To get your patch into the mozilla-central repository, see How to Submit a Patch. Eventually, the changes appear in the general Firefox release. At scheduled intervals, the changes are imported from mozilla-central to release channels with wider audiences, such as the beta channel. Powers of TenĪll changes to Firefox source code are initially integrated in the mozilla-central Mercurial repository.
The goal of the process is to provide regular improvements to users without disrupting longer term work. That means each release happens regardless of whether a given feature is ready, and releases are not delayed to wait for a feature to stabilize. Firefox has hundreds of millions of users, so some care is in order.įirefox uses a schedule-driven process, where releases take place at regular intervals. Add-ons are considered “equal” if they have the same ID and version number.This document describes the process by which changes to Firefox source code become a general Firefox release.Disable any default add-ons that were not present in the update response.Once all downloaded add-ons are validated, install them into the profile.The add-on must be signed by the system add-on root certificate.it must not be for aĭifferent application, such as Thunderbird). The add-on must be compatible with Firefox (i.e.The downloaded add-on file size must match the size given in the update.The hash provided in the update response must match the downloaded add-on.The ID and version of the downloaded add-on must match the specified ID or.The following must be true for allĭownloaded add-ons, or the update process is aborted: A failed download must abort the entire system Download each add-on specified in the update response and store them in the.The update response, remove all the update add-ons and finish. If the set of default add-ons is equal to the set of add-ons specified in.If the update add-on set is equal to the set of add-ons specified in the.If no add-ons were specified in the response (i.e.If the tag is empty ( ) in the response,ĭisable all system add-ons, including both the update and default.version Version number of the add-onĪfter receiving the update response, Firefox modifies the update add-ons size Size (in bytes) of the XPI file linked from the URL attribute. hashValue Hash of the XPI file linked from the URL attribute, calculated using the function specified in the hashValue attribute. tags must have the following attributes: id The extension ID URL URL to a signed XPI of the specified add-on version to download hashFunction Identifier of the hash function used to generate the hashValue attribute. Within are several tags, each one corresponding to a.The only child of is, which represents a list of.The root element is, used for all updater responses.
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