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Re: [Debathena] #1136: firefox-extension doesn't work with modern
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#1136: firefox-extension doesn't work with modern FF on new installs
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Reporter: jdreed | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: committed
Priority: blocker | Milestone: Precise Alpha
Component: -- | Resolution:
Keywords: | Upstream bug:
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Comment (by jdreed):
OK, the extension packaging is all kinds of wrong. We do a transformation
on ubufox.js in an attempt to unclobber ubufox's changes. Except, that's
never worked, because we point at the properties file, which doesn't
contain, for example, network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris. We could
duplicate all the preferences from athena.js into the properties file, but
I'm not enthused.
Possible solutions:
- Conflict with ubufox/xul-ext-ubufox. Probably the "right" answer, but
we lose some of the functionality of ubufox (e.g. automated plugin finder,
etc)
- Move our extension into /usr/share/mozilla/extensions, which is where
ubufox is. Then our prefs override ubufox's prefs (yes, really)
- Add a preferences observer to re-clobber the preferences back when
ubufox is done with them
- Do something with a .cfg file and locked prefs, or whatever.
Thoughts?
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Ticket URL: <http://athena10.mit.edu/trac/ticket/1136#comment:11>
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