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Debug Log

stoically edited this page Oct 19, 2022 · 16 revisions
  • Open a new tab and navigate to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
  • Scroll down and click "Inspect" to the right of "Temporary Containers"
  • You now see "Developer Tools" with "Console" selected
  • Type tmp.log.DEBUG=true into the console, it should respond with "true"
  • Now reproduce your issue
  • Switch back to the "Developer Tools", select everything in the console
  • Copy everything in the console, paste it into a .log file, save the file, and attach it to the issue by drag&drop'ing it into the text-box
  • Type tmp.log.DEBUG=false into the console to disable logging

Please be aware that if you configured a Proxy in Firefox, details about it (except password) will show up in the debug log.


While the Add-on initializes

(e.g. issues occuring on Firefox start)

  • Open a new tab and navigate to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
  • Scroll down and click "Inspect" to the right of "Temporary Containers"
  • You now see "Developer Tools" with "Console" selected
  • Type localStorage.setItem('debug', true) into the console, it should respond with "true"
  • Now reproduce your issue
  • Switch back to the "Developer Tools", select everything in the console
  • Copy everything in the console, paste it into a .log file, save the file, and attach it to the issue by drag&drop'ing it into the text-box
  • Type localStorage.setItem('debug', false) into the console to disable logging
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