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Revision as of 09:07, 8 November 2011

Silent Update Add-ons Default To Compatible

Feature Status Direct Responsible QA Lead Status
Add-ons Default To Compatible In Progress Lawrence Mandel Virgil Dicu In Progress

Summary

  • As majority of add-ons work from one version to the next without the need for developer maintenance, Firefox will mark addons compatible with new versions of Firefox by default, except for the following:
    • All binary add-ons
    • All strict incompatible add-ons
    • All blacklisted add-ons
  • The Feature is planned for Firefox 10. Implementation has started on Firefox 10

The feature can be enabled by setting the "extensions.strictCompatibility" preference to false in about:config.

Reference

  • Feature wiki page - Link

Use Cases to Test

  • An add-on can have different states in a Firefox version: compatible-incompatible, enabled/disabled, pending restart, updated/in need of update.
  • User installs several types of add-ons on a Firefox version with one or more of the above mentioned states
  • When upgrading to a new version, Firefox will automatically set his add-ons to compatible with the new Firefox version, unless the installed add-ons are binary, blacklisted or strictly set to incompatible with the Firefox version.

Test Cases

Test cases based on this feature are listed in the following spreadsheet: Link

Important bugs

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