5.4.0

Features

• web-ext lint: updated to use addons-linter v2.12.0 (#2059, #2070)

  • Updated denied libraries entries
  • Updated browser compat data (and migrated to the new @mdn/browser-compat-data npm package)
  • Fixed validation of non-square svg icons (now reported as a warning instead of an error)
  • Fixed missing file name in the validation errors related to invalid json files
  • New validation warning when the applications and browser_specific_settings manifest properties are used in the same manifest.json file
  • See all addons-linter changes: 2.9.0...2.12.0

• web-ext run:

  • Added a new --profile-create-if-missing option (#2058) to be used, combined with the --firefox-profile or --chromium-profile option, to ensure that an empty profile directory will be created if the specified profile path doesn't exist yet.

Bug Fixes

• web-ext global command line options:

  • Fixed "Unknown argument: input" error raised when --no-input global cli option is used without an explicit boolean value (#1860)

• web-ext run -t firefox-android:

  • Support running an extension on the mozilla-mobile/reference-browser android app without an explicit --firefox-apk-component=BrowserActivity option (#2041)

See all changes: 5.3.0...5.4.0