On 1/22/12 4:52 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 01/22/2012 12:57 PM, Jens Hatlak wrote:
>> David E. Ross wrote:
>>> When I try to install BetterPrivacy 1.68 in SeaMonkey 2.6.1, I get the
>>> following error: "BetterPrivacy could not be installed because it is
>>> not compatible with SeaMonkey 2.6.1." I get this even when I attempt to
>>> install directly from the AMO site (not my usual practice).
>>
>> With the ACR installed, compatibility checks disabled or SM 2.7, you can
>> install the penultimate version of the add-on from its Version History page.
>>
>>> By the way, selecting the link
>>> <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/betterprivacy/>
>>> redirects to
>>> <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/>.
>>
>> This is because AMO seems to only check the latest add-on version, which
>> is no longer declared compatible with SM (author's fault).
> ...
>
> Jens, any possiblity that the compatibility reporter can include a
> box/tick that the extension works if the install.rdf is modified?
>
> For example: with SM 2.7b4 (linux) the following are fine with a
> modified install.rdf:
>
> - Novell Moonlight 3.99.0.2.99
> - Password Exporter 1.2.1
>
> But, if the install.rdf is modifed (to say
> '<em:maxVersion>2.8.*</em:maxVersion>'" and works, the compatibility
> reporter denotes: "Marked as compatible by developer" when it actually
> wasn't. But the add-on works when modified locally.
>
> Yes, I understand that it is up to the add-on developer to keep this
> updated (install.rdf), and that is not the issue I am pointing out. The
> issue is how to sort out compatibility when the install.rdf has been
> modified locally _and_ the add-on works when modified.
>
>
Note that BetterPrivacy 1.68 as downloaded from AMO has install.rdf
containing the following:
<!--SeaMonkey-->
<Description RDF:about="rdf:#$dLacB4"
em:id="{92650c4d-4b8e-4d2a-b7eb-24ecf4f6b63a}"
em:minVersion="2.0a1"
em:maxVersion="2.6.*"
/>
Should not this work with SeaMonkey 2.6.1?
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