FF 57.0.1 won't run on Sailfish X, with java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: AppCompat does not support the current theme features

asked 2017-12-12 22:15:45 +0200

alci
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After upgrading Firefox from 57.0.0 to 57.0.1 on Sailfish X, using Aptoid store, FF stopped working. Using logcat (thanks to @codrus for the tip), I could get a log featuring an uncaught exception:

W/dalvikvm(29801): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0xe5c29ba8)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801): >>> REPORTING UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION FROM THREAD 1 ("main")
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: AppCompat does not support the current theme features: { windowActionBar: false, windowActionBarOverlay: false, android:windowIsFloating: false, windowActionModeOverlay: false, windowNoTitle: false }
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.createSubDecor(Unknown Source)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.ensureSubDecor(Unknown Source)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatDelegateImplV7.setContentView(Unknown Source)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(Unknown Source)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at org.mozilla.gecko.CrashReporter.onCreate(CrashReporter.java:128)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5231)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2148)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2233)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:135)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1196)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5001)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:797)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:613)
E/GeckoCrashHandler(29801):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
W/dalvikvm(29801): No implementation found for native Lorg/mozilla/gecko/GeckoAppShell;.reportJavaCrash:(Ljava/lang/Throwable;Ljava/lang/String;)V

So, is it a problem with Alien Dalvik, or with this build of FF, or... any help is welcome :-)