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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 277036] Plasma Desktop Crashes When Adding Weather Widgets
From:       Carter Young <ecyoung () grandecom ! net>
Date:       2011-12-26 21:40:35
Message-ID: E1RfIHb-00036X-12 () bugs ! kde ! org
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277036





--- Comment #41 from Carter Young <ecyoung grandecom net>  2011-12-26 21:40:33 ---
(In reply to comment #40)
> (In reply to comment #33)
> > (In reply to comment #32)
> > > (In reply to comment #31)
> > > > Is there a workaround for this? or do we need to wait for KDE5 to use the KDE
> > > > desktop again?
> > > > thanks.
> > > 
> > > The FIXED-IN above says it is fixed in 4.7.4. Have you upgraded to that version
> > > and tested the fix?
> > 
> > No, I'm using Debian Wheezy/Sid so we are only up to 4.6.5. I would have to
> > start running Experimental in and upgrade a zillion package to get to 4.7.4
> > running right away.
> 
> The "proper" fix for this bug has been stated multiple times by the bug
> maintainer who duplicated your bug.  Instead of trying to integrate the patch
> yourself file a bug on the Debian Bug Tracker page, refer them back to this
> bug, and as such they will:
> 
> 1.) Apply the patch into the Debian package, as it is affecting a stable Debian
> version, and thus justifies aggravating the Debian Maintainers.
> 2.) Re-prioritize the stabilization of KDE 4.7.4 into the MAIN repository, as
> this bug is/was rather annoying.
> 
> Either option will get the ball rolling on Debian's end, as no one there will
> know until you file a bug related to this one or your original on their bug
> tracker.

I'm sorry, the "proper way" on any binary based distro, IE Debian, Ubuntu,
Fedora(I can't edit my comment).  The slowness of response, regarding these
types of fixes, by these distros is one of the reasons I switched to a source
based distro, like Gentoo or Arch Linux.

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