(1379148) (WebExtensions) Waterfox Classic with sites such as answers.microsoft.com (Microsoft Answers): document.write does not synchronously modify a document if an extension has content scripts at document_start

[grahamperrin]

Spun off from https://redd.it/akpg72 involving any one of a number of blocking extensions.

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Waterfox 56.2.7.1 on Lubuntu with (experimental, featured) Malwarebytes Browser Extension 1.0.32 enabled, but disabled for an affected page:

• note the endlessly spinning asynchronous progress indicator.

Broadly disabling protection is not a workaround:

Worked around by disabling the extension:

Observations

Re: openstyles/stylus#100 (comment) under Firefox: Microsoft Answers is broken · Issue #100 · openstyles/stylus I guess that one or two patches will resolve this issue. Just a guess; not enough for a pull request from me (sorry).

Nutshell

• https://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/www/waterfox/files/patch-bug1379148?view=markup&pathrev=461852 one patch
• https://github.com/search?q=org%3Amozilla+8cGxywiUzWj&type=Commits two commits

Might we get lucky with the one patch that applied on FreeBSD? I wonder.

Thoughts

Whilst we're without a fix for 56 e.g. 56.2.7.1 for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows: I have a hunch that there might be another workaround … if I find another, I'll add a comment.

[rebop]

This now works in 68 Alpha. Any chance the fix can get into the 56 line of builds? Thanks!

[MrAlex94]

Yep I’ll pull this in from upstream.

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[rebop]

Thanks so much! Also, I hope my learnings on 68 on Reddit are helpful. If there is a better way of posting what I discover, please let me know.

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[rebop]

Surprised this has not yet been pulled in. Still broken in 56.2.12

[rebop]

And still not working in 56.2.13. Can we get this one corrected please?

Thanks.

[rebop]

Still not working in 56.2.14. A hopeful reminder to fix this on eplease.

[rebop]

Fixed in 2019.10 Classic.

[grahamperrin]

Thanks.

Also, please retry an outdated version of Waterfox Classic.

Posted without difficulty using outdated home-built Waterfox Classic 56.2.14 (20191007063316) on FreeBSD-CURRENT:

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[hawkeye116477]

So this issue can be closed, just like also #1065 😄.