavior is not specific to Framemaker8. I apologize if this bug should not
have been logged.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs when not started by iexplore

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

--- Comment #1 from Alex Eagar   2007-11-02 18:09:11 ---
It turns out that if I cancel the paused download, restart iTunes and then
start the download again, it finishes. Of course it then crashes iTunes, but
that's another bug.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs when not started by iexplore

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Dan Kegel  changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Dan Kegel   2008-05-02 08:08:21 ---
Also happens in gs-auftrag (see download link in
bug 9039) and many other apps.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs when not started by iexplore

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

--- Comment #3 from Dan Kegel   2008-05-02 08:10:00 ---
*** Bug 12709 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Dan Kegel  changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
     Ever Confirmed|0                           |1
           Keywords|                            |download, Installer,
                   |                            |regression
            Summary|wine_gecko download hangs   |wine_gecko download hangs
                   |when not started by iexplore|sometimes
   Target Milestone|---                         |1.0.0

--- Comment #4 from Dan Kegel   2008-05-02 08:11:02 ---
Affects many apps, totally under Wine's control -> nominating for 1.0

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Andre Wisplinghoff  changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Andre Wisplinghoff   2008-05-04 08:11:41 ---
Encountered this in ies4linux installation, too.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

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shakaran  changed:

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[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

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--- Comment #6 from Dan Kegel   2008-05-27 13:41:01 ---
I haven't seen this for a few weeks...

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

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Ilya Chernykh  changed:

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--- Comment #7 from Ilya Chernykh   2008-06-05 10:18:13 ---
Confirming. Also faced this bug.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Dan Kegel  changed:

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   Target Milestone|1.0.0                       |1.2.0

--- Comment #8 from Dan Kegel   2008-06-06 09:20:25 ---
Wine 1.0 is in deep code freeze.  Deferring.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

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Austin English  changed:

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--- Comment #9 from Austin English   2008-06-12 13:30:23 ---
*** Bug 9658 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

--- Comment #10 from Austin English   2008-06-12 13:31:04 ---
Any word on if distro's are going to put this in their repos?

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

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Jacek Caban  changed:

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--- Comment #11 from Jacek Caban   2008-06-12 15:26:54 ---
Gentoo already has 'gecko' USE flag for it since long time.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes

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--- Comment #12 from Scott Ritchie   2008-10-21 12:34:01 ---
I've started bundling wine-gecko with the Ubuntu packages for Intrepid, I'll
likely backport them to Hardy and our own app server too.

If other distro maintainers do this we can probably just close as wontfix.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes (affects e.g. Adobe Photoshop CS3)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Dan Kegel  changed:

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            Summary|wine_gecko download hangs   |wine_gecko download hangs
                   |sometimes                   |sometimes (affects e.g.
                   |                            |Adobe Photoshop CS3)

--- Comment #13 from Dan Kegel   2008-11-06 09:16:02 ---
Adding "photoshop CS3" to title to make it clear this affects very popular
apps.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes (affects e.g. Adobe Photoshop CS3)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Tim Williams  changed:

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--- Comment #14 from Tim Williams   2008-12-27 15:20:23 ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> The wine_gecko download hangs when it is started by some programs other than
> iexplore. I have experienced this in many different versions of iTunes when
> accessing the help documentation. It also occurs in Framemaker 8 as documented
> in bug 9658.
>
> The current workaround is to run 'wine iexplore http://winehq.org' which
> succeeds in downloading and installing wine_gecko.
>
> I wanted to avoid logging this bug by changing the summary of bug 9658 to make
> it more generic but I couldn't find a way to change tho summary. Although this
> bug was logged after bug 9658, I think that bug 9658 is the duplicate because
> the behavior is not specific to Framemaker8. I apologize if this bug should not
> have been logged.

(In reply to comment #1)
> It turns out that if I cancel the paused download, restart iTunes and then
> start the download again, it finishes. Of course it then crashes iTunes, but
> that's another bug.

I think this bug is the same one I'm experiencing in TroopMaster (bug 8997).
The symptoms are the same.

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes (affects e.g. Adobe Photoshop CS3)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Jacek Caban  changed:

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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX

--- Comment #15 from Jacek Caban   2009-02-23 12:24:23 ---
Resolving as WONTFIX. Distros should (and most do) provide a package for Gecko
and we should avoid downloading it ourselves. Here are some instructions for
reference:
http://wiki.winehq.org/Gecko

[Bug 10288] wine_gecko download hangs sometimes (affects e.g. Adobe Photoshop CS3)

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10288

Jacek Caban  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #16 from Jacek Caban   2009-02-23 12:25:09 ---
Closing.