Allow for installation with Palemoon 31* (as the extension no longer works on Palemoon 29*)

[jrfnl]

So I guess #68 was just the lead-up...

These are in my error console when loading the PR "Files" tab and the tab never actually load - spinner just keeps spinning.

SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
vendors-node_modules_delegated-events_dist_index_js-node_modules_stacktrace-parser_dist_stack-74aed8-42898397c9f5.js:2:7624
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
environment-e9a18cc2906a.js:1:1909
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
github-elements-abe1614d4045.js:1:2185
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
element-registry-790f9ecbdc2d.js:1:927
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '?'[Learn More]  
vendors-node_modules_lit-html_lit-html_js-50b1c3ae31f7.js:49:2049
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
vendors-node_modules_github_paste-markdown_dist_index_esm_js-node_modules_github_quote-select-0221c5-f00978376043.js:22:39690
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
app_assets_modules_github_behaviors_pjax_ts-026aa5602248.js:1:1483
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
app_assets_modules_github_behaviors_keyboard-shortcuts-helper_ts-app_assets_modules_github_be-af52ef-8ba1beffba70.js:2:19
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
app_assets_modules_github_behaviors_details_ts-app_assets_modules_github_behaviors_include-fr-019af8-b06209b0c355.js:1:2506
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
behaviors-871d9186541b.js:1:1631
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
notifications-global-04c0dc62c5c6.js:1:10454
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
codespaces-754ad7f645c4.js:1:8536
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
vendors-node_modules_github_mini-throttle_dist_decorators_js-node_modules_github_remote-form_-1ba5a7-12a3c067a282.js:1:9693
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
app_assets_modules_github_diffs_blob-lines_ts-app_assets_modules_github_diffs_linkable-line-n-f314c3-a9dc3e056a1c.js:2:933
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
app_assets_modules_github_fetch_ts-app_assets_modules_github_input-demux_ts-app_assets_module-e5b55c-0fa36ce63b18.js:1:10421
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
diffs-28dec2b5ea30.js:16:10385
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
scanning-3ddf75eecf81.js:3:3689
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
vendors-node_modules_github_mini-throttle_dist_decorators_js-node_modules_github_catalyst_lib-6e1996-ea4d15a485fe.js:1:8464
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]  
app_assets_modules_github_command-palette_items_help-item_ts-app_assets_modules_github_comman-7e29fd-145922f171d3.js:1:5759
SyntaxError: expected expression, got '.'[Learn More]

Other symptoms:

• emoji type ahead not working
• Labels fold-down not filling with labels
• Milestone fold-down not filling with available milestones
• Individual GH Actions runs results not showing (blank black background, no steps showing)

This list is definitely not exhaustive, but just some indication.

[jrfnl]

More symptoms:

• The fold-down to get to the "edit" button of a comment/issue doesn't show.
• Oh and I tried to post a screenshot of the error notices, but pasting an image is also not working.

[Vangelis66]

May I ask which browser and version you're using?
Have you tried the recommended substitute of this no-longer-maintained extension?

https://github.com/martok/palefill/releases/tag/v1.14

Most of the things you cite as non-working do work here (latest Serpent 52.9.0/UXP, palefill 1.14):

(Oh, and I had no issues attaching those two screengrabs... 😜 )

[jrfnl]

@Vangelis66 Thanks for your response. I'm using Palemoon 29.1.0 on Windows. Will give the other extension a try in a moment.

For curiosity's sake: where does it say that this extension is abandoned and that the other extension is the recommended replacement ? I couldn't see anything of the kind in the Readme, nor did I see an "archived/abandoned" banner.

[jrfnl]

@Vangelis66 Okay, together with an upgrade to the latest Palemoon 31.1 (which I'd put off due to the removed support for FF/legacy extensions, which they now seem to have reversed), looks like things are working again with the extension you recommended. Thanks for your help!

[Vangelis66]

I'm using Palemoon 29.1.0 on Windows.

As you've already found out yourself, that was the major cause of your predicament...
Pale Moon v29.1.0 was a quite outdated version, originally released on March 2nd 2021, that simply lacked native WebAPIs needed for the correct functioning of the github-wc-polyfill extension...

together with an upgrade to the latest Palemoon 31.1

You can also force-install this very extension there, too, if you first modify slightly its install.rdf file (which resides inside the XPI archive):

    <em:targetApplication>
      <Description>
      <em:id>{8de7fcbb-c55c-4fbe-bfc5-fc555c87dbc4}</em:id>
      <em:minVersion>28.14.0</em:minVersion>
-      <em:maxVersion>29.*</em:maxVersion>
+      <em:maxVersion>31.*</em:maxVersion>
      </Description>
</em:targetApplication>

where does it say that this extension is abandoned
and that the other extension is the recommended replacement ?

This extension was originally created and maintained by @JustOff, a Ukrainian citizen; after Russia's invasion of his country in late February, he said it would be quite unlikely for him to continue development of this project; on March 5th, he assigned a Chinese coder (SeaHOH) as a co-contributor and was never heard from since (I do hope he's still safe and well, BTW...).
SeaHOH did some splendid work restoring the very frequent GitHub/GitLab outages, which brought the extension to v1.2.19.

One thing he was reluctant about, though, was to enable the extension for Pale Moon 30+: #60, #66
It was inside that second issue (66) that SeaHOH made the following announcement:
#66 (comment)
which also included the recommendation to migrate over to palefill... 😉

[Vangelis66]

@jrfnl:

Please, be kind enough to properly "close" this issue 😉 ; its title in particular is unnecessarily alarming (that's how I personally felt when first reading it), and, in the end, also proved to be a false claim... 😄
FTR, at this time of writing, gh-wc-polyfill-v1.2.19 still works as expected on the most-up-to-date UXP-based browsers...

(Addition: It seems that now GitHub demand that the browser natively supports both "?." and "??" 😠 ...)

[jrfnl]

@Vangelis66

Please, be kind enough to properly "close" this issue 😉 ; its title in particular is unnecessarily alarming (that's how I personally felt when first reading it), and, in the end, also proved to be a false claim...

Well, closing the issue doesn't seem right as the issue isn't quite fixed as the extension doesn't allow for installation with Palemoon 31*.
I do agree that the title can be made less alarming and more specific and actionable, now the immediate problem is gone and the root cause is known (and I have done so).

And yes, I'm well aware that Palemoon 29.1.* was ancient, but it was the last version to officially support legacy extensions (before the recent turn-around), which was crucial to me.

This extension was originally created and maintained...

Thank you for that background information and the links and I join you in hoping that @JustOff is safe! I'd also like to thank @JustOff and @SeaHOH for all their work on this extension, which has been a must-have for my daily work for the past few years.

[Vangelis66]

... the issue isn't quite fixed
as the extension doesn't allow for installation with Palemoon 31.
[snipped]
(and I have done so)

Thanks for modifying the issue title 👍 ; now this issue is just a duplicate of #66 (and this reflects better the truth! 😉 ).