Comment 21 for bug 861664

(In reply to Kris Maglione [:kmag] from comment #19)
> (In reply to Dave Townsend (:Mossop) from comment #18)
> > The code changes would mean that it won't happen again the next time we
> > introduce new fields to install.rdf. I suspect that the next update to
> > Firefox would make it re-detect the present XPI in the profile already.
>
> Can we confirm that? If it is the case, is there something else we can do to
> automatically re-install the add-ons that were uninstalled from this bug for
> users with automatic updates? If not, can we push out a minor release with
> this fixed so that it happens anyway? Millions of users having their
> favorite add-ons disappear is not good for Firefox's public image.

I'm working with the release drivers as we speak to figure out the best path forwards