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

[Phillip Susi]

Most of those changes do not affect Ubuntu, and the rest are very minor
in nature.  An SRU requires a narrow, specific patch to fix a critical
bug, so this is not a candidate for one.

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Title:
  Please package new upstream version 0.12.1, which fixes lots of bugs

Status in “gparted” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux:
  New

Bug description:
  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)

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