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lioh	08-16-2021 12:02 PM

Thunderbird 91 AddOns

Hi all.

I have upgraded thunderbird to the latest version in -current which is 91 for now. I have noticed that several AddOns have been disabled, and also the German language support.

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US...k-de/versions/

The AddOn page states that it should be compatible with version 91. But even if I download it manually and try to install it I got an error like: this add-on could not be installed because it cannot be verified.

In advanced preferences, xpinstall.signatures.required is set to false, but it still does not work.

Greetings
Lioh

marav

08-17-2021 02:24 AM

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The language pack does not seem to be supported yet for version 91.0

3rensho

08-17-2021 04:53 AM

German spell checking works fine on my T-Bird-91.0. I built it from source and did not use the pre-built package from Slackware

marav

08-17-2021 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3rensho (Post 6275979)

German spell checking works fine on my T-Bird-91.0. I built it from source and did not use the pre-built package from Slackware

Spell checking works great with the slackware package too
It's more about the language packs

lioh	08-17-2021 08:36 AM

Exactly, it's about the language pack. Dictionary works fine here too.

3rensho

08-17-2021 09:20 AM

OK, sorry didn't read your post carefully. I just built TB-91.0.1 but the language pack xpi was still a no go.

mats_b_tegner

08-17-2021 12:16 PM

Confirmed. Add-ons seem to be broken on Thunderbird 91.0. Reverting to 78.0.12 restores add-on functionality. Themes for Firefox 91.0 load fine in Thunderbird 91.0. Seems like addons.thunderbird.net points to older versions incompatible with 91.x.
Edit:
Firefox 91.0.1 and Thunderbird 91.0.2 were rebuilt according to the latest ChangeLog. Language packs work as far I can tell.

Quote:

Mon Aug 23 20:05:36 UTC 2021
xap/mozilla-firefox-91.0.1-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
Rebuilt with: --with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app,system --allow-addon-sideload
xap/mozilla-thunderbird-91.0.2-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
Rebuilt with "export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=" to fix add-ons and language packs.
Thanks to marav.

Paulo2

08-17-2021 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mats_b_tegner (Post 6276105)

Thanks for this :) I was trying to install Live with Music theme from Thunderbird page and it was telling me that it was unverified.
Downloading it from Firefox page did work.
The .xpi file from Firefox (live_with_music-2.0-an+fx.xpi) is newer than that from Thunderbird (live_with_music-1.0-tb.xpi).

th_r	08-19-2021 10:36 AM

Hi All.

I confirm that the Thunderbird Slackware package (ver 91.0.1) has problems installing add-ons and language files.

The Thunderbird package from the official website work normal.

https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/

marav

08-19-2021 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by th_r (Post 6276744)

Exactly

Here is the debug message, when I tried to add French language (or any other) :

Code:

1629388543895        addons.xpi-utils        WARN        Add-on langpack-fr@thunderbird.mozilla.org is not correctly signed. 2

1629388543896        addons.xpi        WARN        Download of https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/downloads/file/1019403/francais_fr_language_pack-91.0buildid20210805011554-tb.xpi?src= failed: signature is required but missing

marav

08-21-2021 05:55 AM

Hi,

I found an old Archlinux bug report, but it looks pretty similar:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/68688

Perhaps we could give these built options a try ?

Code:

--with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app,system

--allow-addon-sideload

For example, these built options :
--with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app
--allow-addon-sideload

are also enabled in the opensuse 91.0.1 src rpm

marav

08-21-2021 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav (Post 6277280)

Hi,

I found an old Archlinux bug report, but it looks pretty similar:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/68688

Perhaps we could give these built options a try ?

Code:

--with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app,system

--allow-addon-sideload

For example, these built options :
--with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app
--allow-addon-sideload

are also enabled in the opensuse 91.0.1 src rpm

doesn't seem to work ... :-(

marav

08-21-2021 09:38 AM

Finally

I recompiled the slackbuild with :

Code:

export MACH_USE_SYSTEM_PYTHON="1"

export BUILD_OFFICIAL=1

export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1

export MOZ_PHOENIX=1

export CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"

export CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"

export MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS="$NUMJOBS"

+export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=

and (not sure about that)

Code:

OPTIONS="\

  --enable-official-branding \

  --prefix=/usr \

  --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \

  --with-system-zlib \

  --with-system-nss \

  --with-system-nspr \

  --enable-alsa \

  --enable-application=comm/mail \

  --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk3-wayland \

  --enable-linker=$LINKER \

  --disable-strip \

  --disable-install-strip \

  --enable-cpp-rtti \

  --enable-accessibility \

  --enable-optimize \

  $GOOGLE_API_KEY \

  --disable-crashreporter \

  --disable-debug-symbols \

  --disable-debug \

  --disable-elf-hack \

  --disable-tests \

  --disable-updater \

+  --with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app,system \

+  --allow-addon-sideload \

  --host=$ARCH-slackware-linux \

  --target=$ARCH-slackware-linux"

work for me

gargamel

08-21-2021 11:20 AM

Another confirmation that there is an issue with Add-ons, especially language support, of Thunderbird in Slackware64-current. The issue is still there with the update of today, 21st August, 2021, i.e. mozilla-thunderbird-91.0.2-x86_64-1.txz.

What I tried:

1. Add language in preferences
Add a language in preferences. Only English is installed and active. So I select German and click "Add". Thunderbird responds with the following error message:

Quote:

Thunderbird can't update your languages right now. Check that your are connected to the internet or try again.

2. Download language pack (xpi file)
As a second attempt I navigated to the download page for language packs. Clicking on the XPI file for German language support gives me the same error as mentioned by other posters: The package will not be installed because it is unsigned.

3. Open file
As a third option I thought I simply could download the XPI file and then use the file or import dialogue to open and install the language pack. However, Thunderbird would only open calendar files and saved e-mail messages in this recent version. Dead end. :(

Let's hope for fix before Slackware 15 is released, because, honestly, Thunderbird is one of the programs I use the most, and if that doesn't perform properly it's a real issue for me.

gargamel

john.bieling

08-21-2021 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lioh (Post 6275724)

Hi all.

I have upgraded thunderbird to the latest version in -current which is 91 for now. I have noticed that several AddOns have been disabled, and also the German language support.

The AddOn page states that it should be compatible with version 91. But even if I download it manually and try to install it I got an error like: this add-on could not be installed because it cannot be verified.

In advanced preferences, xpinstall.signatures.required is set to false, but it still does not work.

Greetings
Lioh

We have received multiple such reports, that the thunderbird package shipped with slackware is broken, as it requires add-ons to be signed (which we do not do) regardless of the value of the mentioned preference. If you download TB91 directly from thunderbird.net, everything works as expected.

Where can I find information about the maintainer or someone who is able to address this issue?

Thanks
John

marav

08-21-2021 02:16 PM

Finally (2):

Recompiled with only

Code:

export MACH_USE_SYSTEM_PYTHON="1"

export BUILD_OFFICIAL=1

export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1

export MOZ_PHOENIX=1

export CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"

export CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"

export MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS="$NUMJOBS"

+export MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING=

Get the language pack working again
as well as addons

EDIT :
Option found in the OpenSuse source RPM
https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/opens....1-2.1.src.rpm

File : MozillaThunderbird.spec, line 346

marav

08-21-2021 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john.bieling (Post 6277392)

Hi John,

The best way is to post here
What you have done

For my part, I looked for what was wrong
After several tries that take time (I take about 50min~1h to each compilation of Thunderbird) I finally found the option that allows to solve the problem (see post #16 below)
The maintainer, Patrick Volkerding, will take note of it, and if he thinks it's appropriate to make the modification, he will do it

AkileoSlackware

08-23-2021 03:55 PM

Thunderbird 91.0.2 -- Add-Ons Fixed

Thank you marav for bringing this to the attention of our BDFL, since the newest version allows to install extensions again. The issue is now resolved as of August 23, 2021 for Slackware64-current

Paulo2

08-23-2021 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AkileoSlackware (Post 6277932)

Thank you marav for bringing this to the attention of our BDFL, since the newest version allows to install extensions again. The issue is now resolved as of August 23, 2021 for Slackware64-current

+1 Thanks to marav and PV, Thunderbird is installing add-ons OK again.

LuckyCyborg

08-23-2021 04:23 PM

I wonder what is the security impact...

marav

08-23-2021 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuckyCyborg (Post 6277939)

I wonder what is the security impact...

The same as for OpenSuse I think

john.bieling

08-23-2021 04:41 PM

Thunderbird never signed add-ons, so there is no change. The community currently opposes signing, as it gives too much power to a central entity.

See:
https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/gro...add-on-signing

marav

08-23-2021 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AkileoSlackware (Post 6277932)

Thank you marav for bringing this to the attention of our BDFL, since the newest version allows to install extensions again. The issue is now resolved as of August 23, 2021 for Slackware64-current

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulo2 (Post 6277937)

+1 Thanks to marav and PV, Thunderbird is installing add-ons OK again.

De nada ;-)

LuckyCyborg

08-23-2021 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john.bieling (Post 6277948)

Yeah, BUT I seen on ChangeLog that also was rebuilt the Firefox...

Code:

xap/mozilla-firefox-91.0.1-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.

  Rebuilt with: --with-unsigned-addon-scopes=app,system --allow-addon-sideload

volkerdi

08-23-2021 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuckyCyborg (Post 6277939)

I wonder what is the security impact...

From the upstream bug report:

Quote:

Signing the xpis in those packages is a hard problem, and from a downstream perspective, doesn't seem required. If malware is able to install an unsigned addon that can be picked up by firefox, the system has bigger problems than an unsigned addon.

Paulo2

08-23-2021 08:12 PM

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If Thunderbird and Firefox (and I hope SeaMonkey too) keep warning about unnecessary and potentially dangerous access, for me it's ok.

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