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No more well-known directories: plugins are found via API
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== How Gecko Loads a GMP == | == How Gecko Loads a GMP == | ||
Gecko | Firefox addons and the Firefox addon manager tells Gecko where to look for plugins, using the mozIGeckoMediaPluginService.addPluginDirectory and .removePluginDirectory API. | ||
Developers prototyping new addons may also use the environment variable MOZ_GMP_PATH to specify a list of directories. | |||
It maintains a list of known GMPs, and when an API is requested by a consumer it scans the list for a GMP that can provide the API. | It maintains a list of known GMPs, and when an API is requested by a consumer it scans the list for a GMP that can provide the API. | ||