What happened to this idea? Is anyone working on it or should I try to find someone who wants to work on it? It's rather simple from my perspective. ng0 transcribed 8.4K bytes: > ng0 writes: > > > Marius Bakke writes: > > > >> Hi Guix, > >> > >> I read somewhere that Debian packages certain Firefox extensions. I > >> tried doing the same with Guix, but haven't been able to get IceCat to > >> load extensions from a directory. > >> > >> The attached (outdated!) patch adds the "uBlock" XPI to > >> /lib/icecat/extensions. I've tried symlinking this to > >> "standard" system folders (from IceCat source code), and disabled > >> unsigned extensions, but no luck so far. Maybe someone more familiar > >> with IceCat internals can try it? > >> > >> I would love to have my favourite extensions managed by Guix! > > > > I've had a similar idea last year, and I still think it's worth > > considering. I'm not sure if I mentioned it here on the mailing > > list. > > > > Certain applications, like Chromium based browsers and Mozilla > > based software (firefox, thunderbird) allow the use of an system > > wide extension/addon store. This is how Gentoo handles it, and I > > quiet like it that I don't have to trust these corporations with > > how they think distributing such code is secure/just/etc. > > > > When we do this, we have the possibility to control what's inside > > the app-stores and avoid the web interface as a middleware. > > I have more reasons to lobby for this, but I hope it's just self > > explanatory why this is a good idea. > > > > For starters you could look at the Gentoo ebuild for chromium, > > palemoon, firefox, or let me come up with a short patch to > > icecat. I could work on this tomorrow. > > Alright, in addition to what Mark wrote: > > The ebuild for firefox based browsers does this: > https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/tree/www-client/firefox/firefox-45.6.0-r1.ebuild#n145 > > Which includes a simple sed: > > # Ensure that our plugins dir is enabled as default > sed -i -e "s:/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins:/usr/lib/nsbrowser/plugins:" \ > "${S}"/xpcom/io/nsAppFileLocationProvider.cpp || die "sed failed to replace plugin path for 32bit!" > sed -i -e "s:/usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins:/usr/lib64/nsbrowser/plugins:" \ > "${S}"/xpcom/io/nsAppFileLocationProvider.cpp || die "sed failed to replace plugin path for 64bit!" > > And then there's an appropriate, fitting eclass you use when you > package firefox extensions. > This is for the firefox version they use. I have forgotten which > version we are on, but it really is that simple. Only needs to be > adjusted to a location we agree on. Sort of. > > > When we do this, I also suggest to name accordingly, like > > (gnu packages gnuzilla-plugins) > > (gnu packages qupzilla-plugins) > > etc, one module for each compatible browser (extensions which > > work in a family of browsers or deriviates of them). > > > > I am especially unhappy with palemoon, where the website, and > > therefore the store, is behind the great firewall of > > cloudflare. I'm still packaging it, but it's annyoing. > > > >> From 3a1bc1a489c5f7cd624c661a8887bf2e89ea74b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > >> From: Marius Bakke > >> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 10:33:52 +0000 > >> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add ublock. > >> > >> --- > >> gnu/packages/web-plugins.scm | 114 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> 1 file changed, 114 insertions(+) > >> create mode 100644 gnu/packages/web-plugins.scm > >> > >> diff --git a/gnu/packages/web-plugins.scm b/gnu/packages/web-plugins.scm > >> new file mode 100644 > >> index 000000000..e124b8e74 > >> --- /dev/null > >> +++ b/gnu/packages/web-plugins.scm > >> @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ > >> +;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU > >> +;;; Copyright © 2016 Marius Bakke > >> +;;; > >> +;;; This file is part of GNU Guix. > >> +;;; > >> +;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it > >> +;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by > >> +;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at > >> +;;; your option) any later version. > >> +;;; > >> +;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but > >> +;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of > >> +;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the > >> +;;; GNU General Public License for more details. > >> +;;; > >> +;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License > >> +;;; along with GNU Guix. If not, see . > >> + > >> +(define-module (gnu packages web-plugins) > >> + #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:) > >> + #:use-module (guix download) > >> + #:use-module (guix git-download) > >> + #:use-module (guix build-system gnu) > >> + #:use-module (guix build-system trivial) > >> + #:use-module (guix packages) > >> + #:use-module (gnu packages python) > >> + #:use-module (gnu packages zip)) > >> + > >> +(define uassets > >> + (package > >> + (name "uassets") > >> + (version "8f505b07572f0ed35d3bfec6ba4c9058f4270ae7") > >> + (source (origin > >> + (method git-fetch) > >> + (uri (git-reference > >> + (url "https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets.git") > >> + (commit version))) > >> + (file-name (string-append name "-" version "-checkout")) > >> + (sha256 > >> + (base32 > >> + "154i7p2qa2jq5907n9bqsy9bh2l2iiynhd7x9s4d6dabwfq7aa5n")))) > >> + (build-system trivial-build-system) > >> + (arguments > >> + `(#:modules ((guix build utils)) > >> + #:builder > >> + (begin > >> + (use-modules (guix build utils)) > >> + (copy-recursively (assoc-ref %build-inputs "source") > >> + (assoc-ref %outputs "out")) > >> + #t))) > >> + (synopsis "Filter lists and rulesets for uBlock and uMatrix") > >> + (description > >> + "Resources for uBlock Origin, uMatrix: static filter lists, > >> +ready-to-use rulesets, etc.") > >> + (home-page "https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets") > >> + (license license:gpl3))) ; TODO: verify > >> + > >> +(define-public ublock > >> + (package > >> + (name "ublock") > >> + (version "1.9.16") > >> + (source (origin > >> + (method url-fetch) > >> + (uri (string-append > >> + "https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/archive/" > >> + version ".tar.gz")) > >> + (sha256 > >> + (base32 > >> + "0460sh05ahxl6539pfxbgaf1ibxxi3c656pxazwnppln2zaiigfz")))) > >> + (build-system gnu-build-system) > >> + ;; We use gnu-build-system to benefit from unpack and > >> + ;; source patching, but won't use any standard phases. > >> + (arguments > >> + `(#:tests? #f > >> + #:phases > >> + (modify-phases %standard-phases > >> + (add-after 'unpack 'copy-assets > >> + (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys) > >> + (copy-recursively (assoc-ref inputs "uassets") > >> + "../uAssets") > >> + #t)) > >> + (delete 'configure) > >> + (replace 'build > >> + (lambda _ > >> + (zero? (system* "./tools/make-firefox.sh" "all")) > >> + ;(zero? (system* "./tools/make-firefox.sh")) > >> + )) > >> + (replace 'install > >> + (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys) > >> + (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")) > >> + (extdir (string-append > >> + out "/lib/icecat/extensions"))) > >> + ;(mkdir-p extdir) > >> + ;(copy-recursively "dist/build/uBlock0.firefox" extdir) > >> + (install-file "dist/build/uBlock0.firefox.xpi" extdir) > >> + #t)))))) > >> + (native-inputs > >> + `(("python" ,python-wrapper) > >> + ("uassets" ,uassets) > >> + ("zip" ,zip))) > >> + (synopsis "Efficient content blocker") > >> + (description > >> + "uBlock Origin is a \"wide spectrum\" blocker for web content. > >> +It can block ads, trackers, malware sites and similar and comes with a > >> +comprehensive pre-configured filter list covering known-bad sites.") > >> + (home-page "https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock") > >> + ;; uBlock is distributed under GPL3+ but includes a handful of > >> + ;; components covered by other licenses. > >> + (license (list license:gpl3+ > >> + license:cc-by-sa3.0 > >> + license:mpl2.0 > >> + ;; The malware hosts list has no proper license and just > >> + ;; includes the text "our list can be used by anyone". > >> + (license:non-copyleft "https://www.malwaredomainlist.com/"))))) > >> -- > >> 2.11.0 > >> > > > > -- > > ♥Ⓐ ng0 -- https://www.inventati.org/patternsinthechaos/ > > > > > > -- > ♥Ⓐ ng0 -- https://www.inventati.org/patternsinthechaos/ > > -- ng0 OpenPG: A88C8ADD129828D7EAC02E52E22F9BBFEE348588