Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
WebKitGTK 2.36+ brings support for several new features when processing requests from the frontend, like response status codes, headers, http methods.
This would be especially interesting to bring the AssetsHandler at almost the same feature level like the other platforms and allows it to be used for a new plugin concept.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add support for WebKitGTK 2.36+ and implement available features on the AssetsHandler.
Describe alternatives you've considered
No response
Additional context
It should be discussed in which form we want to add the new minimal dependency.
- Just require WebKITGTK 2.36+ for any build.
- Make it configurable to also allow building with an older version at the cost of loosing the new features.
2.36.0 has been released on March 21st, 2022 so it might be that not all distributions have already updated to it. On the other hand it seems like SecurityUpdates are only provided for the last major minor release. But still distributions might track their own branch with backports.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
WebKitGTK 2.36+ brings support for several new features when processing requests from the frontend, like response status codes, headers, http methods.
This would be especially interesting to bring the
AssetsHandlerat almost the same feature level like the other platforms and allows it to be used for a new plugin concept.Describe the solution you'd like
Add support for WebKitGTK 2.36+ and implement available features on the
AssetsHandler.Describe alternatives you've considered
No response
Additional context
It should be discussed in which form we want to add the new minimal dependency.
2.36.0 has been released on March 21st, 2022 so it might be that not all distributions have already updated to it. On the other hand it seems like SecurityUpdates are only provided for the last major minor release. But still distributions might track their own branch with backports.