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List:       kde-release-team
Subject:    Re: Regression causing Freeze in KWin 4.9.1
From:       Albert Astals Cid <aacid () kde ! org>
Date:       2012-09-06 18:05:33
Message-ID: 2312932.9kIG9SuHJo () xps
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El Dijous, 6 de setembre de 2012, a les 13:54:08, Scott Kitterman va escriu=
re:
> On Wednesday, September 05, 2012 09:45:59 PM Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> > El Dimecres, 5 de setembre de 2012, a les 21:06:55, Martin Graesslin va
> > =

> > escriure:
> > > On Tuesday 04 September 2012 22:41:10 Martin Gr=E4=DFlin wrote:
> > > > Hi KDE Packagers,
> > > > =

> > > > unfortunately we have introduced a nasty regression while fixing a =
bug
> > > > in
> > > > KWin for 4.9.1 [1]. With the "wrong" settings and the wrong set of
> > > > open
> > > > windows distributed over multiple desktops this can result in a
> > > > freeze.
> > > > =

> > > > A freeze in KWin means that the compositor stops, that is the user =
has
> > > > no
> > > > chance to recover from this state unless he knows how to switch to a
> > > > tty.
> > > > =

> > > > In case you have not yet pushed out updates for kde-workspace I wou=
ld
> > > > kindly ask you to hold them off till we have a working and regressi=
on
> > > > free fix. A patch is already attached to the bug, but I want to give
> > > > it
> > > > more time for testing tomorrow.
> > > > =

> > > > As an alternative you could also revert git commit
> > > > 567f8cc50082ce5307aa7163fdf3176446a1df5a which introduced the
> > > =

> > > regression.
> > > =

> > > > I will keep you informed when the patch has been committed to the
> > > > branch.
> > > =

> > > I just pushed the fix to KDE/4.9 branch of kde-workspace repository as
> > > 8452e6c[1].
> > > =

> > > Sorry again for introducing this issue.
> > =

> > So do we want a 4.9.1a tarball for kde-workspace or we trust packagers
> > will
> > just pick up the patch?
> =

> For Kubuntu, I think either one will do.  It's more important to get a
> decision done so we can make sure we're moving on correctly than which
> choice is picked.

I think most people voted for no release, so no release it is.

Please use the patch.

Cheers,
  Albert

> =

> Scott K
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