* Mike Hommey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> tag 327216 wontfix
> thanks
> 
> On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 02:52:12PM +0200, Tom Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
> > Package: mozilla-firefox
> > Version: 1.0.99+deerpark-alpha2-2
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > There's a lack of update-mozilla-firefox-chrome, which means that
> > extension packages don't get properly installed.
> 
> That's on purpose. Extensions packagers are encouraged to check if the
> script exist before running it. That will be part of the new version of
> the extensions packaging guidelines for firefox, and subject of possible
> mass bug filing.
> Extensions will anyway need update to actually work with firefox deer
> park and newer.
> 
> While I first wanted to put an empty script for compatibility, I finally
> decided that it was useless. That'd be the best way to have to still
> provide it in 3 years, even though no version of mozilla-firefox
> requiring it would be available in the archive.
> 
> On the long term, extensions package will just have to not run the
> update-mozilla-firefox-chrome.

I agree that this is probably the right approach. 

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