[MC-18861] Unable to light a TNT cart with flame bow / flint and steel

What I expected to happened: Right clicking on the TNT with a flint and steel would ignite it. Shooting the TNT would ignite it.

What actually happened: Nothing (with flint and steel). The cart broke (Flame bow)

Linked issues

duplicates 1

MC-8987 Flame-enchanted bows don't activate TNT minecarts! Resolved

Comments 3

kumasasa 2013-06-23T13:50:09Z

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecart_with_TNT

. It will detonate on these conditions:
It moves over a powered Activator Rail (after 4 second delay like the TNT block).
It derails and falls more than three blocks.
It's destroyed while in motion.
It's destroyed by fire, lava or an explosion.
It turns on a curved track with a solid block or entity located beside the track (in the previous movement direction).

Dylan Rivers 2013-06-23T13:51:07Z

But why not via the 2 normal TNT ignition methods?

Th3F4114n0n3 2013-06-24T14:40:05Z

Cause the minecart is protecting it?

I'm going to go with, the code was giving them problem, or to force the player to use the activator rails... also, I'm sure they were thinking if a player wanted to light it with flint they'd just use regular tnt, and not to many people were going to try and hit it with and arrow (fire).