[Pkg-mozext-maintainers] Bug#971734: webext-ublock-origin-firefox: after startup, doesn't work until disabled and reenabled

[Christopher Cramer]

On Tue, Oct 06, 2020 at 02:37:57PM +0200, Markus Koschany wrote:
> Am 06.10.20 um 08:22 schrieb Christopher Cramer:
> > Package: webext-ublock-origin-firefox
> > Version: 1.30.0+dfsg-1
> > Severity: normal
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: tsuyoshi at yumegakanau.org
> > 
> > When starting Firefox, uBlock Origin doesn't block anything. When I go
> > into the Add-ons dialog and disable it, then enable it again, it starts
> > blocking things again.
> > 
> > I looked at #971693, and I do not know what a user.js file is, but
> > I looked for it in my home directory (using the command "find ~ -name
> > user.js") and found nothing. So this may be a different bug, or
> > perhaps that one has an incorrect diagnosis.
> 
> As explained in the other bug report, restarting Firefox after an addon
> upgrade is not unusual. Best is to close Firefox before upgrading. The
> user.js file is an advanced configuration method. Most people will use
> about:config instead.

Maybe I wasn't clear. The problem happens whenever I start Firefox:

1. Firefox is not running
2. start Firefox
3. nothing is blocked
4. disable uBlock
5. enable uBlock
6. things are blocked

I have gone through this sequence multiple times already, and observed
the same behavior every time.