{"id":1096,"date":"2009-10-30T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T01:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2009-10-30T18:00:27","modified_gmt":"2009-10-31T01:00:27","slug":"time-to-update-your-add-ons-for-3-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2009\/10\/30\/time-to-update-your-add-ons-for-3-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to update your add-ons for 3.6!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Add-on authors: Firefox 3.6 beta1 is out<\/a>!<\/p>\n

It’s time to start checking your compatibility with 3.6 and updating your add-on if necessary. The add-on review queues are normally very busy during update times, so you should follow these guidelines to make sure your add-on stays up to date and it doesn’t have to wait too long for a review:<\/p>\n

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  1. Visit Firefox 3.6 for developers<\/a><\/span> and read all about the changes that have been introduced in Firefox 3.6. Some additional information for theme authors is available in this forum topic<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Stay up to date with Mozilla news and check http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/en-US\/firefox\/all-beta.html<\/a> frequently for new releases.<\/li>\n
  3. Test your add-on with the beta and see if there are any compatibility problems. Most add-ons should be fine.<\/li>\n
  4. If the current version of your add-on doesn’t show any compatibility issues, you don’t need to upload a new version<\/span>. Visit the Developer Hub: https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/developers\/<\/a> and change the max version value in the latest version of your add-on (it’s in the Versions and Files section). That’s all it takes. You are now able to set your compatibility to 3.6.*<\/strong>, which shows that no big changes are expected between beta 1 and the final release<\/li>\n
  5. If you do need to update your add-on for 3.6, submit your update as soon as possible. There will be an update rush after the final release of 3.6, and it will probably take a while for the AMO editor team to catch up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Also, if you have binary components, some important changes have been made to the C API which might affect your add-ons. Make sure you build your add-on against the newest SDK, which is version 1.9.2. The new SDK should be available in the Gecko SDK page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    If you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to post here, or at the new AMO forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Happy coding!<\/p>\n

    PS to developers and users: you can install our band new Compatibility Reporter tool<\/a> to help developers know which add-ons work on 3.6 and which don’t.<\/p>\n

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