From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org Tue Aug 29 18:32:29 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B1C3DE27F4 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:32:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::16:76]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3E8BF6CA06 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:32:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from bugs.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.118]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v7TIWSZm084576 for ; Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:32:29 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 221916] cease www/firefox-i18n dependency on old, incompatible xpi-quick-locale-switcher Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:32:28 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: new X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Ports & Packages X-Bugzilla-Component: Individual Port(s) X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Many People X-Bugzilla-Who: grahamperrin@gmail.com X-Bugzilla-Status: New X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: gecko@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: maintainer-feedback? X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: bug_id short_desc product version rep_platform op_sys bug_status bug_severity priority component assigned_to reporter flagtypes.name Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:32:29 -0000 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D221916 Bug ID: 221916 Summary: cease www/firefox-i18n dependency on old, incompatible xpi-quick-locale-switcher Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: gecko@FreeBSD.org Reporter: grahamperrin@gmail.com Assignee: gecko@FreeBSD.org Flags: maintainer-feedback?(gecko@FreeBSD.org) Quick Locale Switcher 1.7.8.5=20 =20 apparently not updated since 2015-07-30 is=20 not compatible with modern multiprocess Firefox, e10s.=20 Working alternatives that are multiprocess-compatible include:=20 Quick Locale Switcher 2 , which presents itself in the Tools menu > =E2=80=A6 isn't a WebExtensions addon, and I doubt it ever will be. =E2= =80=A6=20 Simple Locale Switcher , which presents itself as a button in the toolbar (or overflow menu). At on 2017-08-07 the developer wrote:=20 > =E2=80=A6 As the availability of a WebExtensions API for it is still an=20 > uncertain thing, I will try to keep the add-on working in=20 > Nightly/Aurora while it's possible: I will update it soon. ---- Given the current choices of extensions, and the uncertainties around the transition to WebExtensions, I suggest simply:=20 * ceasing the dependency on old, incompatible xpi-quick-locale-switcher * adding a post-install message drawing attention to the choices. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=