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Firefox - Extension to install the latest version
coreplayer2:
Firefox v38.0.1 is available
Finally a version where flash v11.x works effortlessly
Use firefox-latest.tcz extension to fetch and create the latest firefox-official.tcz,
simply reboot to install.
Consider deleting the 'firefox-official.tcz.md5.txt' file to prevent Apps > Update from downgrading to an older version when you next run Apps > Update
Misalf:
Great!
Effortlessly for the update script or for Firefox itself?
If the latter, what effort was needed before?
I use the getFlash11 extension regularly to update Flash and it just-works in my personal custom Firefox extension.
coreplayer2:
the latter, it seem there was always some occasional minor glitch which required a restart to make flash work... I'm pleased to find in v38.0.1 no such glitches :)
The update extension is working great also
However I've not tested yet the phenomena where Flash fails to load when there is no sound module loaded, this is not a firefox issue though..
coreplayer2:
Update!!
With the help of many testers, thanks guys for your valuable feedback. We have been updating this extension in stages.
Stage 1, (completed)
Updates the architecture detection to automatically create Firefox for
i) x86 (tc-32bit),
ii) x64 (tc-32bit user-space apps on x86_64 kernel) and
iii) corepure64 (pure x86_64) configurations.
Stage 2, (completed)
Updated to provide Firefox with locale support (complete language support as provided by Mozilla).
Detection of local language support is based on the "lang=xxxx" bootcode which modifies the download script resulting in creation of a locale specific, latest Firefox extension
Stage 3, (in progress)
Support for .mar incremental upgrades for folks who are bandwidth challenged (if I can get this to work as advertised).
Other fixes
1. detection of free-space remaining, (completed)
Which now reports free space in MB's available (instead of %). This feature also limits firefox download and extension creation with less than 200MB remaining. (fixed)
2. timeout menu's, (in progress)
Will try to replace time-out menus with command line arguments. the idea behind this is to assist in efficient uninterrupted extension build without missing the menu objective.
3, Name changes, (in progress)
With the current forum discussion of older unsafe Firefox versions in repo's, perhaps it's time to revisit a name change for the created firefox extension.
a, I'm thinking simply firefox.tcz (replacing firefox-official.tcz).
b, Perhaps also take the opportunity to submit and maintain the current firefox-ESR to the repo, this being the latest Extended Support Release. long lasting secure revision for the repo, with less frequent updates is easier to maintain..?
c, Also maybe appropriate to change the name of this extension with an appropriate description.
I'm thinking "firefox-getLatest.tcz" in keeping with the creation of a latest extension as opposed to firefox-latest.tcz which implies is the latest version..?
4, some minor cleanup..
thoughts..??
I've attached here the current script which incorporates the above completed changes, extension will be updated soon.
coreplayer2:
Progress Update!!
New firefox-getLatest.tcz (submitted for all x86 and x86_64 repos) which
creates a new firefox.tcz (extension) with locale support, more details below.
Updates to architecture detection for creation of firefox.tcz for (completed)
i) core x86 (tc-32bit),
ii) core64 x64 (tc-32bit user-space apps on x86_64 kernel) and
iii) corepure64 (pure x86_64) configurations.
Locale support (completed)
locale support for Firefox; complete language support as provided by Mozilla.
Detection of local language support is based on the "lang=xxxx" bootcode which modifies the
download script resulting in creation of a locale specific, latest Firefox extension
Support for .mar incremental upgrades for folks who are bandwidth challenged (if I can get this to work as advertised).
(in progress)
Other fixes
1. detection of free-space remaining, (completed)
Which now reports free space in MB's available (instead of %). This feature also limits Firefox download and extension creation with less than 200MB remaining.
2. timeout menu's, (completed)
Replace time-out menus with command line arguments. the idea behind this is to assist in uninterrupted extension build process
3, Name changes, (completed)
With the current forum discussion of older unsafe Firefox versions in repo's, perhaps it's also time to revisit a name change for the created firefox extension.
a, Now simply firefox.tcz (replacing firefox-official.tcz). (completed)
c, Also changed the name of this extension with an appropriate description.
"firefox-getLatest.tcz" in keeping with the creation of a latest extension as opposed to firefox-latest.tcz which implies is the latest version (completed)
d, changed permissions of created extension in keeping with tc guidelines
4, some minor cleanup..
Note: the new firefox-getLatest.tcz replaces
the depreciated firefox-latest.tcz currently in repo
Additionally the newly created Firefox.tcz extension
replaces the depreciated local firefox-official.tcz extension
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