[Bug 1003535] [NEW] Please package new upstream version 0.12.1, which fixes lots of bugs

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Please package new upstream version 0.12.1, which fixes lots of bugs
existing in latest Ubuntu version (12.04 LTS and 12.10),
seehttp://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted/gparted-0.12.0/gparted-0.12.0-README.md/view
and
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted/gparted-0.12.1/gparted-0.12.1-README.md/view
:

GParted 0.12.1  (2012-04-09)
============================

Release Notes
-------------
This release enables GParted to use the new file system resize library
(for FAT16/32 and HFS/+) available with parted 3.1.  Also included are bug
fixes and language translation updates.

### Key changes include:

  * Enable new file system resize library available with parted-3.1
  * Handle more than 15 partitions on a disk device with parted-3.1
  * Ensure space for EBR when resizing Extended partition
  * Ensure Align to MiB does not overlap following partition

Bug Fixes
---------
  * Enable minimal file system resize API (FAT and HFS* only) (#668281)
    - Requires libparted-3.1+
    - Thanks go to Jim Meyering for returning FAT16/32 and HFS/+
      file system resizing ability in a new library with parted 3.1.
  * Properly handle more than 15 partitions on a disk (#632345)
    - Requires libparted-3.1+
  * Ensure space for EBR when resizing Extended partition (#664050)
  * Improve reiser4 file system uuid reading method
    - Thanks to Mike Fleetwood for this small patch
  * Fix uninitialised read when pasting into an existing partition (#672654)
    - Thanks to Mike Fleetwood for this small patch
  * Fix for FS size & flags becoming unknown after change UUID (#673245)
      & Fix for FS flags becoming unknown after change label
    - Thanks to Rogier Goossens for these patches
  * Fix attempt data rescue fail to open read-only view (#673246)
    - Thanks to Joan Lledó for this small patch
  * Add requested partition details to log if resize/move fails
  * Use cached method first to read UUID to shorten device scan time
  * Rework Align to MiB adjustments to end sector of partition
  * Ensure Align to MiB does not overlap following partition (#661744)
  * Fix two typos in en_CA translation (#670097)
  * Fix typographical error in en_CA translation (#672359)


GParted 0.12.0  (2012-02-21)
============================

Release Notes
-------------
  This release of GParted adds some exciting new features, and
  includes bug fixes and language translation updates.

### Key changes include:

  * Add support for nilfs2 including resizing
  * Add ability to change UUID
  * Add read-only support for LVM PVs
  * Enable GPT expansion when growing RAID

Bug Fixes
---------
  * Add support for nilfs2 including resizing (#642842)
    - Requires libparted 2.4+ or utils-linux 2.20+ for nilfs2 detection
    - Requires nilfs-utils 2.1+ and Linux 3.0+ for nilfs2 resize support
    - Thanks to Mike Fleetwood for these patches
  * Prevent unitialized OperationDetail member access
    - Thanks to Mike Fleetwood for this small patch
  * Create common methods for mount and umount in btrfs, jfs, nilfs2, and xfs
    - Thanks to Mike Fleetwood for these patches
  * Add read-only support for LVM PVs (#160787)
    - Thanks to Mike Fleetwood for these patches
  * Don't ignore any errors resizing btrfs on Linux >= 3.2 (#669389)
    - Thanks to Mike Fleetwood for these patches
  * Display pop-up dialog on libparted exceptions
    - Fixes Bug #566935 - Unable to expand GPT partition when growing RAID
    - Thanks to Phillip Susi for this patch
  * Reduce graphic processing requirement for pulse bar
    - Debian #499193 - gparted: 100% cpu usage
    - Debian #519764 - gparted: Lots of animation makes use over SSH X-tunnel slow
  * Add support to change UUID (#667278)
    - Thanks to Rogier Goossens for these patches
  * Fix detection of multiple SW RAID (md) devices (#668486)
    - Thanks to Rogier Goossens for this small patch
  * Fix build to correctly link to gthread (#667412)
    - Thanks to Vincent Untz for this small patch
  * Fix long scan problem when BIOS floppy setting incorrect (#667511)
    - Ubuntu launchpad #910379
  * Enhance documentation for UUIDs and copying partitions (#608308)
  * Fix en_CA parameter missing percent sign translation error (#660180)
  * Avoid warning display when moving start of extended partition
  * Increase FAT32 minimum size to 33 MiB (#668491)
  * Fix regression when shrinking, moving and copying swap (#670017)

** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
     Assignee: Paolo Rotolo (paolorotolo)
         Status: Fix Committed

** Affects: baltix
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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