On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 3:43 PM, David Keeler <dkee...@mozilla.com> wrote: > On 11/03/2017 03:34 PM, Robert Helmer wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 3:25 PM, David Keeler <dkee...@mozilla.com> wrote: >>> [firefox-dev, dev-addons, and the enterprise mailing list cc'd - please >>> direct follow-up discussion to dev-platform] >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> As you're no doubt aware, from 57 onwards, only signed WebExtensions >>> will be available as add-ons for the general release population. My >>> understanding is these are all packaged as "xpi" files (zip files, >>> really, but what's important is that they're bundled up as a single file >>> rather than a directory). Add-on developers can develop their add-ons by >>> temporarily loading them as unsigned packages or unsigned unbundled >>> directories (again, if my understanding is correct). >>> >>> This leaves the question of what use we have for verifying unbundled >>> add-ons. Is there ever a case where we want to verify an unbundled yet >>> signed add-on? For example, do we ever do this with system add-ons? (And >>> if we do, I've been told this would be bad for performance, so perhaps >>> we should disallow this?) >> >> >> System add-on updates must be packed into a XPI[1]. Built-in add-ons are >> always >> shipped packed (along with Firefox in the application directory), but >> unpacked will >> work for builds so you can modify a file in ./browser/extensions/ and >> see the change >> without a rebuild. > > I imagine those directories are unsigned when you're doing that work, > though, right?
Yes. >> We plan to move built-in add-ons into the omni jar eventually (bug 1357205) >> >> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> David >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> firefox-dev mailing list >>> firefox-...@mozilla.org >>> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/firefox-dev >>> >> >> 1 - >> http://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/af86a58b157fbed26b0e86fcd81f1b421e80e60a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/internal/XPIProvider.jsm#6561 >> > _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
