Nick wrote a post about this: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions/browse_thread/thread/defbf282d11a8cc4/a2d1aedb84bc60b9
You can do this now, there's no need to wait until the gallery is live. All the downloading and autoupdate infrastructure is up and running. -a On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Colin <co...@xmarks.com> wrote: > I have a question about upgrading existing extensions to Google's > download page. We've currently got a bunch of people using our > extension (and looking to our servers for extension updates). We'd > like to migrate them off of our update servers when Google's system is > up and running. My plan for doing that is: > - Include a key.pem file in my extension that I upload to Google to > ensure that the extension's ID stays the same > - After Google opens things up release an update to our current > users, removing the update_url from the manifest file > - Hope that after updating the extensions will start pinging Google > for updates, using the correct ID so our users can keep running > without having to manually uninstall our version and install Google's > version of the extension > > Will this work? > Colin > > On Nov 26, 4:51 pm, Jeremy Selier <jerem.sel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The filename in the zip needs to be key.pem >> >> -- >> Jeremy >> >> On Nov 26, 11:30 pm, NickLothian <nick.loth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > On Nov 25, 5:44 am, Lex1 <ruza...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > > We're going to eventually have UI for this scenario. For now, there is >> > > > a somewhat hidden way to do it where you put the key file inside the >> > > > zip. >> >> > > Ok, thanks it works. >> >> > I haven't tried this yet - what should the key filename be? > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Chromium-extensions" group. > To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en.
