[NETBEANS-254] Chrome Connector: This extension may have been corrupted.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: Next
• Component/s: web - Inspection
• Labels: WAIVER
• Environment: Google Chrome 63.0.3239.132 (Official Build) unknown (64-bit) ; Revision 2e6edcfee630baa3775f37cb11796b1603a64360-refs/branch-heads/3239@{#709} ; OS Linux ; JavaScript V8 6.3.292.49
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Allan Laal
• Created: 08/Jan/18 12:48
• Updated: 22/Aug/19 18:00
• Resolved: 22/Aug/19 18:00

Description

Steps to reproduce:

• launch Google Chrome 63 and open chrome://extensions
• uninstall current NB Connector
• locate netbeans-chrome-connector.crx in your current NB build
• drag file to chrome://extensions to install it

Expected behaviour:

plugin installs without issues

Actual behaviour:

plugin installs, but shows error "This extension may have been corrupted."

Workaround

• rename netbeans-chrome-connector.crx into netbeans-chrome-connector.crx.zip
• unpack it
• use Load unpacked extension in chrome

Theories

might be related to why the NB connector page in Chrome web store is corrupt in Chrome 63:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/netbeans-connector/hafdlehgocfcodbgjnpecfajgkeejnaa?hl=en