Installation/repair fails if we enforce hashes

[intchloe]

Hello!

chrome://flags/#extension-content-verification -> Enforce strict (hard fail if we can't get hashes)

If you have this setting Privacy Badger won't be able to be installed or repaired.

[cooperq]

Interesting! I can definitely verify that this is happening. Do you know where I can find more documentation on this feature so I can figure out what's going on here? This is also true of HTTPS Everywhere, I suspect it has something to do with our release process.

[cooperq]

Same issue in HTTPS Everywhere: EFForg/https-everywhere#5874

[bardiharborow]

I'm hitting this on 53.0.2785.57 even if I have extension-content-verification set to Bootstrap (get expected hashes, but do not enforce them). Interestingly, I do not have the issue with https-everywhere.

[rodneytamblyn]

@cooperq So, in the meantime, new users like me are unable to install right? Should priority of this ticket be raised to blocker? Any solution involving disabling chrome://flags/#extension-content-verification -> Enforce strict seems like a bad idea....

[cowlicks]

Related to #901

[cooperq]

Fixed as of 731b76a
We have a fix for this now which will be in the next release. For now
you can go to chrome://flags and find the setting for 'extension content
verification' and change it from 'enforce strict' to 'enforce'. You then
can uninstall and reinstall the extension and it should be fixed. Once
the fix is released you should be able to change it back.

[cooperq]

re-opening this since it is still an issue and we still have a workaround in place. We should figure out the right way to solve this. cc @ghostwords

[ghostwords]

This no longer appears to be an issue.