[Bug 991179] Re: 7.0.24 "computation error" bug

[Clint Byrum]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1009536 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1009536

Hello Dave, or anyone else affected,

Accepted boinc into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be
available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boinc/7.0.27+dfsg-
5ubuntu0.12.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please change the bug tag from
verification-needed to verification-done.  If it does not, change the
tag to verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing
will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

** Tags added: verification-needed

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Title:
  7.0.24 "computation error" bug

Status in “boinc” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “boinc” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Hi. Repository version 7.0.24...precise has a known bug which affects
  users running Ubuntu 12.04. The bug makes the boinc software unable to
  process any work-units for some projects.

  This is a known bug by a growing group of Seti at Home Boinc users
  running Ubuntu 12.04 and other Debain variants.

  As soon as there is a version out which overcomes this bug, the
  repository package may want to be changed.

  Thanks.


  
  Please SRU

  [Impact]
  This bug affects all users of Precise attempting to run Boinc 7.0.24 for the Seti at home project.

  [Test case]
  Bug can be reproduced by installing Boinc 7.0.24 in Ubuntu 12.04 and connecting to the seti at home project.
  Downloaded work-units will instantly error upon attempting to run. In other words the Boinc package currently in the precise repository is unusable for Seti at home, and a couple others.

  [Regression Potential]
  Quantal has had it's version of boinc changed to 7.0.27 from Debian SID. As far as I'm aware it fixes this bug.
  7.0.27 has many upstream fixes for several issues, I think that the change may bring a few new bugs, but should fix far more issues than it causes, again the current package is unusable for one of the largest projects running on Boinc.

  https://launchpad.net/~blueyed Daniel Hahler has agreed to sponsor the
  upload for SRU

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