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[Julien Funk <julien.funk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Gagnon is working on the diaper app.  Leo and Nicholas are working on
clock, and Leo/ChrisG are also working on the add_photo flakiness.


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Didier Roche <didrocks@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Hey,
>
> Three images since yesterday and again a promoted one to devel! #296
> brings you some new features like multi-call support, click app updates
> available in system-settings and new Mir bug fix release!
>
> #295:
> - we moved back cgroup management to cgmanager. This time, no hang up
> reboot thanks to the excellent pre-testing work!
> - system-settings multiple bug fixes, one of them getting back click
> updates support in the updates UI! We'll be able to drop
> click-update-manager in next images in favor of this new UI.
> - oxide crashers fixes
> - a lot of rebuilds of packages to get the new API in qtdeclarative
> symbols for the i386 emulators
>
> #296:
> - it's possible now to start a new call while already on a call
> - new Mir 0.1.8 update (bug fixes) + cherry pick bug fix for Unity8
> crashing on stop
> - other updates inherited from desktop
> - even more rebuilds of packages to get the new API in qtdeclarative
> symbols for the i386 emulators
>
> #297:
> - reenablement of push notifications. It's back for good this time!
>
> Automated tests results (still running on latest one) showed the same
> flaky tests as usual (dialer-app) and a come back from a previous flaky
> test on gallery app. You will find them listed below.
>
> Dogfooding happened on #296 and got a +1 from the QA team. No regression
> found from previous promoted image. We thus did promote #296! Some lighter
> dogfooding happens on #297 (which contains only push notifications as the
> unique change).
>
>
> * Important bugs to fix before trusty release:
> ** Music/Calendar bug (Qt event loop stopping when the device is suspend)
> (Kevin)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/mir/+bug/1292306
> -> It wasn't released with latest Mir. Another Mir landing with the fix is
> under testing and progress (in a silo).
>
> ** Greeter won't unlock when app raised by url dispatcher is already
> focused (Kevin)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity8/+bug/1307489, which is
> as well https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dialer-app/+bug/1267624
> -> The main use case is clicking on a sms notification while having the
> screen locked, and you will get the keyboard shown, but still locked on the
> greeter. Same when answering a call with a locked screen.
> A fix is in a silo and under QA validation. Let's hope to get it for next
> image!
>
> We discussed performance today and added (regression from new scopes):
> ** New scopes performance needs to be improved (Kevin for unity8 and
> Thomas for unity-scopes-shell)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity8/+bug/1297197
> This explains most of the chopiness and some temporary lagginess we have
> seen in the Unity 8 UI past weeks with the new scopes (frames skipped while
> scrolling scopes and when switching between scopes).
> -> A branch is proposed and under review iterations for unity8. Thomas'
> team is going to look at the scope-shell side of it.
>
> * Issues not impacting on the user experience or whitelisted by QA as not
> a promotion blocker:
> ** qtubuntu crash causing the dialer app to crash (only during tests)
> (Bill)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qtubuntu/+bug/1297900
> -> Boiko has a branch for it which needs to be released once ready.
>
> ** Clock flaky test (Julien)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-clock-app/+bug/1307458
> -> would be nice for QA to have a look at it, seems upstream won't be able
> to fix it soon.
>
> ** New dialer-app flaky test (Julien, Bill)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/dialer-app/+bug/1303681
> -> The flaky test is back the same way.
>
> * Adding an already mentioned flaky test:
> ** Autopilot test flakyness in test_add_photo (Julien, Bill)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/gallery-app/+bug/1304950
> -> opened last week and stroke back on #297.
>
> * confirmed to be fixed:
> ** Multiple crashes on images since the scope transition (Kevin)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity8/+bug/1256360
> -> Mir landed and multiple tests showed the crasher to be gone! One less
> on the list!
>
> Let's hope to get even more good news tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy #296! ;)
> Didier
>
>