[Project_owners] extension stops working under Firefox 3.0.4 --please help

[Jesper Staun Hansen]

99 is not a valid version and will result in failure.

can wrote:
> Several of you replied with advice about "maxVersion" in the .rdf 
> file.  Thank you, I should have mentioned that I checked this before 
> sending my original post.  I have had maxVersion="99" for more than a 
> week now.
>  
> As I said, I now have one machine where the extension installs, and 
> one where it does not.  Originally I thought there was a difference in 
> the Firefox version, but I was wrong.  They are both at 3.0.4.
>  
> It would be great to know if there is a way to get something more 
> informative than "This extension is not compatible with Firefox 
> 3.0.4."   Otherwise I am just going to wipe everything clean on the 
> non-functioning machine and try again hoping there was some kind of 
> pilot error the first time.
>  
> I'd still like to know how I can prevent Firefox automatic updates 
> without permission.
>  
> can
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Shivanand Sharma / Varun <mailto:varun21 at gmail.com>
>     *To:* Mozdev Project Owners List <mailto:project_owners at mozdev.org>
>     *Sent:* Sunday, 16 November, 2008 18:03
>     *Subject:* Re: [Project_owners] extension stops working under
>     Firefox 3.0.4 --please help
>
>     you'll have an install.rdf file in your extensio xpi. Search for
>     the string "maxversion" without quotes. this is the string that
>     decides the compatibility of your addon with the version of
>     firefox. If you are just testing you can bump it up to 300. But a
>     valid version can be pulled from
>     https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/pages/appversions
>
>     Cheers!
>     Shivanand Sharma
>     Producer and Editor
>     http://www.binaryturf.com (Web Technology & Blogging)
>     http://www.advancedphotography.net
>
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