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rtomayko replied on January 13, 2009 21:40 to the idea "Translate Songbird! | add "dhivehi" the 100% Maldivian Language" in Songbird:

You got it:

http://translate.songbirdnest.com/lan...

Thanks!

rtomayko replied on December 12, 2008 23:29 to the question "Luxembourgish for Translation?" in Songbird:

You got it:

http://translate.songbirdnest.com/lan...

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rtomayko replied on November 11, 2008 18:51 to the problem "Cannot translate strings." in Songbird:

Hi Joergenr,

This is a known issue that should be corrected soon. There are actually two separate "mediacore.error.title" string keys and your modifications are being applied to the other. See the following:

http://translate.songbirdnest.com/lan...

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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rtomayko replied on August 28, 2008 18:49 to the problem "Add-on Uploader always gives a 500 error" in Songbird:

Okay, I think I found it.

It looks like the error is caused because the file type (external_attr bitflag) isn't set. I was able to recreate the issue by building a simple single file zip file with Python's zipfile module using writestr. Here's the code for generating a bad file:

import zipfile

file = zipfile.ZipFile("bad.zip", "w")
file.writestr('install.rdf', 'FOOBAR')
file.close()


The fix was to attach a file mode and file type using the ZipInfo class:

import zipfile

file = zipfile.ZipFile('good.zip', 'w')

zi = zipfile.ZipInfo('install.rdf')
zi.external_attr = (0660 << 16L) | (010 << 28L)
file.writestr(zi, 'TEST')

file.close()


The external_attr attribute is a set of bit flags. The mode is shifted over 16 bits and the file type (04 = directory, 010 = normal file, 012 = link) is shifted over 28 bits.

Our zip library does not like it when the file type bit isn't set. It looks like most other libraries assume the entry is a normal file. We'll be patching the zip library but it might be worth making these changes to your XPI building code anyways.

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rtomayko replied on August 27, 2008 21:46 to the problem "Add-on Uploader always gives a 500 error" in Songbird:

Hi Minh,

There's an obscure bug in our zip library that's being triggered by your XPI. We're working on a fix now. Can you tell me what zip program was used to create the XPI (i.e., WinZip, jar, 7-Zip, etc.)? It looks like there's some optional meta-information for zip entries omitted by the packing tool and I'd like to see if we can recreate the issue with another zip file.

Also, we were able to work around the issue by extracting and rebuilding the XPI using the command line zip utility (by Info-ZIP):

mkdir avim
cd avim
unzip /path/to/avim-20080728.210.xpi
zip -r /tmp/avim.xpi *


We should have a proper fix shortly but you might consider repacking with a different tool or a different set of zip options.

I'll keep this topic updated as I find out more.

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rtomayko replied on August 20, 2008 17:46 to the idea "add-on site notifications" in Songbird:

Hi vlad. As GeekShadow mentioned, we do have a couple of feeds that can be used to monitor new comments. If you leave your username (it appears to not be "vlad"), I can give you an URL that you can add to your feed reader or live bookmarks.

Do let me know if using a feed is somehow inconvenient. We've had a few requests for email notifications and we may decide to take that on if there's enough demand in the community.

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