Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 118976
Old extensions page needs to redirect to new because extensions manager coded to use old extensions page
Last modified: 2016-04-07 08:00:04 UTC
The extensions manager is coded to use the old extensions page so there needs to be a redirection from the old page to the new one.
This is also a problem when you try to download new dictionaries going to Tools → Language → More dictionaries online: you get a "cannot connect to extension.services.openoffice.org"
The problems with the Extensions and Templates sites are long-standing and well known. With a big "Thank you!" to SourceForge, we are solving them *right*. The *temporary* URL of the Extensions site is: http://aoo-extensions.sourceforge.net/ This temporary link can also be found on the main page of the site (www.openoffice.org), which will be kept reasonably up-to-date. Another temporary new link for the Templates site is expected soon. The built-in Extension Manager does not know this, and cannot access the site correctly until the redirects are done. This will happen when we are satisfied that everything is working well. *You* can help with this, by logging in and seeing that you can do what you would expect. Please report troubles either here on this issue, or on the ooo-dev or ooo-users mailing lists. Access to the Extensions site will be critical for the impending release of AOO 3.4. All extensions must be reinstalled in that version. (The EM code has been radically simplified and cleaned up, but the change is not backward-compatible.) You can wait until the release is out, or download the .OXT files now, and use the EM "ADD..." dialog to install them later. The .OXT files themselves should be completely compatible, with the usual caveats about interface changes.
It is impossible to log in. I have tried with two different user names.
@Terry: Some logins /are/ possible, since I just clicked on the URL above, clicked on "Log in", filled in the name and password (okay, Firefox did that for me), clicked the login button, and was accepted. Possible special circumstances: the string for "name" was the same which, when (but not here) concatenated with "@openoffice.org", is a valid OO.o email address. If you have a name like that, please try it.
Ok. I just tried to log in using one of the @openoffice.org addresses and got this message: The name ***@openoffice.org is not your OpenOffice.org username, please provide your username instead of your e-mail adress.(2) The instructions on the page say to enter your user name without @oo.o In any case, neither works for me. Logging in was mentioned as a way of checking the site. The main point is that the extensions manager and dictionary installer are both coded to the old page so there has to be a redirection from the old page to the new page.
(In reply to comment #5) > Logging in was mentioned as a way of checking the site. The main point is that > the extensions manager and dictionary installer are both coded to the old page > so there has to be a redirection from the old page to the new page. Redirection is working now. If not, please refresh the cache of your default browser. The extension site is reachable now from both, the old and the new url. Log-in works for me without problems.
I can load the extensions site. I think my accounts with openoffice.org must have been cancelled. I was delayed in filing this reply by problems with the issues site.
For subscribers to the dev list reporting an error when using the url provided: ( http://aoo-extensions.sourceforge.net./ ), it works without the dot after 'net'.
for a final release this have to checked finally. I marked it as 3.4_release_blocker
1)Open Extension Manager diaog 2)Click Check for Updates... 3)Sometimes it will show "No installable updates are available. To see ignored or disabled updates, mark the check box 'Show all updates'. " in Description 4)check Show all updates AOO 3.4 will crash immediately. rev is 1296433
@Wang Lei: This issue about certain redirects regarding the extension website for certain URLs used in the application. Can you please submit a separate issue for the crash which you have observed? Thank you in advance.
In current developer snapshot, rev. 1299571 the mentioned functions works fine: - in extension manager a click on "Get more extensions online..." opens the extension website in my browser. - Menu Tools - Language - More Dictionaries Online... opens the dictionaries website on the extension website in my browser. Thus, I think this issue is solved.
I try it again. When I click Check for Updates... Now, the update service seems work. It show "No new updates are available." in Description. The check box "Show all update" is disable. I agree to close this issue. If I met the crash problem again. I will open a new issue.
resolving as fixed
closing issue.
reopening this issue as I have recognized that we are currently using the following URLs: - http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/ - http://templates.services.openoffice.org - http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/dictionaries These will be changed to: - http://extensions.openoffice.org/ - http://templates.openoffice.org - http://extensions.openoffice.org/dictionaries I will commit the corresponding change.
adapted the URLs with revision 1301059