On 2014-12-01, 2:11 AM, Alexander Golikov wrote:
Hello,
I'm trying to modify GeckoBrowser example app
(https://github.com/mfinkle/geckobrowser) to include .xpi extension
that is compatible with Firefox browser for Android. I've read
pretty much the same question here:
http://t81694.mozilla-development-mobile.mozillatalk.info/add-on-in-geckoview-t81694.html.
My problem is that I don't understand how to include
distribution/extensions folder into GeckoBrowser.apk. I've read the
following article:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Distribution_Files#Add-ons but it is
still unclear to me where the distribution/extensions folder should
be placed in the project in order to be included into .apk & in
order to be processed during application's first run.
Could you please provide a brief instruction (or may be some
references to wiki) on how to include distribution files with
GeckoBrowser example apk?
The previous requestor also mentioned that he managed to see
extension xpi under the profile directory. Could you please clarify
what is the "profile" directory. I've only found some profile.ini
file inside /data/data/<app_package_name>/files/ folder.
Hi Alexander,
Most of the Fennec team is pretty busy with a Mozilla all-hands so
responses will be delayed.
I talked to Margaret about this and we conclude that distributions are
not a GeckoView-level thing. Distributions are a Fennec-level thing
that serve Fennec partner arrangements. So you can probably make
distros load extensions, but I expect this to go away as we pare GV down
to the bones. (Right now we ship all of Fennec and call it GV.)
That leaves the question of how to arrange for extensions in GeckoView
embedders. I'm not sure what the answer to that is. Perhaps we can
arrange a way to
* populate the "default" profile from the APK; or
* provide a location in the APK that GV will look for extensions; or
* have embedders provide their own app.ja, like GV's omni.ja, which can
contains extensions.
It's possible one of the first two is already possible. I'd like to
invite comment from other Fennec team members here, and hopefully have
you investigate this approach rather than distros.
Yours,
Nick
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