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I have an existing Firefox add-on that I originally developed a few years ago using the SDK (package.json, etc.). I rewrote the add-on using WebExtensions (manifest.json, etc.). When I successfully tested the new version, everything worked fine.

When I went to AMO to upload the new version, 'All Platforms' was checked by default. I could check and uncheck that box or the boxes next to any of the other platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, etc.). I selected my zipped file to upload and eventually was shown a message informing me that the file was uploaded and validated successfully with 0 errors.

However, all of the Platform checkboxes got automatically unchecked after the file upload. Furthermore, they were all disabled. If I click the 'Add Version' button on that form to continue, I just get an error message telling me 'Need at least one platform.' Since I can't check any of the Platform checkboxes because they are now disabled, I can't continue.

As a troubleshooting test, I went ahead and selected my older version's file to upload (the version that was developed using the SDK). With the SDK based file, I didn't experience the unchecking and disabling of the Platform checkboxes. So, I'm not sure what's going on with the WebExtensions version.

Has anyone else experienced this using WebExtensions?

Makyen
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  • Please add, at a minimum, your *manifest.json* file. A, or some, screenshots of the AMO screens would be helpful so we know exactly what is happening. How is your add-on packaged? What files are contained in your package file? – Makyen Aug 01 '16 at 04:24
  • Apparently this may be an AMO bug, which I've filed here: https://github.com/mozilla/addons/issues/173. It's similar to this bug that was filed previously by another developer having a similar issue: https://github.com/mozilla/addons/issues/170. My add-on was packaged as a .zip and also as an .xpi - both produced the same result when uploaded to AMO. – user3097018 Aug 02 '16 at 03:50
  • manifest.json: https://gist.github.com/lisaclee/50b5a35ef3f26689127a1c16ab32b423 – user3097018 Aug 02 '16 at 03:57
  • Interesting it does look like a WebExt bug, thanks for filing it! – Noitidart Aug 02 '16 at 15:17
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    Also interesting: I removed the 'applications' key from the manifest.json file and was able to successfully upload the package without experiencing the unchecking/disabling of the Platform checkboxes. Since FF48 was just released today, I guess this is a good workaround, seeing as how FF48 no longer requires the applications key in the manifest.json file anyway. – user3097018 Aug 02 '16 at 21:33
  • Oh wow interesting, thanks for sharing that. – Noitidart Aug 06 '16 at 03:32

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