From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id 4NuMERmoaF8vMgAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:18:17 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id KAldDRmoaF+SXgAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:18:17 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B42189402A5 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:18:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:37158 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kKLhv-0007d0-MS for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:18:15 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:48164) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kKLhi-0007bI-Lv for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:18:02 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:42331) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kKLhi-0000ea-C7 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:18:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kKLhi-0002UP-0z for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:18:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#43487: icecat store names in user profiles break bundled addons Resent-From: Andreas Enge Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:18:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 43487 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Mark H Weaver Received: via spool by 43487-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B43487.16006942609374 (code B ref 43487); Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:18:01 +0000 Received: (at 43487) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 Sep 2020 13:17:40 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53877 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kKLhM-0002R0-7t for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:17:40 -0400 Received: from hera.aquilenet.fr ([185.233.100.1]:43146) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kKLhI-0002Oi-L8 for 43487@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:17:38 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hera.aquilenet.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20081DC0; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:17:35 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at aquilenet.fr Received: from hera.aquilenet.fr ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (hera.aquilenet.fr [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id vPDAumYs9K_I; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:17:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from jurong (unknown [IPv6:2001:910:103f::727]) by hera.aquilenet.fr (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BE0A77CB; Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:17:31 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:16:48 +0200 From: Andreas Enge Message-ID: <20200921131648.GA15766@jurong> References: <87a6xn8tr6.fsf@netris.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <87a6xn8tr6.fsf@netris.org> X-Spam-Score: 0.7 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: 43487@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.51 X-TUID: B99Ano+pXFR0 Hello Mark, On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 02:48:34AM -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote: > To temporarily fix these problems while retaining most of your user > data, one option is to press the "Refresh IceCat…" button in > . Choosing this option will reset all your preferences > and addons to the IceCat defaults, but allows you to preserve the rest > of your data, including your bookmarks, browser history, cookies, saved > passwords, and your open tabs. thanks for this (very hidden) work-around. I confirm that it has worked very well for me. And I would just like to mention a (not problematic) caveat: "reset your addons" also includes removing additional add-ons installed by the user. > A proper fix will likely involve modifying the relevant code in IceCat > to either avoid storing the full file names in extensions.json, or else > to detect them on startup and automatically "refresh" them as needed. So refreshing in the above sense should not be done without asking the user first. Andreas