Would it be possible to port this extension to Waterfox 68, seeing how it still supports legacy add-ons?

[Peacock365]

Hi Infocatcher,

I have been using your add-on for many years now and I am very satisfied with it. Next to Classic Theme Restorer, it is one of the first extensions I install whenever I set up a new Firefox installation. As you know, with Firefox 57+ it became impossible to run your add-on within Firefox, a fact that made me switch to Waterfox, a project that has maintained a Firefox 56 base up until now, mainly applying security patches to it.

Recently, the Waterfox developer created a fork of the upcoming Firefox 68 code base, applying patches to it that can make legacy add-ons run within the browser. He has ported the code from the Thunderbird project.

Relevant documentation:

• https://github.com/MrAlex94/Waterfox/wiki
• https://github.com/MrAlex94/Waterfox/wiki/Engage-the-new-overlay-loader
• https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Add-ons_Guide_57
• https://github.com/MrAlex94/Waterfox/wiki/List-of-changes-in-Gecko-up-to-version-68

The first Alpha of the new browser has been released already:

• https://github.com/MrAlex94/Waterfox/releases/tag/68.0a1

My question is, as the title already states: Would it be possible to port Private Tab to Waterfox 68? If yes, how difficult would it be? Is it feasible?

Thank you for your attention.

[Peacock365]

For what it's worth, this add-on has been rudimentary ported to Waterfox 68 already by @xiaoxiaoflood:

• https://github.com/MrAlex94/Waterfox/releases/download/68.0a1/PrivateTab.xpi

However, it doesn't appear to work fully, so it would be great if @Infocatcher, the original author of the extension, could have a look at it:

• v68 - private tab not fully working BrowserWorks/Waterfox#997