Defined functions in extensions do not inherit Function.prototype

Binary package hint: firefox

This problem occurs only with javascript code that is executed as part of a browser extension. Executing the same code as part of a webpage works just fine.

Functions created by standard function declarations (ie "var myfunc = function() { ...}") do not inherit the Function.prototype properties. Only functions created with the "new Function(...)" syntax seem to inherit these methods properly.

The following script demonstrates the problem:

// Add a new prototype property
Function.prototype.prop = "OK";

// Just make sure everything is setup properly
alert("Function.prototype.prop = " + Function.prototype.prop); // "OK"

// Test the Function.prototype with a newly defined function
var test1 = function(){};
alert("test1.prop = " + test1.prop); // "undefined" (should be "OK")

// Test the Function.prototype with a new Function object
var test2 = new Function();
alert("test2.prop = " + test2.prop); // "OK"

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 3 13:35:51 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Package: firefox 2.0.0.6+1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux server 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Sun Sep 23 19:50:39 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux