[iceweasel]: rename user profile dir

this corresponds to (requires) the change in iceweasel-branding.git
with commit message: 'rename user profile dir'

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diff --git a/libre/iceweasel/rename-profile.sh b/libre/iceweasel/rename-profile.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# NOTE: prior to v98, if another 'firefox' is installed in addition to iceweasel,
+#       both applications would share a profile, which is not very sane behavior.
+# TODO: this file could be deleted after a reasonable deprecation period (eg: in 2023)
+
+
+Defer()
+{
+  gxmessage -title    "Iceweasel Updater" \
+            -buttons  "OK:0"              \
+            -default  "OK"                \
+            -font     "sans 16"           \
+            -geometry 620x460             \
+            -center -wrap -ontop -sticky  \
+"A new version of Iceweasel has been installed;
+but the upgrade can not continue just yet.
+
+A previous version of Iceweasel is already running.
+
+Please close all running Iceweasel windows,
+then start Iceweasel again.
+
+If this message persists, try restarting the computer."
+}
+
+Prompt()
+{
+  gxmessage -title    "Iceweasel Updater" \
+            -buttons  "Move:0,Copy:1"     \
+            -default  "Move"              \
+            -font     "monospace 12"      \
+            -geometry 780x580             \
+            -center -wrap -ontop -sticky  \
+"A new version of Iceweasel has been installed; but the upgrade can not continue just yet.
+
+This upgrade intends to move the storage location of the Iceweasel user profile, from ~/.mozilla/firefox to ~/.mozilla/iceweasel, in order to isolate it from other firefox variants.
+
+You have two options:
+
+  * 'Move': This is the recommended option,
+            if you do not have any other Firefox variants installed.
+            However, if you have other Firefox variants installed,
+            Otherwise, the others' preferences may be reset to defaults.
+            Parabola does not distribute any other Firefox variant,
+            which would be affected by this decision.
+            If all software on your computer came from the Parabola repos
+            (as recommended), then 'Move' is the best option.
+
+  * 'Copy': If you have other Firefox variants installed,
+            those will keep all user preferences as they are,
+            and Iceweasel will inherit the preferences.
+
+Note that neither option would affect Icecat, nor any other firefox variant
+which does not store user profiles under ~/.mozilla/firefox.
+"
+}
+
+
+# NOTE: the iceweasel binary is inaccessible via the normal means
+#       (`iceweasel`, `/usr/bin/iceweasel`, or the iceweasel.desktop launcher).
+#       the binary has been renamed to ice-weasel, and replaced by this script
+
+if   [[ -d ~/.mozilla/firefox   ]] && \
+   ! [[ -e ~/.mozilla/iceweasel ]]
+then # this is the most likely normal case, where the user has previously run
+     # either iceweasel or firefox on this system;
+     # and this is the first time that this script has run.
+     pids=( $(pgrep --euid ${EUID} firefox  ) \
+            $(pgrep --euid ${EUID} iceweasel) )
+     if   [[ -n "${pids[*]/$$/}" ]]
+     then # in this case, firefox or iceweasel is already running,
+          # so ask the user to terminate them
+          Defer
+     else # ready to move the profile directory.
+          # give the user the option to preserve the firefox profile,
+          # then launch the binary.
+          if   Prompt
+          then mv    ~/.mozilla/{firefox,iceweasel}
+          else cp -a ~/.mozilla/{firefox,iceweasel}
+          fi
+          /usr/lib/iceweasel/ice-weasel "$@"
+     fi
+else # this branch is executed in any of four cases:
+     # 1) the user has compiled a modified version of iceweasel,
+     #    modified precisely to do what this script is attempting,
+     #    AND has also run some other firefox variant in the past.
+     # 2) the user has run iceweasel or some other firefox variant in the past,
+     #    AND ~/.mozilla/iceweasel exists accidentally.
+     # 3) the user has previously selected 'Copy' during a previous run of this script,
+     #    installed with a previous 'iceweasel' release.
+     # 4) the remaining normal case, where the user has never run
+     #    neither iceweasel nor firefox on this system.
+     # cases 1 and 2 could be distinguished; but both are very unlikely.
+     # so, simply launch the binary, and hope for the best.
+     # this is potentially problematic; but only in the (unlikely) case #2.
+     # case #2 is easily resolved manually: $ rm -rf ~/.mozilla/iceweasel
+     /usr/lib/iceweasel/ice-weasel "$@"
+fi