0xb2cb980a in nsPermissionManager::PermissionKey::PermissionKey (this=this@entry=0xaa069ea0, aPrincipal=aPrincipal@entry=0xae892760) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/extensions/cookie/nsPermissionManager.cpp:613 613 MOZ_ALWAYS_SUCCEEDS(GetOriginFromPrincipal(aPrincipal, mOrigin)); (gdb) bt #0 0xb2cb980a in nsPermissionManager::PermissionKey::PermissionKey (this=this@entry=0xaa069ea0, aPrincipal=aPrincipal@entry=0xae892760) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/extensions/cookie/nsPermissionManager.cpp:613 #1 0xb2cbd190 in nsPermissionManager::GetPermissionHashKey (this=this@entry=0xae131940, aPrincipal=aPrincipal@entry=0xae892760, aType=aType@entry=1, aExactHostMatch=aExactHostMatch@entry=true) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/extensions/cookie/nsPermissionManager.cpp:2143 #2 0xb2cbd6b4 in nsPermissionManager::CommonTestPermission (this=0xae131940, aPrincipal=0xae892760, aType=0xae122cc0 "geolocation", aPermission=0xbeeca5d0, aExactHostMatch=true, aIncludingSession=true) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/extensions/cookie/nsPermissionManager.cpp:2115 #3 0xb2cbd738 in nsPermissionManager::TestExactPermissionFromPrincipal (this=<optimized out>, aPrincipal=<optimized out>, aType=<optimized out>, aPermission=<optimized out>) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/extensions/cookie/nsPermissionManager.cpp:1969 #4 0xb27bacae in NS_InvokeByIndex (that=<optimized out>, methodIndex=14, paramCount=<optimized out>, params=<optimized out>) at ../../../../../../../hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/xpcom/reflect/xptcall/md/unix/xptcinvoke_arm.cpp:169 #5 0xb2c7e56c in Invoke (this=0xbeeca580) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/js/xpconnect/src/XPCWrappedNative.cpp:2075 #6 CallMethodHelper::Call (this=0xbeeca580) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/js/xpconnect/src/XPCWrappedNative.cpp:1394 #7 0xb2c7e668 in XPCWrappedNative::CallMethod (ccx=..., mode=mode@entry=XPCWrappedNative::CALL_METHOD) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/js/xpconnect/src/XPCWrappedNative.cpp:1361 #8 0xb2c82964 in XPC_WN_CallMethod (cx=0xb61ee000, argc=<optimized out>, vp=<optimized out>) at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/js/xpconnect/src/XPCWrappedNativeJSOps.cpp:1128

Relevant logcat: I/Gecko ( 322): Caught webapps install permissions error for app://calendar.gaiamobile.org : [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [ns IPermissionManager.addFromPrincipal]" nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/PermissionSettings.jsm :: _internalAddPermission :: line 111" data: no] E/GeckoConsole( 322): [JavaScript Error: "[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIPermissionManager.addFromPrincipal]" nsresult: "0x8 0004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/PermissionSettings.jsm :: _internalAddPermission :: line 111" data: no]"] E/GeckoConsole( 322): _internalAddPermission@resource://gre/modules/PermissionSettings.jsm:111:7 E/GeckoConsole( 322): addPermission@resource://gre/modules/PermissionSettings.jsm:64:5 E/GeckoConsole( 322): setPermission@resource://gre/modules/PermissionsInstaller.jsm:200:5 E/GeckoConsole( 322): installPermissions@resource://gre/modules/PermissionsInstaller.jsm:118:7 E/GeckoConsole( 322): this.DOMApplicationRegistry.updatePermissionsForApp/<@resource://gre/modules/Webapps.jsm:459:9 E/GeckoConsole( 322): Handler.prototype.process@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:937:23 E/GeckoConsole( 322): this.PromiseWalker.walkerLoop@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backend.js:816:7 E/GeckoConsole( 322): this.PromiseWalker.scheduleWalkerLoop/<@resource://gre/modules/Promise.jsm -> resource://gre/modules/Promise-backe I/Gecko ( 322): [322] WARNING: NS_ENSURE_TRUE(standardURL) failed: file /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/caps/nsPrincipal.cpp, line 176 I/Gecko ( 322): [322] WARNING: NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv) failed with result 0x80004005: file /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/extensions/cookie/nsPermissionManager.cpp, line 110 F/MOZ_Assert( 322): Assertion failure: false (NS_SUCCEEDED(GetOriginFromPrincipal(aPrincipal, mOrigin))), at /home/mozilla/Projects/mozilla/src/hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/extensions/cookie/nsPermissionManager.cpp:613

That seems dubious: > Caught webapps install permissions error for app://calendar.gaiamobile.org I killed app:// on m-c in bug 1285170

(In reply to Alexandre LISSY :gerard-majax from comment #2) > That seems dubious: > > Caught webapps install permissions error for app://calendar.gaiamobile.org > > I killed app:// on m-c in bug 1285170 Then let's invert the dependencies.

Also hitting this when trying to run mulet mochitests: > JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/FileUtils.jsm, line 63: NS_ERROR_FAILURE: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIProperties.get] Caught webapps install permissions error for app://test_desktop_packaged_launch : [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIPermissionManager.addFromPrincipal]" nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/PermissionSettings.jsm :: _internalAddPermission :: line 111" data: no]

thomas, Is there any chance you could check what the URI which the principal is holding is? I have a feeling that that is what is triggering the failure, but I want to be sure.