commit 264bf24579caba974f330cb854680dcbb171879a
Author: David Fifield <da...@bamsoftware.com>
Date: Tue Aug 27 11:22:50 2019 -0600
Note anticipated problems with proxy.settings.set in FF 67+.
---
webextension/browser/background.js | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/webextension/browser/background.js
b/webextension/browser/background.js
index 5a23134..4d8c8c2 100644
--- a/webextension/browser/background.js
+++ b/webextension/browser/background.js
@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@ browser.webRequest.onErrorOccurred.addListener(
// Firefox 63 because of a bug.
//
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/proxy/settings
// https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487121
+//
+// This proxy.settings.set call may cause a problem in Firefox 67+, because in
+// those versions, extensions additionally need the "Run in Private Windows"
+// permission to use proxy.settings.set at all (not only in private windows).
+// Lacking the permission, you get an error in the browser console: "Error:
+// proxy.settings requires private browsing permission." We will need to find a
+// way to install the extension such that it has the necessary permission.
+// https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1525447
+// https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1526299
browser.proxy.settings.set({value: {proxyType: "system", proxyDNS: false}});
// Connect to our native process.
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