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[Julien Funk <julien.funk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

lol, Diaper app - do we have that yet?  It would seem a strategic
investment.


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Julien Funk <julien.funk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> 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
>>
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