Need to get addon no longer listed signed for private use only

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#1

The addon is Redirect Cleaner, 2.4.0. The developer walked away from it and it is no longer listed, but I get a duplicate ID error when I submit it for private signing.

Rather than tediously recount everything I’ve tried (and I think I’ve tried everything possible) please go to http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2957831&sid=a6fee32512808e7b647186b37f224989 to see just what I’ve done and the impasse I seem to have reached.

Maybe someone here will have some other ideas what else to try.

Thanks.

#2

I’m assuming the code is under a free license, if so, submit it unlisted with a NEW ID.

#3

I know about that and changing the ID is exactly the problem, that’s why I directed anyone who wanted to help with this to the link I gave above, at Extension Development at Mozillazine,

Please see what I’ve already tried there.

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2957831&sid=aed8b7dc51e0771215368e6970d85a0a

#4

I have no access to the original addon files so I can’t help you with it. You seem to have an issue zipping and unzipping files. Given the addon is no longer supported and likely deleted or disabled, I’d suggest just finding a new addon, maybe try https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/redirectcleaner

#5

Here it is. Maybe you can do something with it. The new redirect cleaner only has 6 reviews, and several say that it’s buggy.

#6

If you tried attaching the file, that won’t work. I suggest uploading it to a file sharing site and posting the link.

#7

Hi Jorge,

This may get a little complicated, so please bear with me. Your help with this is greatly appreciated.

I’ve been trying a number of things, including, as the final step, instead of re-zipping Redirect Cleaner back up (zipping has been problematic) installed node.js, installed the jpm tool, and then ran jpm xpi. (Found out about the jpm tool from someone I know).

For Redirect Cleaner, either edited or not, that fails with this message: (please see first screenshot).

Since running jpm xpi completes successfully with any other extension, that seems to mean that the copy of Redirect Cleaner I have is corrupt or broken. Perhaps you can look through the copy I have to spot what might be wrong with it. I’ve uploaded it to http://www.filedropper.com/redirectcleanerexamplenet

Note: although it appears as .zip at File Dropper, I didn’t actually zip it (I know it’s already zipped), only changed the file extension to .zip. Otherwise, if left as .xpi, File Dropper see its individual components and it can’t be uploaded.

Maybe you can either tell me how to fix it, or, if it’s easily fixed, you can give it back to me fixed. In any case, even if it weren’t corrupt, I’m not sure what to do with the resulting packaged xpi file. What should the proper extension be? This was the output after running jpm xpi successfully with another extension, Throbber Restored. (Please see second screenshot).

Even when I try to install that (which ran successfully) either with no file extension, with .xpi or null.xpi, I still get the message back that it can’t be installed because it’s corrupt. Maybe some additional step is needed with this, or I’m not doing this correctly?

Many thanks, W.

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#8

You need to create a zip file using either no compression or using the deflate method of compression (not deflate64).

#9

“You need to create a zip file using either no compression or using the deflate method of compression (not deflate64).”

Puzzled by your reply. Are you saying this for the file upload to File Dropper, or as one of the steps for editing and then re-zipping the add-on?

If the former, I did not zip that file or alter it in any way. I only changed the file extension from .xpi to .zip, so File Dropper would accept it. You can just change it back to .xpi and it will be exactly the same as I found it in Extensions.

If the latter, I already tried re-zipping it without any compression.

Perhaps you might want to re-read my latest post, which concerns the strong possibility that the add-on is corrupt to begin with (was asking help to fix it) and that I was using the jpm tool (jpm xpi) as the final step, instead of re-zipping it and then changing the extension back to .xpi

#10

jpm is a tool mainly for the addon sdk. I unzipped it and rezipped it as is. When I tried with Deflate64 it threw an error. Just normal deflate, and it installs no problem. http://www.mediafire.com/download/9ltj33db0jf2ddm/redirectcleaner%40example.net.xpi

Therefore it’s likely something on your system that’s corrupt.

#11

Hi Jerod,

The problem I’m having certainly has to do with the final re-zipping with no compression. I’ve been knocking my head against the wall now to get this addon signed privately by editing its install.rdf since before my first post here on 8/30. I have tried several different Mac compression utilities, which can be set to Store, aka, no compression, including Keka and B1FreeArchiver. I have no idea why this is happening. I’ve tried both from 10.6 and 10.8, so don’t think it’s anything to do with the system, which, otherwise is functioning perfectly.

I’ve really exhausted everything I can think of, and I’m wondering if you can help me out by uploading the Redirect Cleaner.xpi with its install.rdf edited any way you like. If I had any other option, believe me, I wouldn’t be asking this.

Thanks, W.

#12

Worked no issue with me: http://www.mediafire.com/download/f6lo6l70b62610t/redirectcleaner%40example.com.xpi

#13

Many thanks for that Jerod. What’s the next step, first submit it to Mozilla for signing, or install it first and then submit it?

#14

I didn’t review the code at all, nor did I ensure it is freely available. I’d suggest making sure it’s freely available first. Then submit it to Mozilla to ensure there’s not issues with it. Then you can install the signed version.

#15

Can you explain what you mean by “ensure it is freely available?” As I pointed out in my first post, the dev simply walked away from it some time ago, and it is no longer available anywhere at Mozilla. I kept a copy, which now needs signing or it will will be disabled by FF 43.

#16

The code is copyrighted by the creator on creation. If it’s not under a free license then you can use it only for your personal use. If it’s under a free license you can distribute it to friends etc.

#17

I intend using it only for my personal use, so this question would seem to be moot. But just for any future situations like this, how does one tell if it’s under a free license or not?

#18

I’m not sure I’ve done this correctly. Submitted it as a new add-on not to be listed (beta), which was the only option I could see for private signing.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/addon/submit/1

Now, at Manage My Submissions, this is what I’m seeing. Will this prevent signing?

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Also, the validation report passed, but there were a number of warnings, of medium severity, which determined it required a manual review.

#19

The compatibility warning is not a problem, so don’t worry about that. As for the manual review, it should happen soon. You’ll receive an email once it happens.

#20

Thanks Jerod and Jorge with all the help with this. But I still have a lingering question. Since none of the compression utilities I tried, including the Mac native zip for zipping with no compression (zip -r0 ), worked, I’m wondering if those who have done this successfully are doing it using some Windows compression utility, which might explain why this isn’t working in OS X.

As a test, to see if it was something to do with my system, I even sent the file to someone else on Mac, who tried zip- r0 on it and he came up with the same corrupt/can’t install message. On mine and his, it always finishes zipping recursively at 0%, but no dice.

So could this be a Windows vs. Mac thing?