Don't set the update_url by default.

Setting the update_url by default can lead to accidentally updating to
the version you host on github. Setting this to a safe default of "" and
leaving a comment explaining why.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Cakefile b/Cakefile
index 88e92546..4d2d0237 100644
--- a/Cakefile
+++ b/Cakefile
@@ -86,7 +86,11 @@ task "package-custom-crx", "build .crx file", ->
   # ugly hack to modify our manifest file on-the-fly
   origManifestText = fs.readFileSync "manifest.json"
   manifest = JSON.parse origManifestText
-  manifest.update_url = "http://philc.github.com/vimium/updates.xml"
+  # Update manifest fields that you would like to override here.  If
+  # distributing your CRX outside the Chrome webstore in a fork, please follow
+  # the instructions available at
+  # https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/autoupdate.
+  # manifest.update_url = "http://philc.github.com/vimium/updates.xml"
   fs.writeFileSync "manifest.json", JSON.stringify manifest
 
   pem = process.env.VIMIUM_CRX_PEM ? "vimium.pem"