220154 2020-12-26 10:34:49 -0800 [GTK][Stable] WebKitPluginProcess is built but not installed 2021-02-01 02:21:20 -0800 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit WebKitGTK WebKit Nightly Build Unspecified Unspecified RESOLVED FIXED P2 Normal --- 1 berto webkit-unassigned annulen aperez bugs-noreply cgarcia ews-watchlist fujii gyuyoung.kim jmason mcatanzaro ryuan.choi sergio oldest_to_newest 1716666 0 berto 2020-12-26 10:34:49 -0800 This affects all releases since 2.29.1 up to (and including) 2.30.4. The origin of the problem seems to be r259560, which was the fix for bug 210033 Jim Mason reported the problem in the comments of that bug, but it seems that no one noticed. 1716670 1 mcatanzaro 2020-12-26 11:33:10 -0800 The plan was to remove WebKitPluginProcess for 2.32. I guess we succeeded by accident.... 1716705 2 416802 jmason 2020-12-27 03:51:49 -0800 Created attachment 416802 Patch 1716706 3 jmason 2020-12-27 03:52:45 -0800 For reference, I have attached the patch I use to restore installation. 1716722 4 berto 2020-12-27 06:11:13 -0800 (In reply to Michael Catanzaro from comment #1) > The plan was to remove WebKitPluginProcess for 2.32. I guess we succeeded by > accident.... A Debian user wrote this: "I am sad to hear that the plugin support will be removed. The plugin is our company's in house program to provide a way to communicate between C/C++ and JavaScript, makes it possible for the connected primitive hardware to play some roles in the evolving Internet world. We don't use the full features of NPAPI, but just the calling/passing functions and information between the browser and the underneath lower level system/hardware resources. If removing of the plugin is inevitable, we will need to find an alternative of WebKit to fulfill our goal." 1716765 5 berto 2020-12-28 05:20:26 -0800 (In reply to Jim Mason from comment #3) > For reference, I have attached the patch I use to restore installation. Thanks, I confirm that the patch works fine. 1718873 6 416802 fujii 2021-01-11 17:12:15 -0800 Comment on attachment 416802 Patch r265753 (Bug 215503) removed NPAPI plugin support for GTK and WPE ports. 1718956 7 berto 2021-01-12 04:27:42 -0800 (In reply to Fujii Hironori from comment #6) > Comment on attachment 416802 [details] > Patch > > r265753 (Bug 215503) removed NPAPI plugin support for GTK and WPE ports. This patch is for the 2.30 branch which should still support those plugins as far as I'm aware. 1723129 8 aperez 2021-01-27 14:03:23 -0800 (In reply to Alberto Garcia from comment #7) > (In reply to Fujii Hironori from comment #6) > > Comment on attachment 416802 [details] > > Patch > > > > r265753 (Bug 215503) removed NPAPI plugin support for GTK and WPE ports. > > This patch is for the 2.30 branch which should still support those plugins > as far as I'm aware. Yes, the 2.30 branch still supports NPAPI plug-ins, I think we should apply this fix in the branch (but of course not in ”trunk”). Carlos? 1723163 9 mcatanzaro 2021-01-27 14:54:51 -0800 My $0.02: we are now four months into the six-month lifetime of 2.30. The plugin support is gone in 2.32 regardless. Reviving it for two more months after it's already been gone for four months -- albeit by accident - doesn't seem very useful. 1723172 10 berto 2021-01-27 15:15:04 -0800 (In reply to Michael Catanzaro from comment #9) > My $0.02: we are now four months into the six-month lifetime of 2.30. The > plugin support is gone in 2.32 regardless. Reviving it for two more months > after it's already been gone for four months -- albeit by accident - doesn't > seem very useful. It seems that there are a few people who still use their own plugins, like the person that I quoted earlier in this thread. Although those users will have to switch to a different solution at some point if they want to keep using a recent version of WebKit, it takes zero effort for us to fix this bug now and give them a few more months. 1724152 11 cgarcia 2021-02-01 02:21:08 -0800 Committed r272131: <https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/272131> 416802 2020-12-27 03:51:49 -0800 2021-02-01 02:21:20 -0800 Patch bug-220154-20201227115147.patch text/plain 1067 jmason SW5kZXg6IFNvdXJjZS9XZWJLaXQvQ2hhbmdlTG9nCj09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09 PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT0KLS0tIFNvdXJjZS9XZWJL aXQvQ2hhbmdlTG9nCShyZXZpc2lvbiAyNzEwOTIpCisrKyBTb3VyY2UvV2ViS2l0L0NoYW5nZUxv Zwkod29ya2luZyBjb3B5KQpAQCAtMSwzICsxLDEyIEBACisyMDIwLTEyLTI3ICBKaW0gTWFzb24g IDxqbWFzb25AaWJpbnguY29tPgorCisgICAgICAgIFtHVEtdIFdlYktpdFBsdWdpblByb2Nlc3Mg aXMgYnVpbHQgYnV0IG5vdCBpbnN0YWxsZWQKKyAgICAgICAgaHR0cHM6Ly9idWdzLndlYmtpdC5v cmcvc2hvd19idWcuY2dpP2lkPTIyMDE1NAorCisgICAgICAgIFJldmlld2VkIGJ5IE5PQk9EWSAo T09QUyEpLgorCisgICAgICAgICogQ01ha2VMaXN0cy50eHQ6CisKIDIwMjAtMTItMjMgIFNhaWQg QWJvdS1IYWxsYXdhICA8c2FpZEBhcHBsZS5jb20+CiAKICAgICAgICAgW0dQVSBQcm9jZXNzXTog RG9uJ3QgY2FsbCBmbHVzaERyYXdpbmdDb250ZXh0KCkgaW4gdGhlIG1pZGRsZSBvZiByZWNvcmRp bmcgZHJhd2luZyBjb21tYW5kcwpJbmRleDogU291cmNlL1dlYktpdC9DTWFrZUxpc3RzLnR4dAo9 PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09 PT09PT09PT09Ci0tLSBTb3VyY2UvV2ViS2l0L0NNYWtlTGlzdHMudHh0CShyZXZpc2lvbiAyNzEw OTIpCisrKyBTb3VyY2UvV2ViS2l0L0NNYWtlTGlzdHMudHh0CSh3b3JraW5nIGNvcHkpCkBAIC01 OTUsNCArNTk1LDggQEAgZWxzZSAoKQogICAgICAgICBMSUJSQVJZIERFU1RJTkFUSU9OICIke0xJ Ql9JTlNUQUxMX0RJUn0iCiAgICAgICAgIFJVTlRJTUUgREVTVElOQVRJT04gIiR7TElCRVhFQ19J TlNUQUxMX0RJUn0iCiAgICAgKQorCisgICAgaWYgKEVOQUJMRV9QTFVHSU5fUFJPQ0VTUykKKyAg ICAgICAgaW5zdGFsbChUQVJHRVRTIFBsdWdpblByb2Nlc3MgREVTVElOQVRJT04gIiR7TElCRVhF Q19JTlNUQUxMX0RJUn0iKQorICAgIGVuZGlmICgpCiBlbmRpZiAoKQo=