[Pkg-mozext-maintainers] Bug#558490: putting xul extension config files in /etc

[Benjamin Drung]

Am Mittwoch, den 10.03.2010, 00:16 -0500 schrieb Daniel Kahn Gillmor:
> hey folks--
> 
> #558490 suggests that mozilla-devscripts should automatically put
> extension-specific preferences files someplace in /etc, and link back to
> them from the unpacked tree.
> 
> I think this is a good idea, and i think it should be spelled out
> specifically in https://wiki.debian.org/Mozilla/ExtensionsPolicy
> 
> I've just modified the policy draft to include a new "Config Files"
> section stating this idea, roughly.  I'd appreciate feedback and edits
> from any interested parties.
> 
> In particular, i wonder if we should recommend particular placement of
> the config files.  at the moment, many extensions seem to use
> /etc/mozilla-extensions/foo.js (which seems a little at odds to our
> current xul-ext- naming scheme).  Is there a better choice?
> 
> As an admin, where would you look for the default configuration files of
> your xul-ext packages?

I think that /etc/xul-ext/ is more consistent with our naming scheme.
Every package needs only one config file. Therefore I suggest to put the
file into /etc/xul-ext/PACKAGE.js, where PACKAGE is the package name
with xul-ext- stripped away (for example adblock-plus).

asac suggested [1] to put an empty file in /etc and link it from the
preferences directory. This will give the admins the ability to reset to
package defaults.

[1] https://launchpad.net/bugs/535544

-- 
Benjamin Drung
Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Maintainer (www.debian.org)
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