Bug#817986: Latest update to version 45 did break searches and search plugins

[Mike Hommey]

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 11:19:24PM +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Am Sa den 12. Mär 2016 um 15:01 schrieb Mike Hommey:
> > On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 12:17:46PM +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
> > > With the switch from iceweasel to firefox, many stuff broke. One of them
> > > ist the search.
> > > 
> > > First it resets all shortcuts so my search on duckduckgo went to debian.
> > > But this is not the bug I want to describe here.
> > > 
> > > After fixing that, I found out that they also changes the duckduckgo
> > > search in a way that it doesn't work anymore. When I search with it, it
> > > gives a duckduckgo page with just the search line but nothing below. If
> > > I search manually for the same topic, I get many results.
> > > 
> > > That might have to do with the fact that I never ever allow javascript.
> > > But nevertheless, that worked well in the past and duckduckgo does not
> > > need any javascript; only on that result page from firefox.
> > > 
> > > So, I was trying to download a new search from mozilla addon page (That
> > > worked with other searches in the past with iceweasel) but every
> > > (duckduckgo-)search I tried did fail with the message that it is broken.
> > > 
> > > So, finally, the new update from iceweasel to firefox broke the most
> > > important functionality for the browser to search stuff. (Sure, I can go
> > > to the main search page first, but using a browser is a pain in the a...
> > > at all so I don't want to use it more than needed.)
> > 
> > The ddg search plugin hasn't changed between 44 and 45, besides an icon,
> > so you'll have to be more specific as to what was the state before and
> > what changed.
> 
> Well, maybe it is a combination of several stuff.
> 
> Lets take the last first. Not accepting new search plugins from the
> mozilla plugins page anymore. That problem could exist for several
> versions. I do not need to install new search plugins. I do not have
> further informations as that, firefox is giving me. It tells me (in
> german) that the plugin is broken. I get that message independent of the
> search plugin I want to install. Normal plugins seem to work.
> 
> The next is that something was reset with the switch from iceweasel to
> firefox. In the past I had to delete the original duckduckgo search and
> install the so called light version as the normal one was going to a
> page that needs javascript. This is especially strange as coming from
> the duckduckgo main page does not need javascript.
> 
> However, It seems that the searches was reset to some default with the
> update and deleting all my custom searches. Combined with the fact that
> it refuses to install new ones that is a complete mess and unusable
> after the update.

You'll have to be more specific again because if I go to
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/duckduckgo-html/
and install it, it works. Did you try disabling all your addons? Did you
check the browser console?

Mike