[Bug 1231252] [NEW] [FFE] please merge darktable 1.2.3-1 from Debian testing

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Currently on Saucy, darktable 1.2.2-2ubuntu1 crashes[1] any time I try
to export Canon RAW photos.

Although  I haven't yet tracked down the cause of this crash, I do know
that merging darktable 1.2.3-1 from Debian testing (or unstable, same
version) fixes it. So I think I can make a pretty strong case for why
this should get a Feature Freeze Exception:

 * Even if this crash[1] only effects Canon users, it means darktable in
Saucy is completely useless for Canon users (who probably make up the
largest group of RAW photo users on Ubuntu); it's likely this crash also
effects Nikon users, etc, although I haven't confirmed that yet

 * The upstream darktable 1.2.3 release[2] seems like a low-risk release
focused on stability and security fixes, and additional hardware support

 * System76 recently did some marketing around darktable[3], so it would
make us look a bit silly if this photography workflow wasn't actually
possible on Ubuntu 13.10 (a regression)

 * There's no short way to present the evidence for this, but Ubuntu is
well positioned at an opportune time to pick up pro-creative users from
some "other platform", so let's please always put our best foot forward
:)

Note that when I encountered this crash, my first thought was an ABI
change in some dependency, but alas, a rebuild didn't fix it.

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/darktable/+bug/1228197
[2] http://www.darktable.org/2013/09/released-darktable-1-2-3
[3] https://plus.google.com/u/0/104919222657565747428/posts/1mAhuRAZM9S

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: darktable 1.2.2-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-8.15-generic 3.11.1
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.4-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 25 21:44:24 2013
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: darktable
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-08-30 (26 days ago)

** Affects: darktable (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Jason Gerard DeRose (jderose)
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy system76
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[FFE] please merge darktable 1.2.3-1 from Debian testing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1231252
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